The American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) is a professional association for clinical laboratory scientists, clinical laboratory supervisors, clinical laboratory directors, and clinical laboratory consultants. Its office is based in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S..[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 1968.[5]
History
editThe organization was formed in 1956 when the Council of American Bioanalysts (CAB) merged with the National Association of Clinical Laboratories (NACL)[6][7] The AAB serves as an umbrella organization for the American Board of Bioanalysis,[8] AAB Board of Registry[9] AAB Associate Member Section,[10] College of Reproductive Biology[11] Environmental Biology and Public Health Section[12] and National Independent Laboratory Association.[13]
In 1999, the International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technologists (ISCLT) merged with the American Association of Bioanalysts.[14] Founded in 1962, the credentialing commission of the ISCLT certified medical technologists under Registered Medical Technologist RMT (ISCLT).
Role as a national certifying agency
editThe American Board of Bioanalysis,[8] is a national certifying agency in the United States of America, for clinical laboratory directors and supervisors.[15] The AAB Board of Registry[9] is a national certifying agency in the United States of America for medical technologist and medical laboratory technicians.[16] Those certified either meet or exceed the minimum requirements for testing personnel under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
AAB Board of Registry
editThe AAB Board of Registry (ABOR) has the following bench level certifications:
| Name | Designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Technologist | MT(AAB) | |
| Molecular Diagnostics Technologist | MDxT(AAB) | |
| Andrology Laboratory Scientist | ALS(AAB) | |
| Embryology Laboratory Scientist | ELS(AAB) | |
| Medical Laboratory Technician | MLT(AAB) |
American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB)
editThe American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) has the following supervisory level certifications:
| Name | Designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| High Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director | HCLD(ABB) | |
| Technical Supervisor | TS(ABB) | |
| Embryology Laboratory Director | ELD(ABB) | |
| Andrology Laboratory Director | ALD(ABB) | |
| Bioanalyst Clinical Laboratory Director | BCLD(ABB) | |
| Public Health Laboratory Director | PHLD(ABB) | |
| Clinical Consultant | CC(ABB) | |
| Bioanalyst Clinical Laboratory Director (BCLD) | BCLD(ABB) | |
| General Supervisor | GS(ABB) |
Role as a trade association
editThe National Independent Laboratory Association (NILA)[13] functions as a trade association for community, regional, and health systems clinical laboratories.[17] NILA has a long history of defending the clinical laboratory industry from legislation that would be detrimental and costly to both the clinical laboratory and patients in the United States. One of their first victories prevented the reinstatement of the 20% copayment on Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) payments.[18] The organization is currently playing a role in preventing PAMA's proposed fee cuts [19]
State Licensure
editThe AAB officially supports state licensure for clinical laboratory personnel, but opposes laws it considers excessively restrictive.[20] In 2014, the AAB clarified its licensure position in a response to Minnesota's H.F. 203 bill. AAB opposed the bill on the basis that it would create a hardship for United States trained military personnel to obtain a license, lead to creating loopholes where new standards would apply to only some of Minnesota's laboratories, and encouragedifferent wages based on education instead of work performed.[21] The bill was successfully defeated allowing United States trained military personnel to continue working without additional education and training requirements.
References
edit- ^ "AAB's Response To H.F. 203" (PDF). Minnesota, U.S.: Minnesota House of Representatives.
- ^ "CLIA APPROVED PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAMS - 2015". Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. United States: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
- ^ Keel, B. A.; Quinn, P.; Schmidt, C. F.; Serafy, N. T.; Serafy, N. T.; Schalue, T. K. (March 2000). "Results of the American Association of Bioanalysts national proficiency testing programme in andrology". Human Reproduction. 15 (3): 680–686. doi:10.1093/humrep/15.3.680. PMID 10686219.
- ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Ovation Fertility™ To Present New Fertility Research at American Association of Bioanalysts/College of Reproductive Biology Conference: Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. U.S.: Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "A Short (50-Year) History of ABB" (PDF). ABB. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Rubin, M.; Lous, P. (6 December 2012). Education and Training for Clinical Chemistry. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 186. ISBN 978-94-011-6176-3.
- ^ Birenbaum, Mark; Simonson, Louise (2006). "A Brief 60-Year History of the American Association of Bioanalysts". Lab World.
- ^ a b "American Board of Bioanalysis".
- ^ a b https://www.aab.org/aab/AAB_Board_of_Registry.asp ABOR
- ^ "American Association of Bioanalysts".
- ^ "CRB".
- ^ "American Association of Bioanalysts".
- ^ a b "Home".
- ^ "International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technology | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". uia.org.
- ^ "Certification".
- ^ "Certification".
- ^ Article in "The National Independent Laboratory Association"
- ^ Article in "Breaking NILA News"
- ^ Article in "Dark Daily"
- ^ Birenbaum, Mark. "AMS Letter". AMS. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ American Association of Bioanalysts, (AAB). "AAB's Response to H.F. 203" (PDF). AAB.org. Retrieved 3 September 2019.