New York Laws
Article 165 - Clinical Laboratory Technology Practice Act.
8606-B - Requirements for Licensure as a Histotechnologist.

(a) a bachelor's degree program in histotechnology registered by the
department or determined by the department to be the substantial
equivalent, or a histotechnology program accredited by a national
accrediting organization acceptable to the department; or
(b) a bachelor's degree program in a natural science or a laboratory
science and a minimum number of credit hours acceptable to the
department, and appropriate clinical education in a histotechnologist
program accredited by a national accrediting organization acceptable to
the department or a program registered by the department or determined
by the department to be the substantial equivalent; or
(c) current histotechnologist certification by a national
certification organization acceptable to the department; or
(d) histotechnologist licensure in a jurisdiction acceptable to the
department;
3. Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in
subdivision two of this section the department may accept, a bachelor's
degree in a natural science or a clinical laboratory science and
coursework acceptable to the department and:
(a) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while licensed as a
histotechnician in New York or another jurisdiction acceptable to the
department; or
(b) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while certified as
a histotechnician by a national certification organization acceptable to
the department.
4. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
5. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
6. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the
department; and
7. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial
license and a fee of one hundred seventy dollars for each triennial
registration period.