Section 652.395 - Director of registered laboratory: QualificationsTo qualify for a license as a director of a registered laboratory, a person must:
1. Be a physician licensed to practice in this State and have: (a) At least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600, inclusive and sections 3, 4 and 5;(b) Credit for at least 20 hours of continuing medical education in laboratory practice regarding the responsibilities of a director; or(c) Laboratory training, obtained during medical residency, equivalent to the training required by paragraph (b); or2. Hold an earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution, with a major in chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, and: (a) Have at least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing or performing laboratory testing at the level of a technologist in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600, inclusive and sections 3, 4 and 5;(b) Be certified by: (1) The American Board of Medical Microbiology;(2) The American Board of Bioanalysis;(3) The American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology;(4) The American Board of Clinical Chemistry;(5) The American Board of Forensic Toxicology;(6) The American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics;(7) The National Registry of Certified Chemists;(8) The American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics; or(9) Any other institution approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with 42 C.F.R. § 493.1443(b)(3); or(c) Possess qualifications which are equivalent to those required for certification by any of the institutions listed in paragraph (b).Nev. Admin. Code § 652.395
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-17-86; A 10-22-93; R078-04, 8-5-2004; A by R149-15A, eff. 6/21/2017; A by R126-21A, eff. 9/19/2022; A by R126-21A, eff. 9/19/2022NRS 439.200, 652.123, 652.125 and 652.130