---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 493.1483"
title: "42"
number: "493.1483"
heading: "Standard: Cytotechnologist qualifications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/493.1483"
---

# §493.1483. Standard: Cytotechnologist qualifications.


Each person examining cytology slide preparations must meet the qualifications of § [493.1449 (b)](/cfr/42/493.1449.md?p=b) or [(e)](/cfr/42/493.1449.md?p=e), or—

- (a) Possess a current license as a cytotechnologist issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required; and
- (b) **Meet one of the following requirements—**
  - (1) Have graduated from a school of cytotechnology accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); or
  - (2) Be certified in cytotechnology by a certifying agency approved by HHS; or (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an individual is considered qualified as a cytotechnologist under this section if they were qualified and serving as a cytotechnologist in a CLIA-certified laboratory as of December 28, 2024, and have done so continuously since December 28, 2024

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 685, Jan. 6, 1994; 88 FR 90044, Dec. 28, 2023]

### Source

Source: 57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 263a, 1302, 1395x(e), 1395x(s)(3) and (s)(17).

### Source

Source: 55 FR 9576, Mar. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 685, Jan. 6, 1994; 88 FR 90044, Dec. 28, 2023]