CMLTO Voluntary Roster of Registered Medical Laboratory Technicians

Message from Kathy Wilkie, Registrar & CEO

Dear Applicant:

On behalf of the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO), I would like to thank you for your interest in joining the CMLTO Voluntary Roster of Registered Medical Laboratory Technicians.

The Voluntary Roster is a list of laboratory professionals who have chosen to apply to be recognized as having met skills and knowledge criteria set by CMLTO. Enrollment is voluntary for all medical laboratory technicians and assistants practising in Ontario. Acceptance to the Voluntary Roster entitles one to use the designation “Registered Medical Laboratory Technician.”

By applying for acceptance to the Voluntary Roster, applicants agree to meet the obligations outlined in the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Registered Medical Laboratory Technicians, which are available at www.cmlto.com. Noncompliance with these obligations results in removal from the Voluntary Roster. The CMLTO reserves the right to amend the Voluntary Roster program in the future.

There are six Voluntary Roster criteria that are assessed during the application process. Applicants are asked to declare which one of the first three criteria they are applying under. Applicants will also be required to address the last three criteria in their application.

CMLTO’s Voluntary Roster criteria are as follows:

1. 1950 hours of general clinical laboratory and/or phlebotomy work experience, acceptable to the Voluntary Roster Registration Committee (VRRC), within the five (5) years prior to application.

OR

2. (a) Successful completion of a medical laboratory assistant and/or technician course of study from a Canadian institution which was, at the time of graduation:

i. approved by a body or bodies designated by the Council or by the Council itself; OR
ii. approved by the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development; OR
iii. approved by the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists; and

(b) if graduation from one of the programs above occurred more than five (5) years prior to the date of application, 900 hours of general clinical laboratory and/or phlebotomy work experience, acceptable to the VRRC, within the three (3) years prior to the date of application.

OR

3. Certification by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) or the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OSMT), and, if certification was granted more than five (5) years prior to the date of application, 900 hours of general clinical laboratory and/or phlebotomy work experience, acceptable to the VRRC, within the three (3) years prior to application.

AND

4. The applicant’s past and present conduct must afford reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant:

i. is mentally competent to practise as a medical laboratory technician,
ii. will practise with decency, integrity and honesty, and in accordance with the law, AND
iii. can communicate effectively with, and will display an appropriate attitude towards patients and colleagues.

AND

5. The applicant must have reasonable fluency in either English or French.

AND

6. The applicant must not have made, by commission or omission, any false or misleading representation or declaration on or in connection with an application.

The Voluntary Roster Application fee is $113.00 ($100.00 + $13.00 HST). Upon acceptance of your application and supporting documents to the Voluntary Roster, you will be required to pay the Voluntary Roster fee of $56.50 ($50.00 + $6.50 HST).

Thank you for your interest in the CMLTO Voluntary Roster for Registered Medical Laboratory Technicians.

Sincerely,

Kathy Wilkie, BHA, MLT
Registrar & CEO

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