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Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA)

Licensing authority: American Medical Technologists

Initial by examination
AMT Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA) Certification Examination
Application
AMT eligibility approval and completed documentation are required in addition to passing the examination.
Eligibility Alternatives
["Education route: graduate or scheduled graduate of an academic course or combined courses of at least 320 clock hours, including at least 120 hours of clinical laboratory experience; submit the Medical Laboratory Assistant Competency Checklist and a final transcript if recently graduated. If graduated five or more years ago, submit transcripts, the checklist, and employment verification of six months of full-time clinical laboratory experience preparing, handling, or processing human specimens within the last three years.","Work experience route: complete at least 1,040 hours of work experience within the last three years with laboratory technology as the primary focus; submit a high-school diploma or GED and employment verification of six months of full-time clinical laboratory experience preparing, handling, or processing human specimens within the last three years, including at least 520 hours specifically performing clinical laboratory duties.","Instructor route: currently instruct in an approved allied health program encompassing clinical laboratory knowledge and practice, complete healthcare instruction related to or encompassing clinical laboratory practice, and have at least three years of teaching across representative core clinical laboratory competencies at the assistant level; submit the specified transcript, course syllabus, and three-year teaching employment verification."]

AMT Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA) Certification Examination

Provider
American Medical Technologists; Pearson VUE test center or school site
Format
Computer-based, four-option multiple-choice
Exam questions
Total questions: 200.
Time limit
2.5 hours
Passing score
Scaled score of 70 or greater
Exam fee
$135 application fee including exam and first annual fee
Examination outline
  • Laboratory Safety and Quality (22.5%)
    • Safety Standards, Infection Control Procedures, and OSHA Regulations
    • Quality Assessment, Quality Control, and Confirmatory Testing
  • Preexamination (Preanalytical) Considerations (18%)
    • Phlebotomy
    • Preexamination (Preanalytical) Processes and Specimen Collection
  • Examination (Analytical) Considerations (41.5%)
    • Chemistry
    • Hematology
    • Immunology, Serology, and Immunohematology
    • Microbiology
    • Urinalysis
    • Basic Anatomy and Physiology
  • Patient Test Management, Communications, and Foundations (18%)
    • Legal, Ethical, Confidential, and Professional Considerations, HIPAA, and Patient's Bill of Rights
    • Clerical Skills, Communications, and Interpersonal Relations
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