RELATES TO:
KRS 311B.050,
311B.100(2),
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 administer and enforce KRS Chapter 311B and to
regulate the licensure of medical imaging technologists, advanced imaging
professionals, radiographers, nuclear medicine technologists, and radiation
therapists other than a licensed practitioner of the healing arts.
KRS
311B.100(2) requires the
board to establish licensure qualifications. This administrative regulation
establishes procedures for the temporary licensure of medical imaging
technologists, advanced imaging professionals, and radiation therapists who are
eligible to apply for the appropriate national board exam.
Section 1. Application for Temporary License.
An applicant shall submit:
(1) Completed and
signed Temporary License Application-Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy,
Form KBMIRT 3;
(2) Non-refundable
temporary application and license fee as established by
201 KAR 46:020, Section
3;
(3) Results of 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) Copy of a
government issued photo ID; and
(5)
Verification of successful completion of an accredited educational
program.
Section 2. Upon
certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or
the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), a temporary
license shall be converted to a regular license upon submission of
documentation of the ARRT or the NMTCB certification. If a temporary license is
converted to a permanent license less than six (6) months before the
individual's birth month, the permanent 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 3. If a temporary licensee has not
submitted documentation of the ARRT or the NMTCB certification during the
twelve (12) month period, the license shall not be renewed; and the individual
shall follow the procedure for initial license application pursuant to
201
KAR 46:040 and pay the initial application and license
fee mandated in
201 KAR 46:020.
Section 4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Temporary License Application-Medical
Imaging and Radiation Therapy", Form KBMIRT 3, 3/2019, is incorporated by
reference.
(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.
