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a) As used in this chapter, “histocompatibility laboratory director” means a physician and surgeon licensed to practice medicine pursuant to

Chapter 5 (commencing with

Section 2000) who is qualified pursuant to

Section 1209, a bioanalyst licensed pursuant to

Section who is qualified pursuant to Sections and 1209, or a person who has earned a doctoral degree in a biological science, who has completed, subsequent to graduation, four years of experience in immunology, two of which have been in histocompatibility testing. (

b) On and after January 1, 2007, in order to be eligible for licensure as a histocompatibility laboratory director, an applicant who is not a duly licensed physician and surgeon or a duly licensed bioanalyst shall provide evidence of satisfactory performance on a written examination in histocompatibility administered by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, and have demonstrated satisfactory performance on an oral examination administered by the department regarding this

chapter and

Part 493 (commencing with

Section 493.1) of Subchapter G of

Chapter IV of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. (

c) A person licensed under

Section 1260.1 as a histocompatibility laboratory director and qualified under CLIA may perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as of high complexity under CLIA and the duties and responsibilities of a laboratory director, technical consultant, clinical consultant, technical supervisor, and general supervisor, as specified under CLIA, in the specialty of histocompatibility, immunology, or other specialty or subspecialty specified by regulation adopted by the department. A person licensed as a “histocompatibility laboratory director” may perform any clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived or of moderate complexity under CLIA.