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Certification Requirements and Qualifications

1. Applicant shall be of good moral character.

2. Applicant must take and pass the AMT Certification Examination for Certified Office Laboratory Technician.

3. Applicant shall meet one of the following requirements:

A. ACADEMIC – Successfully completed an academic course (or combined courses) of study that includes a minimum of: 1) 100 clock hours of study in fundamental laboratory technology, 2) 50 clock hours of study in medical office duties, and 3) 50 clock hours of study in patient contact related tasks. These 200 didactic clock hours are required in addition to 120 hours of documented, satisfactory clinical experience in a physician’s office.

B. EXPERIENTIAL – Completed at least 1,040 hours of documented, satisfactory work experience within the past three years that includes the performance of duties related to: 1) the clinical laboratory, 2) medical office tasks, and 3) direct patient contact and patient management. (No less than 50% of this experiential time (520 hours) may be related to the laboratory.)