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§ 52.39 Cytotechnology

In addition to meeting all applicable provisions of this Part, to be registered as a program recognized as leading to licensure as a cytotechnologist, which meets the requirements of section 79-14.1 of this Title, the program shall:

  1. be a program in cytotechnology leading to a bachelor's degree or higher degree or post-baccalaureate advanced certificate, the combination of which shall include:
    1. coursework, which may include a laboratory component, in each of the following subject areas or their equivalent as determined by the department:
      1. inorganic and organic chemistry;
      2. anatomy and physiology;
      3. cell biology, genetics, or molecular biology;
      4. cytopathology, including but not limited to, female genital tract, respiratory tract, gastro-intestinal and genitourinary tracts, body fluids, evaluation of specimens from washes and brushes of all body sites, and evaluation of specimens from fine needle aspiration biopsies of all body sites;
      5. cytopreparatory techniques, including but not limited to, preparation, staining and processing of specimens derived from the human body; and
      6. microscopic evaluation and interpretation of cytopathology of the specimen types and body systems identified in paragraph (4) of this subdivision;
      7. mathematics or statistics;
      8. human genetics;
      9. immunology;
      10. clinical microbiology; and
      11. laboratory operations relevant to cytology services, including, but not limited to, quality control, quality assurance, equipment maintenance, record keeping, laboratory procedures, and safety; and
    2. include a supervised clinical experience of at least 300 clock hours of cytotechnology practice, which, at a minimum, provides each student with clinical experience in cytopreparatory techniques and the microscopic examination of gynecologic, non-gynecologic, and fine needle aspiration specimens; or
  2. be a program that leads to a bachelor's degree in cytotechnology, or an appropriate clinical education program that has at least a bachelor's degree as an admissions requirement, and that meets accreditation standards as a cytotechnology (or similarly named) program, from a national accrediting organization acceptable to the department. For programs in the process of obtaining accreditation, in addition to maintaining compliance with all applicable provisions of this Part, continued registration of the program will be contingent upon the demonstration of adequate progress towards full accreditation as determined by the department. For accredited programs, in addition to maintaining compliance with all applicable provisions of this Part, re-registration will be contingent upon maintaining accreditation status.