201 KAR 46:040 - Medical imaging technologist, advanced imaging professional, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation therapist licenses
RELATES TO: KRS 311B.020, 311B.050, 311B.100(2), 311B.110, 311B.120, 311B.180, 311B.190
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 311B.050 requires the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedures for the issuance and renewal of a license. KRS 311B.100(2) and KRS 311B.110(6) require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the qualifications for an advanced imaging professional, a medical imaging technologist, a radiographer, a radiation therapist, and a nuclear medicine technologist. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for licensure, renewal, and reinstatement.
Section 1. Eligibility
for an Advanced Imaging Professional, a Medical Imaging Technologist, a
Radiographer, a Radiation Therapist, and a Nuclear Medicine Technologist
License. A person shall not be eligible for a license pursuant to this
administrative regulation for diagnostic imaging or therapeutic purposes unless
the person has:
(1) Satisfactorily passed the
national examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
examination;
(2) Satisfactorily
completed an accredited educational program; and
(3) Maintained current active status of
certification and registration with ARRT or NMTCB.
Section 2. Application for Initial License.
An applicant shall submit:
(1) A completed and
signed application KBMIRT Form 1;
(2) A nonrefundable initial application and
license fee as established by
201 KAR 46:020, Section 1,
unless the fee is waived in accordance with
KRS
311B.140;
(3) The results of a criminal background
check completed within the past six (6) months in state of residence and
employment and any other state of residence and employment within the past five
(5) years;
(4) A copy of a
government-issued photo ID;
(5)
Documentation of active registration or certification with the ARRT or NMTCB;
and
(6) Verification of graduation
from an accredited educational program.
Section 3. Applicant from an Unaccredited
Educational Program.
(1) If an applicant
qualifies for licensure under
KRS
311B.100(3), the applicant
shall submit and satisfy the requirements of Section 2(1)(a) through (e) of
this administrative regulation and shall submit proof:
(a) Of an active valid license or certificate
from another jurisdiction's regulatory board to practice as an advanced imaging
professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist,
or nuclear medicine technologist and is in good standing;
(b) Of certification or licensure by a
national organization recognized by the board;
(c) That the applicant has not been
disciplined as an advanced imaging professional, medical imaging technologist,
radiographer, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist by any
jurisdiction or national organization that has issued a license or certificate
to the applicant;
(d) Of a minimum
of five (5) years of work experience as a certified or licensed advanced
imaging professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation
therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist; and
(e) That the applicant maintained continuing
education requirements during the applicant's period of licensure or
certification, which includes copies of any continuing education certificates
received for attending from the sponsor.
(2) If an applicant qualifies for licensure
under
KRS
12.245,
12.354,
or
12.357,
the applicant shall submit and satisfy the requirements of Section 2(1)(a)
through (e) of this administrative regulation, subsection (1)(a) through (c) of
this Section, and shall submit form DD-214 or other proof of active or prior
military service for the applicant or spouse of the applicant.
Section 4. The issued license
shall identify the licensee as an advanced imaging professional, a medical
imaging technologist, a radiographer, a radiation therapist, or a nuclear
medicine technologist. The medical imaging technologist license shall also
identify any ARRT or NMTCB disciplines awarded to the licensee.
Section 5. The license shall expire annually
on the last day of the licensee's birth month. If a license is first issued to
an individual less than six (6) months before the individual's birth month, the
license issued to the individual shall not expire on that date, but instead it
shall expire at the last day of the individual's birth month in the following
calendar year.
Section 6. Renewal
of License. To renew a license, the licensee shall submit:
(1) KBMIRT Form 2;
(2) Verification of current active status
with the ARRT or NMTCB; and
(3) The
renewal license fee as established by
201 KAR 46:020, Section 2,
unless the fee is waived in accordance with
KRS
311B.140.
Section 7. Reinstatement of Lapsed License.
(1) A licensee who has allowed the license to
lapse up to twelve (12) months shall be eligible to be reinstated upon:
(a) Submission of KBMIRT Form 2;
(b) Verification of current active status
with the ARRT or NMTCB;
(c)
Submission of documentation of twenty-four (24) hours of approved continuing
education biennially; and
(d) The
payment of reinstatement and renewal fees as established by
201 KAR 46:020, Sections 2
and 7, unless the fees are waived in accordance with
KRS
311B.140.
