CLIA-Approved Certifying Boards for High Complexity Clinical Lab Directors
Application for ABB Certification
ABB Examination Dates
May 17, 2017
Houston, Texas
In order to sit for the May 17, 2017 exam, ABB must receive all required documentation no later than March 31, 2017.
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The approval is effective as of October 1, 2009. In addition, a four-year "look back" provision permits individuals who passed ABB's HCLD and BCLD examinations during the four years prior to the approval date (i.e., after October 1, 2005) to use ABB's HCLD and BCLD examinations to satisfy California's written examination requirement for a director's license.
California's LFS will continue to review and approve an applicant's education and experience for a generalist director's license. Once approved, the applicant receives a "Letter of Qualification" from LFS and then must pass an approved written examination (e.g., ABB's HCLD or BCLD examinations). Applicants must also pass an oral examination, which will still be administered by the state of California.
Since California does not yet license embryology laboratory directors, this approval has no effect on California ELDs or HCLDs in embryology.