Certification Boards for Laboratory Directors of High Complexity Testing

As mentioned at 42 CFR 493.1443(b)(3)(i), the current approved certification boards for directors of high complexity testing are the following:

  1. ABB – American Board of Bioanalysis 
  2. ABB public health microbiology certification
  3. ABCC – American Board of Clinical Chemistry
  4. ABCC 24-month Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (COMACC) accredited program
  5. ABFT – American Board of Forensic Toxicology (limited to individuals with a doctoral degree)* 
  6. ABHI – American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
  7. ABMG – American Board of Medical Genetics
  8. ABMLI – American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology
  9. ABMM – American Board of Medical Microbiology
  10. NRCC – National Registry of Certified Chemists (limited to individuals with a doctoral degree) *

 * These boards certify non-doctoral individuals also.