42 C.F.R. § 493.1483 Standard: Cytotechnologist qualifications.
Title 42 - Public Health
Each person examining cytology slide preparations must meet the qualifications of §493.1449 (b) or (k), or— (a) Possess a current license as a cytotechnologist issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required; and (b) Meet one of the following requirements: (1) Have graduated from a school of cytotechnology accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or other organization approved by HHS; or (2) Be certified in cytotechnology by a certifying agency approved by HHS; or (3) Before September 1, 1992— (i) Have successfully completed 2 years in an accredited institution with at least 12 semester hours in science, 8 hours of which are in biology; and (A) Have had 12 months of training in a school of cytotechnology accredited by an accrediting agency approved by HHS; or (B) Have received 6 months of formal training in a school of cytotechnology accredited by an accrediting agency approved by HHS and 6 months of full-time experience in cytotechnology in a laboratory acceptable to the pathologist who directed the formal 6 months of training; or (ii) Have achieved a satisfactory grade to qualify as a cytotechnologist in a proficiency examination approved by HHS and designed to qualify persons as cytotechnologists; or (4) Before September 1, 1994, have full-time experience of at least 2 years or equivalent within the preceding 5 years examining slide preparations under the supervision of a physician qualified under §493.1449(b) or (k)(1), and before January 1, 1969, must have— (i) Graduated from high school; (ii) Completed 6 months of training in cytotechnology in a laboratory directed by a pathologist or other physician providing cytology services; and (iii) Completed 2 years of full-time supervised experience in cytotechnology; or (5)(i) On or before September 1, 1994, have full-time experience of at least 2 years or equivalent examining cytology slide preparations within the preceding 5 years in the United States under the supervision of a physician qualified under §493.1449(b) or (k)(1); and (ii) On or before September 1, 1995, have met the requirements in either paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. [57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 685, Jan. 6, 1994]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 493—LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS
Subpart M—Personnel for Nonwaived Testing
Laboratories Performing High Complexity Testing
§ 493.1483 Standard: Cytotechnologist qualifications.
