Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S878: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Status: Passed one chamber, March 5, 2026
Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to clinical laboratory personnel; amending s. 483.815, F.S.; requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; amending s. 483.823, F.S.; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, December 11, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to clinical laboratory personnel; amending s. 483.815, F.S.; requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; amending s. 483.823, F.S.; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 483.815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license.-- (1) An application for a clinical laboratory personnel license must [DELETED: shall] be made under oath on forms provided by the department and must [DELETED: shall] be accompanied by payment of fees as provided by this part. Applicants for licensure must also submit to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135. A license may be issued authorizing the performance of procedures of one or more categories. (2) An applicant who qualifies for licensure under s. 483.823(3) or (4) must provide proof of such qualification, submit to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135, and pay the fees required under s. 483.807 to be eligible for …