Sec. 10.10.07.06. Permitted Laboratory Other than a POL or POCL — Supervisors

A. Primary Standard. A licensee operating a laboratory other than a POL or POCL shall employ a qualified supervisory technologist or general supervisor, who in the absence of the director or technical supervisor is responsible for the proper performance of laboratory procedures and reporting of laboratory test results.

B. Standards: General Supervisor.

(1) Personnel Qualifications. A general supervisor shall be a technologist who possesses at least 4 years technical experience in a licensed medical laboratory other than a laboratory operating under a letter of exception.

(2) Responsibilities. A general supervisor shall carry out the responsibilities set forth in 42 CFR §493.1463.

C. Standards: Supervisory Cytotechnologist.

(1) Personnel Qualifications. For the specialty of cytology, a laboratory shall employ the services of a supervisory cytotechnologist who meets the qualifications set forth in 42 CFR §493.1469.

(2) Responsibilities. A supervisory cytotechnologist shall carry out the responsibilities set forth in 42 CFR §493.1471.

D. Standards: Supervisor of Blood Gas Analyses. An individual qualifies as a supervisor of blood gas analyses by:

(1) Possessing an earned doctoral, master's, or baccalaureate degree in respiratory care or cardiovascular technology; and

(2) Meeting the personnel qualifications set forth in 42 CFR §493.1449.