National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel
The National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) was a professional association for medical laboratory professionals.
It was founded 1978 by members of American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science to enable members of the medical laboratory profession to control the certification process. [1][2] It was previously called the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NACMLP).
In 2009, NCA was acquired by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). [3]
Certifications
[edit]The following certifications were offered and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
| Name | Abbr. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics | CLSp(CG) | |
| Certified Laboratory Specialist in Molecular Biology | CLSp(MB) | |
| Phlebotomy | CLPlb | |
| Clinical Laboratory Technician | CLT | |
| Clinical Laboratory Scientist | CLS | |
| Clinical Laboratory Director | CLDir | |
| Clinical Laboratory Supervisor | CLSup | |
| CLS Categorical in Chemistry | ||
| CLS Categorical in Hematology | ||
| CLS Categorical in Immunohematology | ||
| CLS Categorical in Microbiology |
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Susan (Jan 1999). "NCA: Questions and answers". Clinical Laboratory Science. 12 (1): 7. ProQuest 204795183.
- ^ "The NCA Sstory". NCA. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 4 Sep 2008.
- ^ Morris, Susan (January 2010). "Unification of the NCA and the ASCP Board of Registry". American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. 23 (1): 2–4. doi:10.29074/ascls.23.1.2. PMID 20218088.
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