Or. Admin. R. 337-010-0026 - Permit Renewal

(1) Permit holders must submit evidence of continuing education (CE) on an application for permit renewal.
(2) Permit holders must obtain a minimum of continuing education hours according to the following schedule:
(a) One to three LXMO anatomic areas requires 9 hours of CE per year or 18 hours for a 2-year renewal.
(b) Four or more LXMO anatomic areas requires 12 hours of CE per year or 24 hours for a 2-year renewal.
(3) The Board may require permit holders to produce documents verifying continuing education activities for purposes of an audit by the Board. Permit holders are required to retain verification documents for a period of two years following the renewal date. At any time during those two years the Board may require permit holders to produce those documents for purposes of an audit by the Board.
(4) Continuing Education Activities shall be directly appropriate to the anatomical areas practiced by the permit holder and include: independent or directed reading of professional and scientific journals and newsletters; video or audio education with an associated post-test; attendance to educational portions of professional organizations meetings; symposia, workshops, lectures, refresher courses, correspondence courses, or other Board accepted CE; in-service education.
(a) For LXMO permit holders, a minimum of one hour of approved CE in one permit area is required per year and 2 hours of either radiation use and safety or radiographic technique is required per year.
(5) Limited X-ray Machine Operator (LXMO) permit renewal requirements following 24-month lapse: A LXMO permit holder with a permit that is expired for a period in excess of 24 continuous months must complete all requirements to obtain an initial permanent LXMO permit under OAR 337-010-0030.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 337-010-0026
BRT 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; BMI 2-2013, f. 7-26-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; BMI 3-2015, f. 11-4-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016; BMI 7-2020, amend filed 07/28/2020, effective 7/28/2020; BMI 4-2022, amend filed 01/25/2022, effective 1/25/2022; BMI 1-2024, amend filed 02/02/2024, effective 2/2/2024

Tables referenced are available from the agency.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.555(1)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.445 & 688.505

State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.