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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D6065
§493.1423 Standard: Testing personnel qualifications
(b) Meet one of the following requirements:
(b)(1) Be a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State in which the laboratory is located; or
(b)(2) Have earned a doctoral, master's, or bachelor's degree in a chemical,
biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology, or nursing
from an accredited institution; or
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1423(b)(2)
See §493.2 for the definition of an accredited institution.
(b)(3) Meet the requirements in § 493.1405(b)(3)(i)(B), (b)(4)(i)(B), (b)(4)(i)(C) or
(b)(5)(i)(B); or
(b)(4) Have earned an associate degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical
laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology or nursing from an accredited
institution; or
(b)(5) Be a high school graduate or equivalent and have successfully completed an
official military medical laboratory procedures course of at least a duration of 50
weeks and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical
Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician); or
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1423(b)(5)
Ensure that the military discharge paperwork (i.e., DD Form 214) reflects the
occupational specialty and includes weeks of training. The occupational specialty must
be related to the laboratory and must be at least 50 weeks long.
(b)(6)(i) Have earned a high school diploma or equivalent; and
History
Rev. 233; Issued: 09-12-25; Effective: 09-12-25; Implementation: 09-12-25
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
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