(1) The formal
education may be a single offering that meets all standards of all categories,
or it may be offered individually specific to the category the provider wishes
to offer.
(2) The following are the
minimum standards:
a. A principal instructor
shall:
(1) Be an Iowa-licensed chiropractor
teaching spine and extremities categories only; or
(2) Be an Iowa-permitted general radiologic
technologist and have at least two years of current experience in radiography;
or
(3) Hold a current ARRT
registration and have at least two years of current experience in radiography
if the clinical site is located outside of Iowa.
b. A clinical instructor shall:
(1) Be an Iowa-licensed chiropractor teaching
spine and extremities categories only; or
(2) Be an Iowa-permitted general radiologic
technologist and have at least two years of current experience in radiography;
or
(3) Be an Iowa-permitted limited
radiologic technologist in the category of instruction and have at least two
years of current experience in radiography; or
(4) Hold a current ARRT registration and have
at least two years of current experience in radiography if the clinical site is
located outside of Iowa.
c. Clinical instructors shall be supervised
by the principal instructor.
d. A
principal instructor may also act as clinical instructor, if
applicable.
e. Classroom and
clinical standards are listed below:
|
Category
|
Classroom Hours
|
Clinical Practice Projections
|
Clinical Competency Projections
|
|
Core: completed by all trainees
|
60
|
|
Chest
|
20
|
30 PA or LAT
|
5 PA, 5 LAT
|
|
Upper extremity
|
20
|
30 (any projections)
|
10 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
|
Lower extremity
|
20
|
30 (any projections)
|
10 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
|
Shoulder
|
20
|
20 (any projections)
|
6 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
|
Spine
|
20
|
30 (any projections)
|
10 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
|
Pediatric: add on to chest
|
8 of initial pediatrics
|
20 (any projections)
|
2 PA, 2 LAT
|
|
Pediatric: add on to upper extremity
|
8 of initial pediatrics
|
20 (any projections)
|
10 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
|
Pediatric: add on to lower extremity
|
8 of initial pediatrics
|
20 (any projections)
|
10 (only 2 of any projection allowed)
|
(1) All competency
testing for limited radiography shall be directly supervised by the principal
or clinical instructor, can only begin after the classroom hours in a category
have been completed, and cannot begin until after the clinical site has been
approved by the department using the Initial Clinical Site Form.
(2) Clinical instructors shall directly
supervise all students before the student's competency for a specific
projection is documented and indirectly supervise after the student's
competency for a specific projection is documented.
(3) Current permit holders completing formal
education to add a category do not need to repeat the core
curriculum.
(3)
Department approval is required before implementing any formal education or
making any changes to a formal education offering.
(4) Administrative items for all
formal
education:
a. The department reserves the
right to audit or evaluate any aspect of the formal education or student
progress.
b. The department may at
any time require further documentation.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 641-42.31
ARC 0577C, IAB 2/6/13,
effective 3/13/13
Amended by
IAB
June 16, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 26, effective
7/21/2021
