California Business and Professions Code

§ 1264

BPC § 1264 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) The department shall issue a clinical chemist, clinical microbiologist, clinical toxicologist, clinical genetic molecular biologist, clinical laboratory geneticist, clinical reproductive biologist, or clinical cytogeneticist license to each person who has applied for the license on forms provided by the department, who is a lawful holder of a master of science or doctoral degree in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking a license, and who has met the additional reasonable qualifications of training, education, and experience as the department may establish by regulations.

(2)The department shall issue a clinical reproductive biologist license to an applicant for licensure who has applied for the license on forms provided by the department, who holds a master of science degree in a chemical, physical, or biological science or clinical laboratory science, who was board certified as a Reproductive Biology Laboratory Director, Andrology Laboratory Director, Embryology Laboratory Director, or High-Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director by the American Board of Bioanalysis before July 1, 2020, who has passed an oral and written examination conducted by the department or a committee designated by the department to conduct the examination, and who meets any additional and reasonable qualifications of training, education, and experience as the department may establish by regulations.

(3)Prior to the adoption of implementing regulations and notwithstanding subdivision (c), the department shall issue a clinical reproductive biologist license to an applicant for licensure who meets each of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 473, Sec. 9. (SB 1267) Effective January 1, 2023.