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Laboratory Personnel Licensing

California state law requires that licensed clinical laboratories in California employ testing personnel who are licensed by the State. The personnel license application process requires the steps below.

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New applicants start here!

Applying after your application was abandoned:

If you do not submit all of the required documents for your application, it is possible that your application will be abandoned. In this case you will need to reapply for your license/certification. In order to apply, you will need to follow the steps listed below:

Log into your account
Under the “Need a License/Certificate? Apply Here” section, click the “Apply Now” button.
Complete the application.

For information about a specific license type and their requirements, please click a hyperlink below:

License Types	Education Requirements*
Limited Phlebotomy Technician Certified Phlebotomy Technician I Certified Phlebotomy Technician II	High School Diploma
Medical Laboratory Technician Medical Laboratory Technician Trainee	Associate Degree
Scientist: Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) Clinical Chemist Scientist Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Clinical Hematologist Scientist Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist Clinical Immunohematologist Scientist Clinical Microbiologist Scientist Clinical Toxicologist Scientist Clinical Reproductive Biologist Scientist Cytotechnologist Public Health Microbiologist Trainees: Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) Trainee Clinical Chemist Scientist Trainee Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist Trainee License Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Trainee Clinical Hematologist Scientist Trainee Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist Trainee Clinical Immunohematologist Scientist Trainee Clinical Microbiologist Scientist Trainee Clinical Toxicologist Scientist Trainee Public Health Microbiologist Trainee	Bachelor's Degree
Clinical Chemist (Director) Clinical Cytogeneticist (Director) Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist (Director) Clinical Laboratory Bioanalyst (Director) Clinical Laboratory Geneticist (Director) Clinical Microbiologist (Director) Clinical Reproductive Biologist (Director) Clinical Toxicologist (Director) Histocompatibility Laboratory Director Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist (Director)	Advanced Degree

*Please note that licenses may have specific education requirements. Review the education requirements for each license type on the webpage to be sure you meet those requirements.