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About the Medical Laboratory Board

The Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board was created in 1990 by an act of the State Legislature. The Board is responsible for safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans, by requiring that all who provide medical laboratory services within this state is qualified. The Board interprets the laws, rules, and regulations to determine the appropriate standards of practice in an effort to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct. The Board is also responsible for the investigation of alleged violations of the Practice Act and rules and is responsible for the discipline of licensees who are found guilty of such violation.

The Board licenses qualified candidates who have graduated from approved clinical laboratory training programs in combination with higher education requirements, culminating in either an associate or baccalaureate degree. The Board licenses and monitors the performance of medical laboratory facilities. In addition to licensing clinical laboratories, the Board licenses collection stations, blood donor centers, ambulatory surgical treatment centers, and plasmapheresis centers. Medical laboratories are charged with providing the medical practitioner with vital information, which is essential to a determination of the nature, extent, cause, and condition of individuals who seek medical treatment in Tennessee. The Board is authorized to approve medical laboratories or medical laboratory training facilities to operate training programs for the instruction of laboratory personnel.

The administrative staff of the Division of Health Related Boards supports the Board by issuing licenses to those who meet the requirements of the law and rules. Renewal notices are mailed from the Board's administrative office forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the license to the current address on record. Licenses can be renewed on-line one hundred twenty (120) days prior to expiration at Tennessee.gov/health.  Click on the "License Renewal" link and follow the prompts. Licensees are responsible for renewing their licenses on time and keeping the Board apprised of current information. It is a violation of the law and of the board’s rules to practice on an expired license.

Licenses awarded by the Board include:

Licenses of Laboratory Personnel

  • Medical Laboratory Director
  • Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Special Analyst Chemistry
  • Special Analyst Hematology
  • Special Analyst Immunohematology
  • Special Analyst Microbiology
  • Special Analyst Histocompatability/Immunogenetics
  • Special Analyst Cytotechnology
  • Special Analyst Toxicology
  • Special Analyst Cytogenetics
  • Special Analyst Flow Cytometry
  • Trainee Permits for students enrolled in approved training programs
  • Temporary license for personnel awaiting examination results

Licenses of Clinical Laboratory Facilities

  • Medical Laboratory
  • Independent Laboratory
  • Blood Donor Center
  • Collection Station (facilities who receive laboratory specimens from Tennessee and are not licensed by the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act)
  • Plasmapheresis Center
  • Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center (clinical lab located in the center)

Licenses of Programs for Clinical Laboratory Personnel

  • Medical Laboratory Technologist Training Program
  • Medical Laboratory Technician Training Program
  • Special Analyst-Cytotechnologist Training Program
  • Special Analyst-Cytogenetics Training Program

The Board meets four (4) times a year. The meetings are scheduled for three (3) days with the first day devoted to issues related to the Personnel and Education Committee, a subcommittee of the full board. A quorum of two-thirds (2/3) of the members is required to conduct business. The meetings are open to the public. The thirteen (13) members of the Board are appointed by the Governor and serve four (4) year terms. The Board is comprised of pathologists, medical laboratory personnel, clinical laboratory managers, laboratory educators, a hospital administrator, and a nonlaboratory (public) representative.

Contact the Medical Laboratory Board

To contact this board, call (615) 532-3202 local or 1-800-778-4123 nationwide
or write
  227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place MetroCenter
  Nashville, TN  37243
(for overnight delivery mail use 37228 for zip code)

Members


Board Members

Updated 01/11/2010
Member Title Representation Term Expires
Stephen R. Dickerson, M.D Board Member Non-pathologist Physician 12-31-2010
Annie R. Washington, M.T. Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Medical Technologist-Generalist 12-31-2011
Norman Crowe Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Independent Lab Manager 12-31-2012
Diane Robbins, MT Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Medical Technologist-Generalist 12-31-2012
Christopher H. Seay, M.T. Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Medical Technologist-Supervisor 12-31-2011
Pamela S. Bullock, M.D. Board Member Pathologist (Noneducator) 12-31-2013
Gloria L. Jenkins Board Member Public Member 12-31-2013
Darius Y. Wilson MAT., Ed.D. Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Educator 12-31-2010
Edward C. McDonald, M.D. Board Member Pathologist 12-31-2010
Cheryl K. Arnott, C.T. Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Cytotechnologist 12-31-2012
Vacant Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Pathologist (Educator)  
Trudy A. Papuchis, M.D. Board Member/Personnel & Education Committee Hospital Lab Mgr./ Adm. Director 12-31-2009
Delores Voigt, M.T. Board Member Hospital Administrator 12-31-2009

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Schedule

Public Notices will remain online until the minutes are ratified and posted on the Meeting Minutes Tab. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at 227 French Landing, MetroCenter.

Medical Laboratory Board Meeting Schedule
Date Time Event and Location Public Notice
January 13, 2010 1:00 p.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board, P&E Committee,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing 		Public Notice
January 14, 2010 9:00 a.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing		 Public Notice
April 14, 2010 1:00 p.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board, P&E Committee,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing
April 15, 2010 9:00 a.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing
July 14, 2010 1:00 p.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board, P&E Committee,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing
July 15, 2010 9:00 a.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing
October 13, 2010 1:00 p.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board, P&E Committee,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing
October 14, 2010 9:00 a.m. Tenneessee Medical Lab Board, Health Related Boards,
Iris Room, 227 French Landing

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

Copies of all minutes are maintained in the official record section of the administrative office. Please contact the board administrator to make arrangements to review minutes of meetings held prior to 2004.

Full Board Meeting

Personnel and Education Committee Meeting

National Organization


National Organizations of State Boards

Information on the certifying agencies may be obtained by phone, internet, or writing to:

American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Board of Registry
P. O. Box 1227
Chicago, IL 60612-0270
www.ascp.org/
Phone: (312)738-1336 Ext 364 or 368

National Registry of Microbiologists
c/o American Society for Microbiology
1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005-4171
www.asm.org/academy/index.asp?bid=2250
Phone: (202) 942-9281

National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel
P. O. Box 15945-289
Lenexa, KS 66285
http://www.goamp.com/default.htm
Phone: (913) 438-5110 Ext. 487

National Registry in Clinical Chemistry
815 15th Street NW, Suite 630
Washington, DC 20005
http://members.aol.com/nrcc6/nrcc.htm
Phone: (202) 393-7140

American Medical Technologists
710 Higgins Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068-5156
www.amt1.com
Phone: (847) 823-5169

American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
P. O. Box 19173
Lenexa, KS 66285-9173
http://www.goamp.com/default.htm
Phone: (913) 541-0009

American Board of Bioanalysis
906 Olive Street
Suite 1200
St. Louis, MO  63101-1434
www.aab.org/abb home page.htm
Phone:   (314) 241-1445
Fax:  (314) 241-1449