652.127 - Requirements to qualify for certification as assistant in laboratory. - Nevada Statutes

652.127  Requirements to qualify for certification as assistant in laboratory.  To qualify for certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory, a person must be a high school graduate or have a general equivalency diploma and:

      1.  Must complete at least 6 months of training approved by the Board and demonstrate an ability to perform laboratory procedures in the medical laboratory where he or she receives the training; or

      2.  Must:

      (a) Complete a course of instruction that qualifies him or her to take an examination for certification in phlebotomy that is administered by:

             (1) The American Medical Technologists;

             (2) The American Society of Clinical Pathologists; or

             (3) The National Certification Agency; and

      (b) Pass an examination specified in paragraph (a).

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 172)