[Histonet] Lab Assistants Embedding

[Mike Pence]

Why, ANP11610 has to do with Gross Examination Qualifications for techs
doing grossing.

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If you are a CAP inspected lab, be sure to determine if your lab
assistants qualify by meeting the guidelines in ANP11610.

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As long as you are in a state that does not require licensure for Histo
techs you are fine.  Just be sure that you have training and competency
performed and documented according to CAP.  We have done this
successfully in my lab. Jan, Omaha, NE

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Bitting
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Subject: [Histonet] Lab Assistants Embedding

Hello Ever-helpful Histofriends,

  I want to train my lab assistants to embed simple tissues like breast
resection specimens, placentas, etc. My manager feels that this will
break some kind of regulations and won't sit well with our doctoral
staff. I feel pretty confident that other Labs are doing this and I'm
ready to take up the torch, but I need some data from other hospitals.

Are any of you utilizing your non-HT staff to do these tasks and what
hoops did you have to jump through to get approval from the Doctoral
staff? In addition, how does CAP look at this?

Thanks for your help, as always,
Angie



Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP), QIHC
Technical Specialist, Histology
Geisinger Medical Center
100 N Academy Ave. MC 23-00
Danville, PA 17822
phone  570-214-9634
fax  570-271-5916

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