Is a license as a certified histological technician required to practice histological assays, tests and procedures?
A license as a certified histological technician is required to practice histological assays, tests and procedures, but clinical laboratory technologists, cytotechnologists, and certified clinical laboratory technicians may practice the profession of certified histological technician. A limited license as a certified histological technician has also been established under the amendments to the law and will be described in the section on Limited Licenses. • Will the State Board for Clinical Laboratory Technology change since there is a new profession of certified histological technician? Yes. A certified histological technician will be appointed to the current State Board for Clinical Laboratory Technology by the Board of Regents upon the recommendation of the Commissioner to assist the Board of Regents and the Department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct. The purpose of the State Board is to serve the public. To avoid a conflict of interest, Board members ma
