[Histonet] Lab Assistants Embedding

[Mike Pence]

As long as you document guidelines, training and continued competencies
you will be okay.

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	From: Angela Bitting [mailto:akbitting <@t> geisinger.edu] 
	Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 9:14 AM
	To: Janice A Mahoney; Mike Pence;
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
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	Subject: RE: [Histonet] Lab Assistants Embedding
	
	
	Yes, I wondered about that reference too.
	This is embedding, not grossing that I'm asking about.
	
	>>> "Mike Pence" <mpence <@t> grhs.net> 1/21/2011 9:49 AM >>>
	Why, ANP11610 has to do with Gross Examination Qualifications
for techs
	doing grossing.
	
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	Rathborne, Toni
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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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	[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of
	Mahoney,Janice A
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	Subject: RE: [Histonet] Lab Assistants Embedding
	
	
	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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	[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
Angela
	Bitting
	Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 8:01 AM
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	Histonet-requests <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
	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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