(1) All applicants for a Director license must have the qualifications for a High Complexity Laboratory Director, listed in 42 C.F.R. § 493.1443, effective January 24, 2003, which is incorporated by reference and adopted herein, available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5.pdf or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14992. The applicant shall complete a one hour educational course acceptable to the Board on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome or provide an affidavit that the course will be completed within six (6) months of licensure.
    (2) In addition, at least one of the following requirements must be met for specific areas of licensure. In some cases, there are multiple options for meeting the requirements. Degrees not in a chemical or biological science must be reviewed by the board pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(8), F.A.C.
    (a) All Specialties.
Option
Education
Certification
Training/Experience
1a
Florida Licensed Physician
(does not require a separate laboratory director license)
ABP – Clinical Pathology;
AOBP – Clinical Pathology
As required by certifying body.
1b
Florida Licensed Physician
(does not require a separate laboratory director license)
ABIM – certified in pertinent specialty;
AOBIM – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABMM – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABCC – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABNM – certified in pertinent specialty;
AOBNM – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABMG – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABB – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABMLI – certified in pertinent specialty;
ABHI – certified in pertinent specialty
As required by certifying body.
1c
Florida Licensed Physician (does not require a separate laboratory director license)
Not required
Four (4) years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience (post-graduate), with two (2) years experience in the specialty to be directed.
    (b) Histology, Cytology.
Option
Education
Certification
Training/Experience
1
Florida Licensed Physician
(does not require a
separate laboratory director license)
ABP – Anatomical Pathology or Cytopathology;
AOBP – Anatomical Pathology
or Cytopathology

For Dermatopathology Only:
ABD – Dermatopathology;
AOBD – Dermatopathology
As required by
certifying body.
    (c) Oral Pathology Laboratories.
Option
Education
Certification
Training/Experience
1
Florida Licensed physician
or dentist (does not require
a separate laboratory
director license)
ABOP – Anatomical Pathology
ABP – Anatomical Pathology
AOBP – Anatomical Pathology
As required by
certifying body.
    (d) Microbiology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABMM – Clinical Microbiology;
HCLD(ABB) – Microbiology
As required by
certifying body.
    (e) Hematology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
HCLD (ABB) – Hematology
As required by
certifying body.
    (f) Cytogenetics.
Option
Education
Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABMG – Clinical Cytogenetics
As required by
certifying body.
    (g) Serology/Immunology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABMLI – Clinical Immunology
HCLD(ABB) – Immunology
ABHI Diplomate
As required by
certifying body.
    (h) Clinical Chemistry.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABCC – Clinical Chemistry;
HCLD(ABB) -Chemistry;
ABT Diplomate;
NRCC – Clinical or Toxicological Chemist;
F-ABFT – Clinical or Toxicological Chemist;
ABFT – Toxicology
As required by
certifying body.
    (i) Andrology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
HCLD (ABB) — Andrology
As required by
certifying body.
    (j) Embryology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ELD(ABB) – Embryology;
HCLD(ABB) – Embryology
As required by
certifying body.
    (k) Histocompatibility.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABHI – Immunology
HCLD(ABB) – Immunology
As required by
certifying body.
    (l) Molecular Pathology.
Option
Education
    Certification
Training/Experience
1
Doctoral Degree in
chemical, biological, or
clinical laboratory science
ABCC – Molecular Pathology;
ABMG – Molecular Genetics;
HCLD(ABB) – Molecular Diagnostics
As required by
certifying body.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 483.805(4). Law Implemented 381.0034(3), 483.809, 483.823(1), 483.824 FS. History-New 6-6-85, Formerly 10D-41.67, Amended 3-11-90, Formerly 10D-41.067, Amended 7-1-97, Formerly 59O-5.007, Amended 5-26-98, 3-2-99, 3-24-02, 10-14-02, 4-20-04, 2-23-06, 3-17-08, 6-17-09, 12-30-09, 1-30-12, 2-23-16, 10-17-17, 5-26-21, 1-5-23.