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Hello everyone,

I am trying to help a friend. She is trying to get the Florida license but she is having trouble to get her training experience approved. Her clinical rotation was 4 months, which was not a problem for the ASCP certification. This is what they say regarding the training/experience. 

"Training/Experience: Clinical laboratory training program, or Three (3) years pertinent clinical laboratory experience with a minimum of 6 months in each specialty for which licensure is sought."

From my understanding the "minimum of 6 months in each specialty" referes to work experience, and not for a training program as it can varies from different labs I guess. So I do not know if she is missing something on her training form as the florida agency does not say what it wrong or missing that is not acceptable. This is what they said:

"Your clinical training program is not currently approved by the State of Florida. As a result, your file will need to be forwarded to the Credential

Board for further review. We will notify you once the evaluation is complete or if additional documentation is required."

If anyone has experience which a similar case it would be very helpful.

I would like also to ask if in the last case she is not able to get the Florida license, is there hospital labs that would hire her and when she completes the 3 years experience she could reapply to the licence again, or what would be her options as far as job areas she could work in Florida with the MLS certification only.

Any thoughts would be very appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

Hello everyone,

I am trying to help a friend. She is trying to get the Florida license but she is having trouble to get her training experience approved. Her clinical rotation was 4 months, which was not a problem for the ASCP certification. This is what they say regarding the training/experience. 

"Training/Experience: Clinical laboratory training program, or Three (3) years pertinent clinical laboratory experience with a minimum of 6 months in each specialty for which licensure is sought."

From my understanding the "minimum of 6 months in each specialty" referes to work experience, and not for a training program as it can varies from different labs I guess. So I do not know if she is missing something on her training form as the florida agency does not say what it wrong or missing that is not acceptable. This is what they said:

"Your clinical training program is not currently approved by the State of Florida. As a result, your file will need to be forwarded to the Credential

Board for further review. We will notify you once the evaluation is complete or if additional documentation is required."

If anyone has experience which a similar case it would be very helpful.

I would like also to ask if in the last case she is not able to get the Florida license, is there hospital labs that would hire her and when she completes the 3 years experience she could reapply to the licence again, or what would be her options as far as job areas she could work in Florida with the MLS certification only.

Any thoughts would be very appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

Hello everyone,

I am trying to help a friend. She is trying to get the Florida license but she is having trouble to get her training experience approved. Her clinical rotation was 4 months, which was not a problem for the ASCP certification. This is what they say regarding the training/experience. 

"Training/Experience: Clinical laboratory training program, or Three (3) years pertinent clinical laboratory experience with a minimum of 6 months in each specialty for which licensure is sought."

From my understanding the "minimum of 6 months in each specialty" referes to work experience, and not for a training program as it can varies from different labs I guess. So I do not know if she is missing something on her training form as the florida agency does not say what it wrong or missing that is not acceptable. This is what they said:

"Your clinical training program is not currently approved by the State of Florida. As a result, your file will need to be forwarded to the Credential

Board for further review. We will notify you once the evaluation is complete or if additional documentation is required."

If anyone has experience which a similar case it would be very helpful.

I would like also to ask if in the last case she is not able to get the Florida license, is there hospital labs that would hire her and when she completes the 3 years experience she could reapply to the licence again, or what would be her options as far as job areas she could work in Florida with the MLS certification only.

Any thoughts would be very appreciated. Thank you in advance!!