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.

·         CMLSO - Certified Medical Laser Safety Officer
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. A joint NCLE/BLS Certification.

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

·         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.

·         CLHRP – Certified Laser Hair Removal Provider
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 specific type of certification than the CLO/A and is oriented more toward medical assistant types of operators rather than medical professionals. A joint NCLE/IALA Certification.

·         NCLE Laser Technology Certification
Intended to provide an independent third party certification of device specific training from manufacturers and distributors. The NCLE works with the manufacturer to review the entire program content for consistency with ANSI Z136.3, and American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery published standards for training, and integrates product specific training into such programs. An appropriate Technology Specific Certification exam is jointly developed between the NCLE and manufacturer and the proctored examination administered at the program. Successful applicants obtain the NCLE Laser Technology Certification at the course. Details and examples are in the Candidate Handbook.

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