Just did some work on this. There is a difference in non-pathologist processing versus grossing of specimens. The prostate biopsies is considered a processing versus a grossing.
CAP and thus CLIA 88 states these as the qualifications for grossing For a technician to perform grossing procedures, he or she must possess either an associate degree or educational equivalent i.e. completion of 60 semester hours from an accredited institution which include 24 hours of medical laboratory technology courses or 24 hours of science courses that includes 6 semester hours of biology, chemistry or medical laboratory technology in any combination, or earn an associate degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory technology, obtained from an accredited institution -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Debbie Granato Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:11 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Grossing Qualifications We have an employee who has attended a School of Medical Technology Program for one year (1974-75) and passed the registry in 1975. They have grossed since 2006 and have 8 hours of biology from a local college. Do these qualifications make them eligible to gross in prostate biopsies in an in- house laboratory? We are going over the requirements and are not sure if the experience that she has counts for her grossing in our lab. Does the time in the school fulfill the requirements? _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
