Cadre Norms for Medical Laboratory Technologists

Ministry of Health - 2010

Finalized by Ministry of Health on 29.10.2010

Cadre Norms for Medical Laboratory Technologists

Finalized by Ministry of Health on 29.10.2010
Institute

Dept. / Unit

No. of
MLTT

Teaching Hospitals
Teaching Hospitals

PAP smear cytology

(Under FHB)

NHSL

National Centers
(Located at NHSL)

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histopathology
OPD Lab
Stores
Quality Assurance/Bio safety
Technical Officer
Teaching coordination/Public relation

01
01
08
08
07
05
07
01
01
01
01

Total

41

TH - Anuradhapura(2), Batticaloa(1), Mahamodara(2), SBMCH Peradeniya (2),

Jaffna(1), PGH - Badulla(2), Kurunegala(3), Ratnapura(2)

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histopathology
OPD Lab
Stores
Technical Officer
Teaching/Public Relation
Quality Assurance(overall)/ Bio safety
Quality assurance(Specify)
(One MLT for overall Quality coordination & other 4 MLTT for each specialty
including Heamatology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, & Histopathology

04
01
22
20
20
18
09
02
01
01
01
04

Total

102

RIA
Immuno- Histo Chemistry
Cardiology Unit
Accident Service
Nephrology Unit
Neuro Trauma

09
04
02
02
04
04

Total

25

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District General
Hospitals

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histopathology
OPD Lab
Stores
Quality Assurance

01
01
06
06
05
04
05
01
01

Total

30

PAP Smear Cytology

(Under FHB)

Ampara(1), Kegalle(1), Matara(2), Pollonaruwa(1), Chilaw(2), Vauniya(2),

Monaragala(2),NEliya(2) Hambantota(2), Matale(1)

District Base
Hospitals

Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Heamatology
Microbiolgy
Histopathology
OPD Lab
Stores
Quality Assurance

01
04
04
03
03
03
01
01

Total

20

PAP smear cytology

(Under FHB)

Gampaha(1), Avissawella(1), Mathale(1), Horana(1), Homagama(1),

Wathupitiwela(1), Trincomalee(1), Embilipitiya(1), Mahiyanganaya(1)

Divisional Hospitals
Type A (>100 beds)

Senior MLT and Co ordination Satellite system

Haematology
Chemical Pathology
Clinics

01
01
01
01

Total

04

Laboratory(routine) and Co ordination Satellite system

Laboratory(Clinics)

01
01

Total

02

Clinics and Co ordination Satellite system

01

Total

01

Divisional Hospitals
Type B (100-50 beds)

Divisional Hospitals
Type C (< 50 beds)

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Cancer Hospital
Maharagama

Lady Ridgway
Hospital for
Children

Eye Hospital

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Tumor marking
Heamatology
Bone marrow test
OPD lab
Histology
Immuno histo- Chemistry
Cytology
Microbiology
Stores
Quality Assurance/Bio safety
Technical Officer
Public Relation officer
Teaching Coordinator

01
01
07
02
10
04
06
06
05
03
05
01
01
01
01
01

Total

55

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology
OPD Laboratory
Quality Assurance/Bio safety
Technical Officer
Stores
Public relation/Teaching Coordination

01
01
07
07
05
05
06
01
01
01
01

Total

36

Chief MLT
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology
PAP smear
Biochemistry
OPD
Quality Assurance /Stores

01
01
02
02
01
02
01
01

Total

11

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Dental Hospital
Colombo &
Peradeniya

Maternity
Hospitals
Castle Street
Hospital for
Women
Colombo - 08
&
De Soyza
Hospital for
Women

Mental
Hospitals
Angoda
&
Mulleriyawa

Infections
Disease
Control Hospital
(IDH) Angoda

Chief MLT
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology/pap smear
Biochemistry
OPD
Quality Assurance /Stores

01
01
02
02
02
01
01

Total

10x2

Superintendent MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology
Clinical Pathology
Andrology
Quality Assurance
Stores
Public relation/Teaching Coordination

01
04
04
02
05
02
02
01
01
01

Total

23x2

Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Quality Assurance /Bio Safety
Public relation /Teaching Coordination

01
04
04
02
01
01

Total

13x2

Chief MLT
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Quality Assurance /Bio safety
Public relation /Teaching Coordination

01
04
04
02
01
01

Total

13

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Special Institutions
National
Institute of
Health Sciences
Kalutara
Training unit

Superintendent MLT
Microbiology & virology
Histopathology & lab Management
Haematology
Parasitology
Bio chemistry
Quality Assurance

