§ 493.1469 - Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications.

§ 493.1469 Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications.

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Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 90044, Dec. 28, 2023.

The cytology general supervisor must be qualified to supervise cytology services. The general supervisor in cytology must possess a current license issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required, and must—

(a) Be qualified as a technical supervisor under § 493.1449 (b) or (k); or

(b)

(1) Be qualified as a cytotechnologist under § 493.1483; and

(2) Have at least 3 years of full-time (2,080 hours per year) experience as a cytotechnologist within the preceding 10 years.