22 Tex. Admin. Code § 186.13 - Requirements for a Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist Certificate
(a) Applicants for
a Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist Certificate must meet the
requirements listed in §
186.10 of this chapter and the
requirements listed in §601.105 of the Act.
(b) To qualify for a limited certificate, an
applicant must meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1) the successful completion of a limited
program and successful completion of exam as set out in subsections (c) and (d)
of this section; or
(2) current
licensure, certification, or registration as an LMRT in another state, the
District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States of
America.
(c) Acceptable
limited certificate programs training individuals to perform limited radiologic
procedures must:
(1) be accredited by JRCERT,
ABHES, or SACS (or other regional accrediting entities) to offer a limited
curriculum in radiologic technology; or
(2) be accredited by JRCCVT to offer a
curriculum in invasive cardiovascular technology.
(d) Limited certificate examinations.
(1) Accepted examinations for limited
certificates are:
(A) ARRT limited scope of
practice in radiography examinations for:
(i)
skull;
(ii) chest;
(iii) spine;
(iv) extremities;
(v) chiropractic (spine and extremities);
and
(vi) podiatric (podiatry);
or
(B) Cardiovascular
Credentialing International invasive registry examination for cardiovascular;
or
(C) a limited radiography
examination accepted for licensure in another state.
(2) Eligibility for an ARRT limited scope of
practice in radiography examination requires the applicant to:
(A) request and obtain Advisory board
authorization; and
(B) provide the
Advisory Board with documents showing completion of either:
(i) an approved limited program; or
(ii) education components necessary for the
appropriate limited scope of practice in radiography examination signed by the
program director or registrar.
(3) Authorization by the Advisory Board
allows for three attempts to successfully pass the ARRT limited scope of
practice in radiography examination with a score of 75.
(4) The minimum acceptable score for a
cardiovascular limited certificate is 70.
(5) If an ARRT examinee does not successfully
meet the requirements of paragraph (3) of this section, they must:
(A) complete a board-approved continuing
education course of at least 60 hours from an approved limited program;
and
(B) seek authorization from the
Advisory Board to be allowed one more attempt to pass with a score of 75 within
one year. If they do not pass the extra attempt, they are ineligible for that
particular limited certificate.
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