Subject: [Histonet] RE: HT certification
It is not a CAP requirement unless it is required by your state. (I only know
because we just had our CAP inspection). Check your state regulations, but the
only states I know of off the top of my head that require certification are FL
and NY. That being said
Casey is correct--unless you live/work in a state that has its own
requirements, there is no national requirement to be HT/HTL certified. That
said, employers can and do enforce their own requirements, and there is
also the separate subject of being credentialed for the testing which you
are perfor
It is not a CAP requirement unless it is required by your state. (I only know
because we just had our CAP inspection). Check your state regulations, but the
only states I know of off the top of my head that require certification are FL
and NY. That being said, your certification is a good thing
st on the exam. Good luck!
Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 12:06:24 -0400
> From: bszpu...@umail.iu.edu
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: HT Certification
>
> Hi Jessica,
>
> When I sat for the exam ~4 yea
Hi Jessica,
When I sat for the exam ~4 years ago, there were quite a lot of special
stain related questions. My main study guide was Carson, so if you are very
familiar with her text you should be pretty well off. Being able to
identify stains, tissue types, and troubleshoot a given stain I would
Thanks for the advice! I actually have read all of the Carson text and I
have her companion flash cards and work book. I also have been reviewing
the ASCP HT certification book. I guess I'm just paranoid about all of the
possible stains on the exam. My B.S. is in health science and my minor is
in c
