IMPORTANT: If you’re a registered practitioner and you haven’t already applied and paid for your APC by COB today then you need to get in touch with us urgently as your APC will expire. Without a current APC you shouldn’t be working.

 

 

Accredited graduates

If you hold one of the following qualifications you can apply for registration as a Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical technician:

  • Qualified Medical Laboratory Technician Certificate (QMLT) by NZIMLS in one of these disciplines: Donor technician; Phlebotomy; Specimen Services
  • New Zealand Diploma in Applied Science (Level 5) from Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Provisional registration timeframe

Providing your application is received with all the required documentation and the full registration fee payment it will take ten working days to process. Confirmation of registration will be within 15 working days from the day your completed application was received by the Council unless otherwise advised.

Provisional registration and supervision period

You will initially be granted provisional registration and are required to practice under the supervision of a registered medical laboratory scientist. The Council must approve your supervisor and workplace. Provisional registration is for a minimum of three months and up to a maximum of 24 months.

If your period of provisional registration is for more than six months, your supervisor will be required to provide the Council with interim progress reports. You and your supervisor will be notified of the timing of these reports when your first annual practising certificate is issued.

Applying for APC

Once you are registered, you must apply to the Council for an annual practising certificate (APC).

Applying for provisional registration:

Qualification
Character and Experience
Identity
Criminal conviction
Evidence of Good Standing
Fee payment

Obtaining full registration

At the end of your period of provisional registration, you will need to provide the following:

Qualification
Competency and Experience
Training records

If the Council is satisfied with the supervisor’s report, full registration will be granted.

Working here

You cannot legally work here in the Medical Laboratory Scientist scope of practice unless you’re a registered practitioner (within the scope), and hold an annual practising certificate (within the scope).