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Medical
Laboratory Scientists
Qualifications for registration:
To use the title "medical laboratory scientist", you need to be on the
Board's Register of Medical Laboratory Scientists. The MLT Board is responsible
for processing applications for registration, and setting the registration
standard. Applicants must provide information that will satisfy the Board
that they hold a prescribed qualification or equivalent qualifications
suitable for registration.
A person
with qualifications gained outside of
New Zealand
is entitled to registration in
New Zealand
as a medical laboratory scientist who satisfies the Board:
- that he or she holds a post-graduate qualification, approved by the
Board in each case, combined with relevant and specialised medical
laboratory experience that in the opinion of the Board is sufficient
for registration as a medical laboratory scientist
-
that he
or she has undergone a course of training, examinations and
post-qualification medical laboratory experience that, in the opinion of
the Board, are substantially equivalent to the course of training for
the New Zealand BMLSc degree
-
that he or she is the holder of an undergraduate qualification,
approved by the Board in each case, combined with relevant and
specialised laboratory experience that in the opinion of the Board is
sufficient for registration.
The New
Zealand BMLSc degree is a four-year degree including one year of
practical training.
More
information will be supplied soon on qualifications approved by the board.
Work experience requirement:
Evidence must be supplied by all applicants of satisfactory work experience in a medical laboratory, gained after they have finished their degree. Evidence of work experience should include the duration of the employment and preferably information on the tasks undertaken and responsibilities held.
The duration of the work experience required varies depending on the qualification. Please contact the Registrar of the Board if your graduate work experience is less than 2 years FTE (Full Time Equivalent).
The Board may, in special circumstances, accept evidence of laboratory experience gained prior to the completion of an approved qualification.
Certified copies required
All documents supporting your application must be certified as true
copies of the original, by a solicitor, Justice of the Peace, Notary
Public, or officer authorised to take statutory declarations. If your
documentation is in a language other than English, you must provide
certified translations.
Fees (effective
from 16 October 2006)
Application for
Registration (if qualifications gained outside New Zealand):
Scientist: $NZ480.00
Technician: $NZ350.00
Please do not send
payment for your Annual Practising Certificate with your
application.
Please make cheques out
to Medical Laboratory Science Board. Payment must be in New Zealand
dollars by cash, credit card, or international bank draft or New
Zealand trading bank cheque. VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Your
application may not be processed if payment is received in a foreign
currency. (See
payment form for details.)
Marriage Certificate/Change of Name
If you
have changed your name since gaining any of your medical laboratory
technology qualifications, you should supply evidence (such as a marriage
certificate) to support the entry of your new name into the Register.
Photograph
One
passport style photograph, signed with your usual signature and certified
to be a true likeness of yourself (indicating your name) by a referee or a
Justice of the Peace on the reverse.
Other Requirements for Registration
The Board
requires all applicants to complete the Application for
Registration, and
provide all details and your signature. Included with
this form are two Certificate of Good Character forms, which may be used
to certify your character. Other recent testimonials (originals or
certified copies) may be supplied instead of these certificates.
If you are
registered with a licensing/registration authority in your home country,
you must supply evidence of your current registration status and a current
(not more than 6 months old) Certificate of Good Standing. The Certificate
of Good Standing (or Certificate of Status) should clearly state that
there are no outstanding complaints against you in respect of your conduct
as a health professional.
If you are not registered with a licencing or registration
authority, you may be required by the Board to supply a Police Clearance
Certificate, or its equivalent, that would inform the Board about any
Court convictions you may have.
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