Nevada Revised Statutes Section 652.127 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

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 receives the training; or

2. Must:

(a) Complete a course of instruction that qualifies him 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).

Last modified: February 27, 2006