Phlebotomy Technician in California
CA Dept. of Public Health — Laboratory Field Services (CDPH LFS)
California requires a state Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT-1) certificate from CDPH Laboratory Field Services. CDPH does not administer its own test — you pass a certification exam from a CDPH-approved national organization (ACA, AMT, ASCP, NCCT or NHA), and those exams are given in English. The training path is 40 hours of didactic instruction plus 40 hours of clinical practice (at least 50 venipunctures and 10 skin punctures). Our multilingual practice questions are a study aid.
📋 Exam facts
Real California exam administration — from the official source
- Practice questions (this site)
- 359
- Testing agency
- National cert exam (ACA/AMT/ASCP/NCCT/NHA)
- Real written-test languages
- English
- To pass
- CPT-1 certificate required; pass a CDPH-approved national certification exam (CDPH does not run its own exam)
- Fee
- To confirm
- Training hours
- 40 hrs didactic + 40 hrs clinical (≥50 venipunctures + 10 skin punctures)
- Approved certifiers
- ACA, AMT, ASCP, NCCT, NHA
🗓️ Last updated: 2026-07-06
📄 Based on: CDPH LFS Phlebotomist CPT-I page + CDPH approved-certifying-organizations list, checked 2026-07-06
State rules change often. This table shows only facts confirmed from an official state agency source on the date noted; anything unconfirmed is marked “to confirm.” In the ~46 states not listed, there is no state phlebotomy license — national certification (ASCP, NHA, AMT, NCCT, etc.) is voluntary or employer-driven. Always verify current requirements with your state agency or certifying organization before you register.