Technologist Generalist
Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, Microbiology, and Serology/Immunology.
5 specialty-category hours within the 20 General hours under the standard framework, leaving 15 other General hours.
Florida Specialty CE
Florida Clinical Laboratory Specialty CE Requirements
Florida requires one contact hour of CE in each applicable specialty category in which you are licensed. Those hours fit within the applicable CE framework rather than automatically being added on top of the standard 24-hour established-licensee minimum.
Licensed specialty/designation ≠ CE Broker subject area.
Florida applications identify specialties/designations by license level. CE Broker classifies reported CE using subject areas that overlap, but they are not one-to-one.
Step 1 — Florida License Record
Licensed specialties/designations by level
Use your current Florida license record as the controlling input. Do not infer specialty from a national job title such as MLS, MLT, or MT.
| Florida specialty/designation | Director | Supervisor | Technologist | Technician |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blood Donor Processing | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Clinical Chemistry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cytogenetics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Cytology | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Embryology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hematology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Histocompatibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Histology | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Immunohematology | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microbiology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Molecular Pathology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serology / Immunology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oral Pathology Laboratory | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Generalist | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| All Specialties | ✓ | — | — | — |
✓ means listed/selectable on the reviewed current application. A dash means not separately listed/selectable; it does not prove the testing area can never fall within a broader designation.
Supervisor is shown here only as a license level for specialty mapping.
Qualifying for or upgrading to Supervisor is a separate process with route-specific requirements. See Florida Supervisor qualification and upgrade routes →
Generalist Is Not One Specialty Bucket
Expand the level-specific Generalist definition
Supervisor Generalist
Blood Banking/Donor Processing, Clinical Chemistry, Cytogenetics, Hematology, Immunohematology, Microbiology, and Serology/Immunology.
7 specialty-category hours within the 20 General hours under the standard framework, leaving 13 other General hours.
Worked Examples
How specialty allocation works inside the framework
Single-specialty Technician
One applicable specialty means 1 of the 20 General hours is allocated to that specialty, leaving 19 other General hours. It is not automatically a 25th hour.
Technologist with 3 specialties
Clinical Chemistry + Hematology + Microbiology means 3 of the 20 General hours are specialty-allocated, leaving 17 other General hours.
New specialty this biennium
When the current-biennium added-specialty exception applies, exclude only the newly added category from that biennium's one-hour requirement; existing specialty obligations remain.
Step 2 — CE Broker Classification
CE Broker subject areas are a reporting taxonomy
| CE Broker subject area | Code | Classification | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | GN | General CE | Not a licensed specialty |
| Clinical Chemistry / UA / Toxicology | GC | Specialty-aligned | Principally Clinical Chemistry |
| Immunohematology | GI | Specialty-aligned | Immunohematology at applicable levels |
| Cytology | GG | Specialty-aligned | Cytology at applicable levels |
| Blood Gas Analysis | GB | Reporting subject | No standalone main-application specialty checkbox |
| Cytogenetics | GY | Specialty-aligned | Cytogenetics |
| Embryology | NY | Specialty-aligned | Embryology |
| Andrology | NX | Specialty-aligned | Andrology |
| Molecular Pathology | GU | Specialty-aligned | Molecular Pathology |
| Histocompatibility | GE | Specialty-aligned | Histocompatibility |
| Blood Banking | GO | Related specialty CE | Related to Blood Donor Processing / blood-banking classification; confirm the correct subject for your licensed specialty |
| Radioassay / Nuclear Medicine | GL | Reporting subject | No standalone main-application specialty checkbox |
| Histology | GT | Specialty-aligned | Histology |
| Hematology | GH | Specialty-aligned | Hematology |
| Serology / Immunology | GS | Specialty-aligned | Serology / Immunology |
| Microbiology / Mycology / Parasitology | GM | Specialty-aligned | Principally Microbiology |
| Supervision / Administration / QC-QA / Safety | SQ | Supervisory/admin CE | Not an ordinary licensed specialty |
| Immunohistochemistry / Advanced Histologic Techniques | IMC | Reporting subject | Histology-related; not a standalone current specialty |
| HIV/AIDS | HA | Mandatory subject | Not a specialty |
| Medical Errors | ME | Mandatory subject | Not a specialty |
| Laws and Rules of the Board | LB | Mandatory subject | Not a specialty |
First Renewal & ASCP
Check first-renewal and credential requirements separately
First renewal
A qualifying first renewal follows a separate framework and does not use the ordinary specialty allocation.
ASCP CMP
Florida licensure and ASCP CMP are separate systems. P.A.C.E. credit by itself does not establish Florida CLP renewal eligibility.
Florida Specialty Course Availability
Match courses to your licensed specialties
Check that each course meets the current Florida requirements for the specialty on your license. Confirm its credit hours, applicable subject classification, and reporting arrangements before enrolling.
Expert Review & Sources
Primary-source specialty mapping
Clinical review
Laboratory & compliance review
Last regulatory review: September 18, 2026.