1. (a) Applicants for licensure under Chapter 3 as a medical laboratory technician as specified in section 1030.6, clinical laboratory scientist as specified in sections 1030.7 and 1030.8, clinical laboratory scientist limited to a specialty or subspecialty as specified in sections 1030.10, 1030.15, 1030.16, and 1030.17, cytotechnologist as specified in sections 1061 and 1062, or another category of license established by the Department in regulation, must achieve satisfactory performance on an examination on California clinical laboratory law provided by the Department.

   1. (1) “Satisfactory performance” on this examination means correctly answering at least seven of the ten questions on the examination.
   2. (2) An applicant who fails to pass the examination is allowed to retake the examination as many times as needed to achieve satisfactory performance.

2. (b) Applicants for licensure under Chapter 3 as bioanalysts as specified in section 1030.20, clinical chemists as specified in section 1030.21, clinical microbiologists as specified in section 1030.21, clinical toxicologists as specified in section 1030.21, clinical cytogeneticists as specified in section 1030.25, clinical genetic molecular biologists as specified in section 1030.26, oral pathology laboratory directors as specified in section 1030.27, histocompatibility laboratory directors as specified in section 1209.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or another clinical laboratory master's or doctoral degree specialist category established by the Department in regulation, must achieve satisfactory performance on an in-person examination provided by the Department.

   1. (1) The Department must select a panel to conduct the in-person examination that includes Department staff and clinical laboratory bioanalysts or clinical laboratory master's or doctoral degree specialists not employed by the Department who are licensed under Chapter 3.
   2. (2) “Satisfactory performance” on the in-person examination means providing correct responses for at least 70 percent of the questions on the examination, as determined by a panel selected by the Department.
   3. (3) An applicant who fails to pass the examination is allowed to retake the examination once.
   4. (4) An applicant who fails to pass the examination two times is not eligible to take the examination a third time but may reapply for licensure at least one year after the date of the second examination and take the examination up to two times to satisfy the requirements for the new application.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1224, Business and Professions Code; and Sections 100275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1208, 1209.1, 1260, 1260.3, 1261, 1261.5, 1261.6 and 1264, Business and Professions Code; and Section 120580, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New article 1.8 (section 1034) and section filed 11-13-2024; operative 1-1-2025 (Register 2024, No. 46). For prior history, see Register 2022, No. 40