NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 — 10 DECEMBER 2015

(Registration) and have completed the period of provisional registration as specified by the Council and received a satisfactory supervision report certifying his/her competence to practise unsupervised as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.

Medical Laboratory Technician (Provisional Registration)

The Medical Laboratory Technician must satisfy one of the following:

1. Have completed a minimum of six calendar months employment in an appropriately accredited New Zealand laboratory and passed the Qualified Medical Laboratory Technician (QMLT) examination as set by the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS);
2. Hold a New Zealand Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) with a major in a relevant biological science;
3. Hold a Level 6 New Zealand Certificate in Science in a relevant biological science; or
4. Hold an overseas biological science qualification that has been assessed by the Council as being substantially equivalent to the New Zealand QMLT Certificate.

Medical Laboratory Technician (Full Registration)

The Medical Laboratory Technician must satisfy one of the following:

1. Hold a QMLT Certificate issued by the NZIMLS and have completed the period of provisional registration as specified by the Council and received a satisfactory supervision report certifying his/her competence to practise medical laboratory science under the direction of a fully registered Medical Laboratory Scientist or other appropriately qualified registered health practitioner; or
2. Hold one of the qualifications as stated in clauses 2–4 under Medical Laboratory Technician (Provisional Registration) and have completed the period of provisional registration as specified by the Council and received a satisfactory supervision report certifying his/her competence to practise medical laboratory science under the direction of a fully registered Medical Laboratory Scientist or other appropriately qualified and registered health practitioner.

Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician (Provisional Registration)

The Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician must satisfy one of the following:

1. Have completed a minimum of six calendar months’ employment in an appropriately accredited New Zealand laboratory and passed the Qualified Medical Laboratory Technician (QMLT) Phlebotomy examination, or the QMLT Donor Technology examination or the QMLT Specimen Services examination as set by the NZIMLS;
2. Hold a New Zealand Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) with a major in a relevant biological science;
3. Hold an overseas biological science qualification that has been assessed by the Council as being substantially equivalent to either the QMLT Certificate Phlebotomy, the QMLT Certificate Donor Technology, or the QMLT Certificate Specimen Services issued by the NZIMLS;
4. Hold a level six New Zealand Certificate in Science in a relevant biological science;
5. Hold New Zealand or overseas registration as a registered nurse combined with post-qualification medical laboratory science experience in phlebotomy and/or donor technology that in the opinion of the Council is sufficient for provisional registration; or
6. Have completed at least three years and up to four years (FTE) in specimen services within the last eight years. Registration through this pathway is only open until 31 July 2016. At the expiry of this pathway all non-registered Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technicians will be required to provide evidence that they hold a relevant qualification as set out in clauses 1–5 above.

Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician (Full Registration)

The Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician must satisfy one of the following:

1. Be registered and hold a current practising certificate as a Medical Laboratory Technician (with a condition of practice being limited to either phlebotomy or donor technology) as at 1 February 2016;

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