According to the New York State Clinical Laboratory Standards of Practice that became effective March 1, 2008, continuing education is now required for all licensed laboratory personnel in NY. A minimum of 12 CE hours must be earned each year.

While CE is not required for New York State licensure, NYS Wadsworth Center's Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, which inspects clinical laboratories, now requires continuing education.

If you work in a New York facility that is inspected by the NYS Wadsworth Center's Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, make sure to earn continuing education credits to stay in compliance.

LabCE is an excellent source of continuing education for NY laboratory professionals. A one-year subscription to LabCE includes 64 LabCE courses, including over 100 CEUs.

LabCE also lets you keep track of all your continuing education hours, no matter where you earned them. Be prepared when you're asked to document your continuing education activity!

Source: http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/clep/clep.html

Revised 4/3/2009