Laws and Rules of the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Continuing Education Credits
Objectives
- Explain the four types of clinical laboratory personnel licenses, their responsibilities, and their qualifications.
- Identify and discuss the specialties available for clinical laboratory personnel.
- Clarify the licensing process, including application and renewal.
- Explain acts and behaviors that are violations of Board rules and their associated penalties.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Laws and Rules of the Florida Board
- Statutes and Administrative Rules
- Your Role
- The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Which of the following correctly identifies the primary Florida laws and rules governing clinical laboratory personnel?
- Personnel and Qualifications
- Clinical Laboratory Personnel License
- Types of Licenses
- Special Licenses
- Types of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Director Responsibilities
- Director Qualifications
- Supervisor Responsibilities
- Supervisor Qualifications
- Technologist Responsibilities
- Technologist Qualifications
- Technician Responsibilities
- Technician Qualifications
- Summary of Qualifications
- Public Health Laboratory Scientists
- Approved National Certification Examination Agencies
- Which of the following is not a responsibility of a clinical laboratory director?
- Which of the following is not a responsibility of a clinical laboratory supervisor?
- Specialties
- Categories for Specialties
- Clinical Laboratory Specialties and Scope of Practice
- Clinical Laboratory Specialties and Scope of Practice, continued
- Clinical Laboratory Specialties and Scope of Practice, continued
- True or False: Specialists in histology, blood banking, and histocompatibility may perform all tests associated with immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology/immunology.
- A clinical laboratory professional performs sperm morphology and motility testing, evaluates male fertility, and participates in gamete processing and cryopreservation. Which specialty most directly includes these activities within its scope of practice?
- Licensing Process
- Applying for a New License
- Renewing a License
- Renewing a Clinical Laboratory Personnel License
- Inactive Status
- Maintaining a Current Address
- Delinquent License Status
- How often must clinical laboratory personnel licenses be renewed?
- True or False: If you move out of state, you do not need to notify the Board.
- Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal
- Continuing Education Tracking with CE Broker
- True or False: The State of Florida will renew your license even if you haven’t completed all the required continuing education and will notify you when and how to complete it.
- Violations and Disciplinary Action
- Rules Violations
- Competency and Licensing Violations
- Advertisement and Report Violations
- Professional Conduct Violations
- Capability, Impairment, and Related Violations
- Kickbacks, Fee Arrangements, and Financial Exploitation
- Disciplinary Process Violations
- Failing to Report a Violation
- Penalties for Violations
- License Probation
- A technologist knows that a coworker is performing testing outside the specialty listed on the coworker’s Florida license. What is the technologist’s responsibility under Florida law?
- Which action is specifically identified as a third-degree felony under Florida law?
- References
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory professionals who are licensed or seeking licensure in Florida, including medical laboratory technicians, medical laboratory scientists/technologists, laboratory supervisors, laboratory directors, and laboratory managers. It is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students, pathology residents, and other laboratory professionals who want to better understand the laws and rules governing clinical laboratory personnel in Florida.
Author Information: Brenda Van Der Heyden, MLS(ASCP), is a former compliance officer and lab administrative director licensed in Florida as a supervisor. She is currently a consultant for compliance issues and physician office lab operations. Brenda graduated with a BSMT degree. She is the past president of the Florida Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists and past co-chair of the Florida Coalition of Professional Laboratory Organizations. She is currently serving as the Vice-Chair for the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel for the State of Florida.
The author has no
conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information:
Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is
a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science
from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
from Saint Xavier University. She has over 20 years of experience in higher
education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and
MLS programs.
Sheryl A. Whitlock, MA. Ed, MLS(ASCP)BB, owns ARK Laboratory Consulting, LLC. Sheryl served as the laboratory coordinator for the Student Health Services Laboratory at the University of Delaware for 15 years. Sheryl received her Master’s degree in Education from Arcadia University. She has more than 35 years of laboratory science experience, including management, education, and hands-on bench experience. She has written and published textbooks and laboratory manuals and contributed to numerous online and print articles in laboratory medicine.