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Phlebotomy Technician – PBT(ASCP)

ASCP Board of Certification certification for phlebotomy technicians who collect, transport, and process patient specimens.

Licensing authority: American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification · Application information

Initial by examination
ASCP Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) examination
Acceptable Clinical Laboratory
Where specified in the US routes: CMS CLIA certificate of registration/compliance/accreditation, DoD CLIP certificate of registration/compliance/accreditation, JCI accreditation, or accreditation under ISO 15189.
Documentation
Applicants verify the selected route's education, training and experience and submit the appropriate forms and academic transcript or transcript evaluation. Education need not be from the United States. ASCPi eligibility is excluded.
Eligibility
{"anyOf":[{"officialRoute":"Route 1","requirements":"High school graduation or equivalent and completion of a NAACLS-accredited phlebotomy program within the last 5 years; program education is acceptable for 5 years from completion."},{"officialRoute":"Route 2","requirements":"High school graduation or equivalent and acceptable two-part formal structured phlebotomy program within the last 5 years, arranged by the program director: 40 classroom clock hours covering the listed circulatory, collection, processing/handling and operations subjects plus clinical training and orientation in an acceptable laboratory with at least 100 documented successful unaided venipunctures; apply only after successful program completion."},{"officialRoute":"Route 3","requirements":"High school graduation or equivalent and 1 year of full-time acceptable clinical phlebotomy experience in an acceptable laboratory within the last 5 years, including documented venipunctures and skin punctures; full-time is 35 hours per week."},{"officialRoute":"Route 4","requirements":"High school graduation or equivalent and RN, LPN or other acceptable accredited allied health professional/occupational education including phlebotomy training and orientation in an acceptable laboratory with at least 100 documented successful unaided blood collections including venipunctures and skin punctures within the last 5 years; submit a current RN/LPN state/provincial license or certificate of completion from the accredited allied health program, as applicable."},{"officialRoute":"Route 5","requirements":"Valid MLS(ASCP) or MLT(ASCP) certification."},{"officialRoute":"Route 6","requirements":"Valid DPT(ASCP) certification and at least 100 documented successful unaided non-donor blood collections including venipunctures and skin punctures in an acceptable laboratory within the last 5 years."},{"officialRoute":"Route 7","requirements":"High school graduation or equivalent and successful completion of a California Department of Public Health-approved phlebotomy training program within the last 5 years, documented on the specified training form."}]}
Examination Boundary
The seven eligibility alternatives lead to the same PBT examination; prior certification is an eligibility qualification rather than a PBT examination waiver. No other credential's current examination is registered or produced in this PBT-only survey.

ASCP Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) examination

Provider
Pearson testing centers
Format
Computer adaptive testing (CAT); multiple-choice with one best answer
Exam questions
Total questions: 80; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
400 on a scaled-score range of 100 to 999
Exam fee
$155 non-refundable application fee
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Circulatory System — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.14%)
    • Structure and Function of the Circulatory System
    • Composition/Function of Blood
    • Terminology
  • Specimen Collection (Venipuncture, Skin Puncture) — Official range: 45–50% (Practice allocation: 45.24%)
    • Review, Clarification, and Verification of Orders
    • Patient Communication
    • Patient Identification
    • Patient Assessment/Preparation
    • Site Selection
    • Techniques
    • Common Tests
    • Order of Draw
    • Complications and Considerations
    • Equipment
    • Terminology
  • Specimen Handling, Transport, and Processing — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 16.67%)
    • Assess Specimen Acceptability for Testing
    • Specimen Accessioning and Labeling
    • Specimen Centrifugation and Aliquoting
    • Specimen Transport and Storage
    • Terminology
  • Waived and Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.14%)
    • Test Performance
    • Instrumentation
    • Terminology
  • Non-Blood Specimens — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.14%)
    • Physiology
    • Patient Preparation and Instruction
    • Specimen Collection
    • Processing and Handling
    • Terminology
  • Laboratory Operations — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 16.67%)
    • Quality Assurance
    • Quality Improvement
    • Proficiency Testing and Competency Assessment
    • Interpersonal Relations
    • Professional Ethics
    • Laboratory Regulations
    • Safety Regulations
    • Terminology
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