California Occupational License

License Title:
    Clinical Laboratory Cytotechnologist License
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Licensing Agency:
     California Department of Public Health
     Laboratory Field Services
     Personnel Licensing section

Licensing Agency Contact Information:
     Address: 850 Marina Bay Parkway
Building P, 1st Floor
Richmond,  CA  94804 - 6403

     Phone Number: (510) 620-3800
     Fax Number: (510) 620-3688

     E-mail Address: LFSpersonnel@cdph.ca.gov
     Internet Address: http://www.cdph.ca.gov

License Requirements, Fees, and Examination Information:
Clinical Laboratory Cytotechnologist License

Application Fee: $175.00

Renewal Fee: $175.00 + $16 CE fee

Renewal: 24 units/hours of Continuing Education (CE) every 2 years

Examination Administered by: American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Experience Requirement: Baccalaureate with required courses plus one year of cytotechnology training or five years' of experience.

Average Time to Process Application: 150 days

Special License Requirements: N/A

Comments: Diagnostic services as defined by law in clinical laboratories.

Authority: Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 3, Section 1200-1322.
Occupations To Which This License Applies:
Occupation TitleSOC Code
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 292011