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Laboratory Personnel Resources

Phlebotomy

General Information

​Phlebotomy Training Programs

Approved Phlebotomy Training Programs​

​Certification Exams

​LFS-Approved Certification Exams

​Experience Letter

​Letter of Phlebotomy for CA Certification(PDF)

Statutes & Regulations

​CA Business & Professions Code

Section 1246​

​Certification of Phlebotomy Technicians

​Section 1034.Certification of Phlebotomy Technicians

​Phlebotomy Training Program Requirements

​Section 1035.1, Phlebotomy Training Program Requirements

 

Clinical Laboratory Scientists (Generalists, Specialists, Trainees)

General Information

​CLS Training Programs

​CLS Training Programs(PDF)

​Approved Certification Examinations

​LFS-Approved Certification Examinations(PDF)

​Guidelines for CLS/MLT Licensure

​New Guidelines for CLS/MLT Licensure(PDF)

Statutes & Regulations

​CA Business & Professions Code

​Clinical Laboratory Technology, Licensing

​CA Code of Regs, Generalist

​Section 1032, Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist)

​CA Code of Regs, Specialist

​Section 1031, Clinical Laboratory Specialists

 

 Directors

 General Information

​Approved Certification Examinations

​LFS-Approved Certification Exams

Statutes & Regulations 

​CA Business & Professions Code

​Sections 1202.5, 1207, 1209, and 1264

​CA Business & Professions Code, Healing Arts

​Clinical Laboratory Technology, Sections 1260 and 1264

​CA Code of Regs

​Section 1031.4

​CA Code of Regs, Title 17

​Sections 1030, 1030.5-1030.8

 

Medical Laboratory Technicians

 General Information

​Approved Certification Examinations

​LFS-Approved Certification Exams

​Approved MLT Training Programs

​Approved Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programs(PDF)

 Statutes & Regulations 

​CA Business & Professions Code

​Section 1260.3

​CA Code of Regs

​Section 1032.5 Licensure of Medical Laboratory Technicians

 

Cytotechnologists

 General Information

​Approved Certification Examinations

​LFS-Approved Certification Exams

​Approved Cytotechnologist Training Programs

​Approved Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programs(PDF)

 Statutes & Regulations 

​CA Code of Regs, Cytotechnologists

​Section 1060, Cytotechnologist

 

All Licenses

​License Verification

​Personnel Licensing Search

​Renewals/Manage Licenses/Reprint Licenses

​PERL Licensing Portal

 

 YouTube Tutorials

​How To Create an Account

​How to Create an Account

​How to Log into your Account

​How to Log into your Account

​How to Validate your Profile

​How to Validate your Profile

​How to Associate your License/Certificate

​How to Associate your License/Certificate

​How to Renew a License/Certificate

​How to Renew a License/Certificate

​How to Apply for a License/Certificate

​How to Apply for a License/Certificate

 

FAQS

 For a list of our most common questions and asnwers, please visit our Lab Personnel FAQs Page.

 If your question is not on the FAQs page, please use the "Contact Us" directory below to reach the appropriate program.

 

Contact Us

​For CLS/MLT/Trainees

​LFSscientist@cdph.ca.gov

​For Phlebotomy

​LFSphlebotomy@cdph.ca.gov

​For Renewals

​LFSrenewals@cdph.ca.gov

​For Phlebotomy Training Programs

​LFSphlebotrainingschool@cdph.ca.gov

​For Key Demographic Changes

​LFSKeydemochanges@cdph.ca.gov

​For Public Health Microbiologists

​LFSphmicrobiologist@cdph.ca.gov

​Complaints

​Laboratory Complaints Program

Mailing Address

California Department of Public Health

850 Marina Bay Parkway

Building P, 1st Floor

Richmond, CA 94804

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