01
02
02
02
02
02
01

Service Lab*
(*Generate
money)

Public health, PAP, lipid profile, FBS etc

Microbiology

04
06

Total

22

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT(Regional Centers coordination)
Public Relation/Teaching coordination
PCR Laboratory
HIV Laboratory
HSV Culture Laboratory
GC Culture
Serology Laboratory
General Laboratory
Microscopy
PAP screening
Quality Assurance
Bio safety
Stores

01
01
01
03
07
02
03
05
02
04
02
01
01
01

Total

34

22 regional centers

01 each

Total

22

STD/AIDS
Control
program

STD Clinics
(Regional)

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National Blood
Transfusion
Service
National Blood
Centre

Superintendent MLT
Chief MLT(Regional Center coordination)
Quality Assurance
Stores
Sample Accepting Officer
Teaching Lab Coordinator
Histo compatibility Laboratory
National Reference Laboratory
Quality Control Laboratory
Reagent Preparation Laboratory
Nucleic Acid Testing
Cord Blood Banking
Frozen Red Cells

Processing Laboratory
(Component/TTI/Grouping Laboratories)

Regional
Centers

01
01
01
02
01
01
04
03
03
02
03
02
02
30

Total

56

Kandy / Anuradhapura /Kamburugamuwa / Kurunegala

Karapitiya/Maharagama/Jaffna
Ampara/Badulla /Rathnapura
Vauniya/Trincomalee/ Peradeniya/ Ragama/Polonnaruwa
Baticoloa/NHSL/CSHW/DMH/LRH/CSTH/SJGH/

07

05
04
03
02
84

Total
Collecting &
Storage Centers

01 each
Kalutara/Avissawella/Wathupitiwala/ Gampaha/ Homagama/Horana/
Chilaw/Negambo/Panadura/Kethumatie/Matale
/Dambulla/Gampola/Nuwara Eliya
Nawalapitiya/Kuliyapitiya/Puttlum/Dikoya/Nikaweratiya/Matara/Hambantota
/Mahaoya /Mahamodara/Balapitiya /Kegalle/ Kantale /Embilipitiya/Tangalle
Elpitiya/Dehiaththekandiya/ Balangoda /Kahawatte/Mannar/ Point
pedro/Monaragala/Kamburupitiya /Diyathalawa /Mahiyanganaya /Kilinochchi
/Kalmunai South/Kalmunai North /Akkareipattu /Marawila/ Accident service
/Welisara /Karawanella/Mawanella /Kalpitiya /Dambadeniya /Padaviya
/Thambuththegama
51

Total

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Medical
Research
institute

Training Schools
MRI-Colombo
NIHS-Kalutara
TH-Peradeniya

Food and Water

Laboratory
Anuradhapura
Kuunagala
Rathnapura
Kaluthara(NIHS)

Superintendent MLTT
Residential MLTT
Quality Assurance
Public Relation/Teaching coordination
Heamatology
Histopathology
Immunology
Bio Chemistry
Animal House
Food & Water
Pharmacology
Entomology
Rabies & Vaccines
Nutrition
Virology
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Microbiolgy
Parasitology
Electron Microscopy
Natural Products

04
04
03
01
04
05
04
10
01
13
03
01
04
03
15
03
04
11
03
02
02

Total

100

Principal

01

Total

013

Lecturers
Microbiology & virology
Histopathology & lab Management
Haematology
Parasitology
Bio chemistry
Demonstrator

02
02
02
02
02
01

Total

113

Senior MLT
Chemical
Microbiology

01
02
03

Total

06x4

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National
Programme for
Tuberculosis &
Chest Diseases
(RDCP)
National
Culture
Laboratory

Service Lab

Chest Hospital ,
Welisara

Provincial and
District
Chest Clinics
Kandy
Jaffna
Galle
Anuradhapura
Vaunia
Borella
Kurunegala
Chest Clinics

Superintendent MLT
Bio safety
Gen. microbiology
TB culture
DST Quality Control Lab
Microscopy
Training/ research

01
01
03
06
04
08
03

Total

26

Sinior MLT
Research
Quality Assurance

01
02
04

Total

07

Chief MLT
Public Relation/Quality Assurance
Haematology
Bio Chemistry
OPD
Microbiology
Histopathology

