License: Clinical Laboratory Cytotechnologist License

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Building P, 1st Floor

Richmond, CA 94804-6403

(510) 620-3800

Clinical Laboratory Cytotechnologist License Fees: Application: $144 License $144 Renewal + $20 continuing education. Examination Frequency: Passage of American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Examination required. Exam Locations: Berkeley and Los Angeles. Experience Requirement: Baccalaureate with required courses plus one year of cytotechnology training or five years' of experience. Average Time to Process Application: 3 weeks. Renewal Period: Two years, date of issuance. Special License Requirements: N/A Comments: Diagnostic services as defined by law in clinical laboratories. Authority: Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 3, Section 1200-1322.