RE: [Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification
Akemi, here is an answer to your question about California histotech certification / licensure. PA's have to be certified, but not licensed. There are no requirements for histotechs. From: Simoes, Jennifer (CDPH-LGA) [mailto:jennifer.sim...@cdph.ca.gov] Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:41 AM To: Morken, Tim Subject: RE: Licensing Tim, Per our Laboratory Field Services Program, AB 2156 (Niello, Chapter 319, Statutes of 2006) was signed into law in 2006. This bill specified that a Pathologist's assistant had to be certified by a specified board (Business and Professions Code Section 1269.3). There is no requirement for a state license. The bill also indicated the duties that could be performed by a histologic technician and a histotechnologist, but again, no license is required. Please let me know if you need anything further. Thanks, Jennifer Simoes, Assistant Deputy Director Legislative and Governmental Affairs Department of Public Health State of California From: Morken, Tim [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:20 PM To: Simoes, Jennifer (CDPH-LGA) Subject: Licensing Hi, Can you tell me if there has been any previous or recent proposed legislation to require a license for Histotechnician or Histotechnologist at clinical laboratories? Thanks! Tim Morken Supervisor, Histology / IPOX UCSF Medical Center -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Akemi Allison-Tacha Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 6:14 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification Good Morning, I have not received any replies to my proposed question regarding the following question. I don't know if the histotech's that have the answers were on vacation, but I sure would like any information. Below is the original e-mail: I need your assistance on a on-going question which has been kicked around since 2005. I tried to look this up in the Histonet Archives, but was unsuccessful. Perhaps, my key words were incorrect. Anyway, it was my understanding that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger put a mandate on all laboratory staff, including histologists, that they were required to be certified by 2011. It was further my understanding that un-certified histology staff were only going to be able to work as histology assistants. Could I get some clarification on this matter. Thanks, Akemi Allison-Tacha BS, HT/HTL ___ 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
[Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification
Good Morning, I have not received any replies to my proposed question regarding the following question. I don't know if the histotech's that have the answers were on vacation, but I sure would like any information. Below is the original e-mail: I need your assistance on a on-going question which has been kicked around since 2005. I tried to look this up in the Histonet Archives, but was unsuccessful. Perhaps, my key words were incorrect. Anyway, it was my understanding that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger put a mandate on all laboratory staff, including histologists, that they were required to be certified by 2011. It was further my understanding that un-certified histology staff were only going to be able to work as histology assistants. Could I get some clarification on this matter. Thanks, Akemi Allison-Tacha BS, HT/HTL ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification
Hi Akemi, The only time I remember anyone ever saying California histotechs had to be certified was when you posted something a while back. You didn't give any information about from where this information came. Where'd you hear this rumor? Mark Tarango On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Akemi Allison-Tacha akemiat3...@yahoo.comwrote: Good Morning, I have not received any replies to my proposed question regarding the following question. I don't know if the histotech's that have the answers were on vacation, but I sure would like any information. Below is the original e-mail: I need your assistance on a on-going question which has been kicked around since 2005. I tried to look this up in the Histonet Archives, but was unsuccessful. Perhaps, my key words were incorrect. Anyway, it was my understanding that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger put a mandate on all laboratory staff, including histologists, that they were required to be certified by 2011. It was further my understanding that un-certified histology staff were only going to be able to work as histology assistants. Could I get some clarification on this matter. Thanks, Akemi Allison-Tacha BS, HT/HTL ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification
This rumor has gone as far as my classroom. Our teacher has mentioned it for many years as a possibility. I have never seen or heard of any official source. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Resubmitting the question regarding 2011 CA Certification
I think I remember someone saying once that this was part of a failed piece of legislation. I thought I'd read it on histonet, but I couldn't find an old post saying that. Mark Tarango On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:57 PM, theci...@yahoo.com wrote: This rumor has gone as far as my classroom. Our teacher has mentioned it for many years as a possibility. I have never seen or heard of any official source. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet