§ 5.24. Qualifications of technical personnel.
(a) A clinical laboratory technologist shall perform clinical laboratory tests with minimal supervision by the director or supervisors, while working in those areas in which he is qualified by education or experience. A clinical laboratory technologist shall have the following qualifications:
(1) A baccalaureate degree in medical technology or in a chemical, physical or biological science and clinical education in a program accredited by an agency recognized by the Department which includes 1 year of experience acceptable to the Department.
(2) An individual without the baccalaureate degree may become qualified as a technologist according to the provisions of section 241 of Title XI of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 Public Law 92-603 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1320a-2).
(b) Technical personnel below the level of technologist shall be determined by the director to be fully qualified for all assigned technical duties.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an individual who has been employed in a clinical laboratory as a technologist prior to the effective date of this chapter may continue to act in that capacity and may not be required to meet the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
Notes of Decisions Although the technologist who performed a blood alcohol test did not possess a baccalaureate degree, she had attended college for 3 years, served a 1-year clinical internship and practiced medical technology for the last 17 years, all of which qualified her as a technologist under this section which provides that a person may qualify by education or experience. Commonwealth v. O’Hayer, 497 A.2d 649 (Pa. Super. 1985).
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 5.1 (relating to definitions).
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