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MT(AAB) – Medical Technologist
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Individuals may apply for MT(AAB) certification in just one (1) discipline, more than one (1) discipline or all eight (8) of the disciplines listed below. Alternatively, an individual may apply for MT(AAB) Generalist certification, which includes the first five (5) disciplines listed below:
To be eligible for MT(AAB) certification in individual disciplines or as a generalist, an individual must meet at least one (1) of the following requirements:
| 1. | Earn a doctoral, master's, bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited university or college with a major in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology |
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| Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge examination and the appropriate discipline examination(s). | |
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| 2. | Earn an associate degree or an associate of applied science degree from an accredited institution with a major in a laboratory science or medical technology |
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| Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge examination and the appropriate discipline examination(s). | |
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| 3. | Earn at least sixty (60) semester hours, or equivalent, from a accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either: |
| a) twenty-four (24) semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses | |
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| b) twenty-four (24) semester hours of science courses that include: | |
| - six (6) semester hours of chemistry; - six (6) semester hours of biology; - and twelve (12) semester hours of courses in chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination |
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| Have laboratory training that includes either of the following: | |
| a) Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by ABHES, NAACLS (formerly CAHEA), or other accrediting agencies approved by HHS. (This training may be included in the 60 semester hours listed above.) |
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| b) Have at least three (3) months of documented laboratory training within the ten (10) years immediately prior to the application date in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing |
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| Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge examination and the appropriate discipline examinations(s). | |
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| 4. | Have previously qualified, or could have qualified, as a technologist under the revised Medicare/CLIA '67 regulations (42 CFR 493.1433) published on March 14, 1990 (55 FR 9538). |
| These revised Medicare/CLIA '67 regulations include individuals who passed the HHS (formerly HEW) Proficiency Examination for medical technologists and those who had ten (10) years of full-time experience prior to January 1, 1968, | |
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| Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge examination and the appropriate discipline examination(s). | |
