N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 573

§ 573. Issuance of certificates of qualification. 1. The public health\ncouncil shall prescribe minimum qualifications for directors in areas of\ntesting, including, but not limited to, microbiology, immunology,\nchemistry, hematology, biophysics, cytology, pathology, genetics and\nblood banking.\n 2. The department shall issue a certificate of qualification to any\nperson who meets such minimum qualifications and who otherwise\ndemonstrates to the department that such person possesses the character,\ncompetence, training and ability to administer properly the technical\nand scientific operation of a clinical laboratory or blood bank,\nincluding supervision of procedures and reporting of findings of tests.\n 3. Application for a certificate of qualification shall be made on\nforms provided by the department and shall contain the procedures or\ncategories of procedures for which the certificate is sought and such\nother information as the department may require.\n 4. The certificate shall be valid for a period of two years from the\ndate of issuance and may be renewed for successive two year periods\nthereafter. The original application and each renewal application shall\nbe accompanied by a registration fee of forty dollars.\n 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the commissioner\nmay issue a temporary certificate of qualification to any person pending\nthe issuance of a certificate as provided in this section. A temporary\ncertificate shall be valid for a period of thirty days from the date of\nits issuance and may be renewed for a maximum of four successive periods\nof thirty days.\n