§ 5.23. Qualifications of a supervisor.
(a) No person shall be a supervisor in a clinical laboratory unless he conforms with one of the following requirements:
(1) He shall have an earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution and shall have gained at least 2 years’ experience acceptable to the Department in one or more of the applicable categories in the clinical laboratory.
(2) He shall hold a M.A. or M.S. degree from an accredited institution with a major in medical technology or one of the biological, physical or chemical sciences and shall have had at least 4 years’ experience acceptable to the Department in one or more of the applicable categories in the clinical laboratory.
(3) He shall hold a B.S. or A.B. degree from an accredited institution with a major in medical technology or one of the biological, physical or chemical sciences and shall have had at least 6 years’ experience acceptable to the Department in one or more of the applicable categories in the clinical laboratory.
(b) The following two categories of supervisors shall be recognized:
(1) A general supervisor who meets all the requirements of subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3) and is on the laboratory premises during all normal scheduled working hours in which tests are being performed. The director may also qualify as a general supervisor.
(2) A technical supervisor who meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3) and provides direct supervision for the technical performance of the staff in one or more of the major categories, that is, microbiology, hematology and immunohematology, clinical chemistry and radioisotope technics during the periods in which tests are performed.
(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, an individual who has been employed in a clinical laboratory as a supervisor prior to the effective date of this chapter may continue to act in that capacity after the date and may not be required to meet the requirements in subsection (a).
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