Short Term Phlebotomy Technician Certification Program

PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM (CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS)

All Phlebotomists must be CERTIFIED through the Department of Health Services, Laboratory Field Services Division in order to maintain employment as a Phlebotomist.

Effective April 9, 2003, all persons performing phlebotomy who are not doctors, nurses, or clinical lab scientists, must be certified as a phlebotomist before they can draw blood.

STATE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Attend a phlebotomy training program that has been approved by the State's Laboratory Field Services Department.
Complete a minimum of 40 hours of clinical training at a State-Approved lab. (CTI requires 64 Hours didactic training, 40 Hours clinical training at a State-Approved Lab, 50 venipunctures, 10 skin punctures)*
Pass a written certification exam from an organization approved by the California Department of Health Services.

State Application Fee $100

*(CTI's requirements exceed the State's requirements)

Once you have passed the National certification exam, you must submit the following to the State for certification:

High School Transcript or GED
CTI Certificate
AMT Test Results ($83 Testing Fee)
Proof of Clinical Hours Completed

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