01
01
03
03
02
02
01

Total

13

Chief MLT
Quality Assurance/Public Relation
TB culture
Microscopy

01
01
05
03

Total

107

Gampaha/ Kalutara / /Puttalam/Trincomalee/ Mathara/ Badulla/ Ratnapura/

Mulativ/ Kilinochchi/
Total
Kegalle/ Monaragala/ Polonnaruwa/ Baticoloa/ Kalmunei/ Ampara/ Mathale/
Hambanthota/ Nuwara Eliya/ Maharagama

02

Total

2x9
01

1x10

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Family Health
Bauru(FHB)
Central Lab

Chief MLT
Coordinating/Quality officer
Central Gov. Hospitals
Provincial Council Hospitals
Special Institutions
Service Laboratory

01

Total

08

Attached to
Teaching
Hospitals

TH - Anuradhapura(2), Batticaloa(1), Mahamodara(2), SBMCH Peradeniya (2),

Jaffna(1), PGH - Badulla(2), Kurunegala(3), Ratnapura(2),

15

Attached to
General
Hospitals

Ampara(1), Kegalle(1), Matara(2), Pollonaruwa(1), Chilaw(2), Vauniya(2),

Moneragala(2),NEliya(2) Hambantota(2), Matale(1)

16

Attached to
Base
Hospitals

Gampaha(1), Avissawella(1), Mathale(1), Horana(1), Homagama(1),

Wathupitiwela(1), Trincomalee(1), Embilipitiya(1), Mahiyanganaya(1)

09

01
01
01
04

Total
National
Nephrology
Centers
Maligawatte
Kandy
Anuradhapura

National
Cardiology
Centers
Colombo
Kurunegala
Karapitiya

National
Thalassaemia
Centers
Kurunegala
Anuradhapura
Ragama

40

Chief MLTT
Public Relation/Quality Assurance
Haematology
Biochemistry
Clinical Pathology
Microbiology
Special Test

01
01
01
01
01
01
01

Total

07x3

Chief MLTT
Public Relation/Quality Assurance
Haematology
Biochemistry
Special Test

01
01
01
02
01

Total

06X3

Chief MLTT
Public Relation/Quality Assurance
Haematology
Biochemistry
Special Test

01
01
02
01
01

Total

06x3

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Anti
Malaria
Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services)

Reagent and Stores
Regional Campaigns

01
01
01 each

Anti
Filarial
Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services)

Reagent and Stores
Regional Campaigns

01
01
01 each

Anti
Leprosy
Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services)

Reagent and Stores
Regional Campaigns

01
01
01 each

Judicial
Medical
Laboratory

Senior MLT/Stores
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology

01
01
01
01
01

Total

05x3

Senior MLT/Stores
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology

01
01
01
01
01

Total

053

Senior MLT/Stores
Biochemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Histology

01
01
01
01
01

Total

053

Colombo
Kandy
Karapitiya

Ayurvedic
Hospitals
Rajagiriya
Naavinna
Pallekele

Prison Hospitals
Colombo/Kandy
Galle

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Medical
Suppliers
Division

Chief Coordinator
Coordination - Provincial councils
Coordination - Central Government Hospitals
Coordination - Special Institutions

01
02
02
02

Total

07

Provincial Superintendent MLT

(Applicable for each Province)

01

Total

10

Divisional Chief MLT

(Applicable for each divisional Provincial Councils)

01

Total

23

Provincial
Councils
Under PDHS
office

Under RDHS
Office

Mobile
Laboratory
Service

02 each

Committee on Existing MLT Cadre Norms 2008 (Based Document)

Dr. S. D. Athukorala (Chief Consultant, Microbiologist/NHSL)
Dr. (Mrs) S.Siriwardana (Senior Chemical Pathologist/NHSL)
Dr. (Mrs) M.Thudawe (Senior Haematologist/NHSL)
Committee on Revision of MLT Cadre Norms 2010
Mr. Ravi Kumudesh - President/SlagMLT
Mr. Mohan Premaratne - Secretary/SLSMLS
Dr. Arunananda - DD/Chest Hospital
Dr. ALF Rahman - MS/AMH, Kalmunei
Dr. BAPR Balasuriya - SR in Med. Admin/MoH
Administrative Committee
Dr. R. Wimal Jayantha - DDG (Planning)
Dr. S.Yoganathan - DDG (Medical Services) II
Dr. Kapila Kannangara - PDHS (Sabaragamuwa Province)
Dr. C. Wickramasinghe - Director (Planning)
Dr.Vineetha Pannila - Director (Laboratory Services)
Dr. Ajith Priyadarshana - Director (NDQAL)
Dr. Kamal Gamini - Director (Medical Supplies Division)
Dr.Champa Aluthweera - Director (Non Communicable Diseases)
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