42 CFR § 493.1469 - Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s493.1469"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 493.1469 - Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "493.1469"
section_name: "Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "493"
part_name: "LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 263a, 1302, 1395x(e), 1395x(s)(3) and (s)(17)."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 9576, Mar. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "493"
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# 493.1469 Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications.
The cytology general supervisor must be qualified to supervise cytology services. The general supervisor in cytology must possess a current license issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required, and must—
(a) Be qualified as a technical supervisor under § 493.1449(b) or (e); or
(b)(1) Be qualified as a cytotechnologist under § 493.1483; and
(2) Have at least 3 years of full-time (2,080 hours per year) experience as a cytotechnologist within the preceding 10 years.
[55 FR 9576, Mar. 14, 1990, as amended at 88 FR 90044, Dec. 28, 2023]