AAB Proficiency Testing

PBT(AAB) – Phlebotomy Technician

To be certified as PBT(AAB) – Phlebotomy Technician – an individual must meet one (1) of the following requirements: 

1. Be a high school graduate (or equivalent), AND

Complete within the last 5 years a phlebotomy training school program accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or a phlebotomy program approved by the California Department of Health Services or any other state approved agency acceptable to the Board, AND

 

      Successfully complete a minimum of 100 venipunctures and 25 skin punctures, AND

 

Pass the AAB Board of Registry’s phlebotomy certification examination.

OR

2. Be a high school graduate (or equivalent), AND

Complete within the last 5 years an acceptable phlebotomy training program consisting of a minimum of

 

– 40 clock hours of classroom instruction/training that includes anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system; specimen collection processing, and handling; and appropriate safety, quality control, and administrative functions for phlebotomists; AND

 

      – 40 clock hours of practical training/instruction; AND

 

      Successfully complete a minimum of 100 venipunctures and 25 skin punctures, AND

 

Pass the AAB Board of Registry’s phlebotomy certification examination.

OR 

3. Be a high school graduate (or equivalent), AND

Complete within the last five years a minimum of 6 months (1040 clock hours) of full time work experience as a phlebotomist in a CLIA-regulated laboratory, AND

 

Successfully complete a minimum of 100 venipunctures and 25 skin punctures, AND

 

Pass the AAB Board of Registry’s phlebotomy certification examination.

 

In addition, individuals qualifying under this route must also obtain one year of acceptable full-time experience in the applicable technical disciplines.

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