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Part 52, Registration of Curricula for Histotechnician

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In addition to meeting all applicable provisions of this Part, to be registered as a program recognized as leading to certification as a histotechnician, which meets the requirements of section 79-16.1 of this Title, the program shall:

  1. be a histotechnician program leading to an associate or higher degree that shall:
    1. include curricular content in each of the following subject areas or their equivalent as determined by the department:
      1. anatomy and physiology;
      2. inorganic chemistry;
      3. histology;
      4. histological techniques, to include microtome; and,
      5. laboratory operations relevant to histology 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 240 clock hours of histotechnician practice; or
  2. be a program that leads to an associate degree in histotechnician, or be an appropriate clinical education program that has at least an associate's degree as an admissions requirement, and that meets accreditation standards as a histotechnician (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.