Medical Laboratory Technician

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MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN <br><br>A medical laboratory technician is any person other than the medical laboratory director, supervisor, technologist or trainee who functions under the supervision of a medical laboratory director, supervisor or technologist and performs only those medical laboratory procedures which require limited skill, responsibility, and minimal independent judgement.<br><br> REQUIREMENTS: <br>A medical laboratory technician must possess an associate's degree in a medical laboratory technician training program which has a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) approved training program, an Associate's degree with 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology and three (3) years of full time clinical work experience or an Associate's degree in laboratory science and successful completion of an official military laboratory procedures course of at least fifty (50) weeks duration in residence and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Medical Laboratory Technician) reference on Form DD214, a copy of which must be included, in addition to possessing national certification by examination. <BR><BR>NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCIES acceptable for Medical Laboratory Technician General (MLT) are: <br>American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)<BR>Board of Registry<BR>33 W. Monroe, Suite 1600<BR>Chicago, IL 60603<BR>(312) 541-4999<BR><BR>American Association of Bioanalysis (AAB)<BR>906 Olive Street, Suite 1200<BR>St. Louis, MO 63101-1434<BR>(314-2411445<BR><BR>American Medical Technologist (AMT)<BR>10700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 150<BR>Rosemont, IL 60018<BR>(847) 823-5169<BR><BR>RENEWALS:<BR>Licenses must be renewed every two years.<BR><BR>Histotechnicians are not license by the TN Medical Laboratory Board.