LASER CERTIFICATION TYPES

Successful Candidates will earn the right to utilize the following designations:
Refer to the Candidate Handbook for specific requirements. (must have adobe reader)

·         CLRT – Certified Laser Repair Technician
Oriented toward Biomedical Engineers in the area of Laser maintenance and repair.

·         CLSO/M - Certified Laser Safety Officer (Medical)
The health care facilities appointed Laser Safety Officer. Responsible for management of the institutions laser program. May include but not be limited to nurses, biomedical engineers, technicians, administrators, industrial hygienists or environmental safety managers. Laser Safety Officers are required by ANSI to be appointed in ANY facility that uses lasers on people - including small offices or medical spas.

·         CLO/S – Certified Laser Operator / Surgical
A laser operator in surgically related environments including inpatient & outpatient surgery, endoscopy, surgical centers and offices performing minor surgical procedures.

·         CLO/O – Certified Laser Operator / Ophthalmic
A laser operator in an ophthalmology department or clinic setting generally providing slip-lamp based outpatient treatments, but may also included intra-operative laser use, indirect laser ophthalmoscopes, etc.

·         CLO/A – Certified Laser Operator / Aesthetic
A laser operator oriented toward aesthetic type medical practices. This certification incorporates the area of laser hair removal. The CLO/A certification is generally oriented more toward medically related operators and is more encompassing than the specific CLO/H certification for hair removal. The CLO/A operator might be running equipment for a variety of dermatological laser procedures, where the CLO/H is specifically limited to laser hair removal.

·         CLO/H – Certified Laser Operator / Hair Removal
A laser operator oriented specifically to Laser Hair Removal in areas such as medical spas, physician offices, cosmetology and aesthetic centers, etc.. It is a more limited type of certification than the CLO/A and is oriented more toward medical assistant types of operators rather than medical professionals.

·         CLO/V – Certified Laser Operator / Veterinary
A laser operator in a veterinary environment. This certification effectively mirrors the requirements for surgical laser operators.

 *Note that designation of the world "Laser Operator" does not necessarily imply clinical treatment. This designation is for the person setting up and operating the control panel of the laser for the clinical end user, although in some situations they may be the same when properly authorized by supervising physicians or medical personnel.

Successful Candidates in any of these categories earn the right to utilize the designation “NCLE Laser Certified™”, by Professional Medical Education Association.