▁professional ▁association ▁for ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁scient ists , ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁super vis ors , ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁consult ants . ▁Its ▁office ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁U . S .. ▁ ▁Profile ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁American ▁Bio anal yst s ▁( C AB ) ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Labor ator ies ▁( N AC L ) ▁The ▁A AB ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organization ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Board ▁of ▁Bio analysis , ▁A AB ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg istry ▁A AB ▁Associ ate ▁Member ▁Section , ▁College ▁of ▁Re product ive ▁Bi ology ▁Environment al ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁Section ▁and ▁National ▁Independent ▁Labor atory ▁Association . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁cert ifying ▁ag ency ▁The ▁American ▁Board ▁of ▁Bio analysis , ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁cert ifying ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁for ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁direct ors ▁and ▁super vis ors . ▁The ▁A AB ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg istry ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁cert ifying ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁for ▁medical ▁techn ologist ▁and ▁medical ▁labor atory ▁techn icians . ▁Those ▁cert ified ▁either ▁meet ▁or ▁exceed ▁the ▁minimum ▁requirements ▁for ▁testing ▁personnel ▁under ▁C lin ical ▁Labor atory ▁Im prov ement ▁Am end ments . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁as ▁a ▁trade ▁association ▁The ▁National ▁Independent