2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories
NRS 652.127 - Requirements to qualify for certification as assistant in laboratory. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]

To qualify for certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory, a person must be a high school graduate or have a general equivalency diploma or an equivalent document and:

1. Must complete at least 6 months of training approved by the Board and demonstrate an ability to perform laboratory procedures in the medical laboratory where he or she receives the training; or

2. Must:

(a) Complete a course of instruction that qualifies him or her to take an examination for certification in phlebotomy that is administered by:

(1) The American Medical Technologists;

(2) The American Society of Clinical Pathologists; or

(3) The National Certification Agency; and

(b) Pass an examination specified in paragraph (a).

(Added to NRS by 1999, 172; A 2013, 3294)

NRS 652.127 Board to adopt regulations establishing requirements to qualify for certification as assistant in medical laboratory; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

1. To qualify for certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory, a person must meet the qualifications established by the Board by regulation.

2. The Board shall adopt such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 172; A 2013, 103, 3294, effective January 1, 2014)