[QUOTE who="MLS Student in Lewisville, Texas"]I want to get the F*uck out of texas, there are no standards. I am about to graduate from texas tech, and the hospital I am training at, there is a military trained person working there without certification. There is a Bio Major that has no theory other than plant biology releasing normal results.
I wish I can report them to the board, BUT CLS DOES NOT HAVE A BOARD!! This states sucks.
CLS48 I am thinking of moving these because you are convincing me these MLT (scabs) will not be used there in the future. I just want to make sure they will not use them. I have 20K worth of student debt, I am studying for my ASCP while I am in my clinicals. I realize the cost of living is high, but that fact that you can potentially make 100K is a reality in california, and not in any other part of the country.
I really hope they keep standards high, once they use these cheap labor this profession will go to sh*t like the 49 other states.[/QUOTE]
I’m a CLS and Eductaion Coordinator for our hospital labb’s CLS Program. First of all, most states are under the jurisdiction of CLIA only, which is federal Laboratory law. In these states, unlicensed personnel are allowed to do more than in states requiring certification or licensing. Also, any Veterans Hospital in any state is under federal jurisdiction, so laboratory qualifications are also less stringent.
In California, MLTs must be ASCP Certified - HOWEVER - they can only perform waived and moderate complexity testing - no high complexity testing and are forbidden to perform any type of blood banking or transfusion services testing and ANY microscopies - therefore - no differentials, no urine microscopies, no gram stains, etc. Most hospitals in California do not hire MLTs because they can’t do the work needed in an acute care hospital. The only department they can work in without restriction is chemistry, provided testing is automated and considered moderate complexity.
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