Editing Phlebotomy (section)

===United States===
{{Main|Phlebotomy licensure in the United States}}
Special state certification in the [[United States]] is required only in four states: [[California]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Nevada]], and [[Louisiana]]. A phlebotomist can become nationally certified through many different organizations. However, California currently only accepts national certificates from six agencies. These include the [[American Certification Agency]] (ACA), [[American Medical Technologists]] (AMT), [[American Society for Clinical Pathology]] (ASCP), [[National Center for Competency Testing]]/[[Multi-skilled Medical Certification Institute]] (NCCT/MMCI), [[National Credentialing Agency]] (NCA), and [[National Healthcareer Association]] (NHA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/lfs/Documents/P-LFS-Approved-CertOrg-Exams.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323205518/http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/lfs/Documents/P-LFS-Approved-CertOrg-Exams.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-23 }}</ref> These and other agencies such as the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians also certify phlebotomists outside the state of California. To qualify to sit for an examination, candidates must complete a full phlebotomy course and provide documentation of clinical or [[Medical laboratory|laboratory]] experience.