(2) A licensee whose license has lapsed for
more than twelve (12) months shall submit:
(a) Verification of current active status
with the ARRT or NMTCB;
(b) KBMIRT
Form 1;
(c) Continuing education
KBMIRT Form 8, as incorporated by reference in
201 KAR
46:060, that documents twenty-four (24) hours of
approved continuing education;
(d)
The payment of nonrefundable initial application and license fee and
reinstatement fee as established by
201 KAR 46:020, Sections 1
and 7, unless the fees are waived in accordance with
KRS
311B.140;
(e) The results of a criminal background
check completed within the past six (6) months in state of residence and
employment and any other state of residence and employment within the past five
(5) years; and
(f) A copy of a
government-issued photo ID.
Section 8. Reinstatement of Revoked License.
An applicant seeking reinstatement after a license revocation shall follow the
same process as a new applicant as required under
KRS
311B.100,
311B.110,
and this administrative regulation.
Section
9. Lapsed Credential. A licensee shall not allow a credential to
lapse while the license is active. If a licensee's credential is suspended,
revoked, or otherwise discontinued by a national organization, the licensee
shall notify the board immediately. A licensee seeking reinstatement following
a lapse in credential shall submit:
(1)
Verification of current active status with the ARRT or NMTCB; and
(2) Payment of reinstatement fee as
established by
201 KAR 46:020, Section
7.
Section 10. Temporary
License. The board may, upon completion of Form KBMIRT 3, as incorporated by
reference in
201
KAR 46:045, and payment of the fee established in
201 KAR 46:020, Section 3,
issue a temporary license to an applicant who has successfully completed an
approved course of study in radiography, nuclear medicine technology, radiation
therapy, or an advanced imaging profession and meets the other requirements of
201
KAR 46:045 other than having taken the required
examination. A temporary license shall be effective for up to one (1) year only
and shall not be renewable. Upon certification, a temporary license may be
converted to a permanent license as described in
201
KAR 46:045, Section 2. A temporary license shall
expire upon issuance of a permanent license.
Section 11. Continuing Education Audit
Process.
(1) The board shall select a sample
of licensees to audit for continuing education compliance.
(2) The board shall send each licensee
selected for audit a notification of audit.
(3) Each licensee shall maintain his or her
personal files such as certificates or records of credit from approved
continuing education programs from the current biennium and immediate prior
biennium.
(4) A licensee selected
for audit shall provide the board with a copy of his or her certificate or
records of completion.
(5) Failure
to comply with an audit may result in nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of
license.
Section 12.
Contrast Procedures. Only individuals holding a license pursuant to this
administrative regulation shall perform diagnostic imaging or radiation therapy
procedures regulated by KRS Chapter 311B at facilities where contrast studies
are performed.
Section 13. CT
Training for Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Radiation Therapists.
Individuals who are licensed in the primary discipline of nuclear medicine or
radiation therapy, are certified by the ARRT or NMTCB, and are seeking
post-primary certification in computed tomography (CT) may work under the
direct supervision of a licensed and certified CT technologist to gain clinical
competency. An individual who wishes to complete clinical training in CT shall
submit a Provisional License Application, as incorporated by reference in
201
KAR 46:050, which shall expire twenty-four (24) months
from the date of issuance.
Section
14. PET Training for Radiographers and Radiation Therapists.
Individuals who are licensed in the primary discipline of radiography or
radiation therapy, are certified by the ARRT, and are seeking post-primary
certification in positron emission tomography (PET) may work under the direct
supervision of a licensed and certified PET technologist with the permission of
an authorized user to gain clinical competency. An individual who wishes to
complete clinical training in PET shall submit a Provisional License
Application, as incorporated by reference in
201
KAR 46:050, which shall expire twenty-four (24) months
from the date of issuance.
Section
15. Applications for licensure shall be filed with the Board of
Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 125 Holmes Street, Suite 320, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
Section 16.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
KBMIRT Form 1, "License Application-Medical Imaging or Radiation Therapy",
August 2020; and
(b) KBMIRT Form 2,
"License Renewal Application-Medical Imaging or Radiation Therapy", August
2020.
(2) This material
may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at
the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 125 Holmes Street, Suite
320, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
Notes
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 311B.050, 311B.080, 311B.100(2), 311B.110
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