(1) Technologist Qualifications. Degrees or semester hours of academic credit required in this section shall be obtained at an accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education or, if foreign education, equated pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(6), F.A.C. Degrees not in a chemical or biological science must be reviewed by the board pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(8), F.A.C. Applicants for technologist licensure in the categories of microbiology, serology/immunology, chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, histocompatibility, blood banking, cytology, cytogenetics, histology, molecular pathology, andrology and embryology shall complete a one hour educational course acceptable to the Board on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome or provide an affidavit that the course will be completed within six (6) months of licensure.
    (2) All applicants for a Technologist license must satisfy the requirements for High Complexity Testing under CLIA Amendments, 42 C.F.R. § 493.1489 effective April 24, 1995, which is incorporated by reference and adopted herein and available at http://www.gpo.gov.fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5-sec493-1489.pdf or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08712.
    (3) In addition, at least one of the following requirements must be met for specific areas of licensure. In some cases there are multiple options for meeting the requirement.
    (a) Microbiology, Serology/Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology. A Generalist Technologist license includes the specialties of microbiology, serology/immunology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and immunohematology.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
Bachelors Degree (or higher) in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science
1
NAACLS approved Clinical laboratory training program
MLS (ASCP),
MT (ASCPi),
MT (AMT),
MT (AAB)
NRCC examinations in single discipline for licensure in that specialty area
National certifying body categorial examinations in single discipline for licensure in that specialty area
Bachelors Degree (or higher) in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, Biological Science, or Bachelors Degree with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences
2
Clinical laboratory training program, or 3 years pertinent clinical laboratory experience with a minimum of 6 months in each specialty for which licensure is sought

90 semester hours college credit with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences
3
Clinical laboratory training program
MLS (ASCP),
MT (ASCPi),
MT (AMT),
MT (AAB), or specialist examinations in single discipline for licensure in that specialty area

Associate Degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology
4
Clinical laboratory training program
MLS (ASCP),
MT (ASCPi),
MT (AMT),
MT (AAB) examinations, including specialist examinations, in single disciplines for licensure in that specialty area

Associate Degree including 6 semester hours of academic biological sciences and 6 semester hours of academic chemical sciences
5a
Successfully completed a Department of Defense clinical laboratory training program
MT (AAB) examinations, including specialist examinations, in single disciplines for licensure in that specialty area

5b
5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with one year of experience in each specialty area for which licensure is sought
MT (AAB) examinations, including specialist examinations, in single disciplines for licensure in that specialty area
    (b) Blood Banking
(Donor Processing)
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
Bachelors Degree (or higher) in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science
1
NAACLS approved Clinical laboratory training program
MLS (ASCP),
MT (ASCPi),
BB (ASCP),
SBB (ASCP),
MT (AAB),
MT (AMT)
Bachelors Degree (or higher) in Medical Technology with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences
2
As required by certifying body
•
Bachelors Degree
(or higher) in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, Biological Science, or Bachelors Degree with
24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences
3a
3 years pertinent clinical laboratory experience

3b
Clinical laboratory training program
•
    (c) Cytology.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
as required by certifying body
1
    As required by certifying body
    CT (ASCP)
    (d) Cytogenetics.
Education
Option
    Training/Experience
Certification
Bachelors Degree (or higher) with 30 hours of academic science
1
Board approved training program in cytogenetics at the technologist level or 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytogenetics
CG (ASCP)
    (e) Molecular Pathology.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
Bachelors Degree (or higher) with 16 semester hours of academic science
1
As required by certifying body
• MB (ASCP) or
• MT (AAB) Molecular Diagnostics examination
• CHT (ABHI)
• MDT (AMT)
as required by certifying body
2
One year pertinent clinical laboratory experience in molecular pathology
• MB (ASCP) or
• MT (AAB) Molecular Diagnostics examination or
• CHT (ABHI)
• MDT (AMT)
    (f) Andrology, Embryology.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
Bachelors Degree (or higher) with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of academic biological sciences and 6 semester hours of academic chemical sciences
1
As required by certifying body
MT (AAB) Andrology/Embryology examination

Associate Degree including 6 semester hours of academic biological sciences and 6 semester hours of academic chemical sciences
2
As required by certifying body
MT (AAB) Andrology/Embryology examination
    (g) Histology.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
Associate Degree (or higher)
1
NAACLS-approved Histotechnology Program
HT (ASCP)

as required by certifying body
2a
As required by certifying body
HTL (ASCP)
60 semester hours 12 hours chemical/biological science
2b
Board approved training program
HT (ASCP)
As required by certifying body
2c
3 years of pertinent experience as Florida licensed histology technician or equivalent
HT (ASCP) QIHC

as required by certifying body
3a
5 years of pertinent experience, and 48 contact hours of continuing education in immunohistochemistry/advanced histologic techniques
HT (ASCP)

3b
5 years of pertinent experience, and 48 contact hours of continuing education in immunohistochemistry/advanced histologic techniques, and Florida licensure as a technician in the specialty of histology
Not required
    (h) Histocompatibility.
Education
Option
Training/Experience
Certification
as required by certifying body
1
As required by certifying body
CHT (ABHI)
Rulemaking Authority 483.805(4), 483.811(2), 483.823 FS. Law Implemented 381.0034(3), 483.809, 483.811(2), 483.823 FS. History-New 12-6-94, Amended 7-12-95, 9-10-95, 12-4-95, Formerly 59O-5.003, Amended 5-26-98, 1-11-99, 7-5-01, 3-24-02, 10-29-02, 8-16-04, 5-15-05, 12-19-05, 5-25-06, 7-9-07, 2-7-08, 6-17-09, 1-30-12, 2-7-13, 10-3-13, 4-5-15, 6-16-15, 10-17-17, 4-18-18, 7-9-18, 4-3-19, 5-25-20, 2-16-21, 5-26-21, 12-6-21.