| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an
individual must be certified or hold a temporary certificate as a
radiologist assistant, medical radiologic technologist or limited
radiologic technologist, or be placed by the board on the registry
for non-certified technicians before the individual may perform a
radiologic procedure.
(b) Types of Certificates. The board shall issue general
certificates, limited certificates, temporary certificates (general
or limited), or provisional certificates.
(c) General Requirements.
(1) Except as otherwise required in this section, an
applicant for temporary or regular certification as an RA, MRT, or
LMRT, or registration as an NCT must:
(A) graduate from high school or its equivalent as
determined by the Texas Education Agency;
(B) attain at least 18 years of age;
(C) submit an application on a form prescribed by the
board;
(D) pay the required application fee, as set forth
under Chapter 175 of this title (relating to Fees and Penalties);
(E) provide a complete and legible set of fingerprints,
on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department
of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record
information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation;
(F) certify that the applicant is mentally and physically
able to perform radiologic procedures;
(G) not have a license, certification, or registration
in this state or from any other licensing authority or certifying
professional organization that is currently revoked or suspended;
(H) not have proceedings that have been instituted
against the applicant for the restriction, cancellation, suspension,
or revocation of certificate, license, or authority to perform radiologic
procedures in the state, a Canadian province, or the uniformed service
of the United States in which it was issued;
(I) not have pending any prosecution against applicant
in any state, federal, or international court for any offense that
under the laws of this state is a felony, or an offense that is a
misdemeanor of moral turpitude;
(J) be of good professional character as defined under §194.2
of this title (relating to Definitions);
(K) submit to the board any other information the board
considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications; and
(L) meet any other requirement established by rules
adopted by the board.
(2) The board retains the discretion to consider the
nature of any final disciplinary action, other than suspension or
revocation, when determining whether to issue the certificate or other
authorization.
(d) Additional Requirements for Specific Certificate
Types or Placement on the Board's Non-Certified Technician Registry.
(1) Radiologist Assistant Certificate. In addition
to meeting requirements under subsection (c) of this section, an applicant
must pass the jurisprudence examination in accordance with subsection
(e) of this section, and meet the following requirements:
(A) possess current national certification and registration
as a radiologist assistant by ARRT;
(B) possess current national certification as a radiology
practitioner assistant by CBRPA; or
(C) be currently licensed, certified, or registered
as a radiologist assistant in another state, the District of Columbia,
or a territory of the United States whose requirements are more stringent
than or are substantially equivalent to the requirements for Texas
radiologist assistant certification.
(2) General Medical Radiologic Technologist Certificate.
In addition to meeting requirements under subsection (c) of this section,
to qualify for a general certificate, an applicant must pass the jurisprudence
examination in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, and
meet at least one of the following requirements:
(A) possession of current national certification as
a registered technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist, or nuclear
medicine technologist by ARRT;
(B) successful completion of the ARRT's examination
in radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology;
(C) possession of current national certification as
a nuclear medicine technologist by the NMTCB;
(D) successful completion of the NMTCB's examination
in nuclear medicine technology; or
(E) current licensure, certification, or registration
as a medical radiologic technologist in another state, the District
of Columbia, or a territory of the United States whose requirements
are more stringent than or are substantially equivalent to the requirements
for Texas general certification.
(3) Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist Certificate.
In addition to meeting requirements under subsection (c) of this section,
to qualify for a limited certificate, an applicant must meet at least
one of the following requirements:
(A) the successful completion of a limited program
as set out in §194.12 of this title (relating to Standards for
the Approval of Certificate Program Curricula and Instructors) and
the successful completion of the jurisprudence examination and appropriate
limited examination in accordance with subsection (e) of this section;
(B) current licensure, certification, or registration
as an LMRT in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory
of the United States of America whose requirements are more stringent
than or substantially equivalent to the requirements for Texas limited
certification and successful completion of the jurisprudence examination
in accordance with subsection (e) of this section; or
(C) current general certification as an MRT issued
by the board. The MRT must surrender the general certificate and submit
a written request for a limited certificate indicating the limited
categories requested.
(4) Temporary Radiologist Assistant Certificate.
(A) The board may issue a temporary radiologist assistant
certificate to an applicant who, in addition to meeting the requirements
of subsection (c) of this section:
(i) has successfully completed a course of study in
an ARRT or CBRPA-recognized radiologist assistant program;
(ii) is approved by ARRT or CBRPA as examination eligible;
(iii) meets all the qualifications for a radiologist
certificate and has signed an agreed order or remedial plan but is
waiting for the next scheduled meeting of the board for the agreed
order or remedial plan to be approved and the radiologist certificate
to be issued; or
(iv) has not on a full-time basis actively practiced
as defined under subsection (i) of this section, but meets guidelines
set by the board addressing factors that include, but are not limited
to, length of time out of active practice and duration of temporary
certificates. In order to be determined eligible for a temporary radiologist
assistant certificate to remedy active practice issues, the applicant
must:
(I) be supervised by a radiologist (as defined under §194.2
of this title) who:
(-a-) holds an active, unrestricted license in Texas;
(-b-) has not been the subject of a disciplinary order,
unless the order was administrative in nature; and
(-c-) is not a relative or family member of the applicant;
and
(II) present written verification from the radiologist
that he or she will:
(-a-) provide on-site, continuous supervision of the
applicant and provide reports of such supervision to the board according
to rules adopted by the board; and
(-b-) retain professional and legal responsibility
for the care rendered by the applicant while practicing under the
temporary certificate.
(B) A temporary radiologist assistant certificate granted
under this paragraph may be valid for not more than one year from
the date issued. A temporary radiologist assistant certificate may
be revoked at any time the board deems necessary.
(C) An individual who practices after the expiration
of the temporary certificate will be considered to be practicing without
a certificate and may be subject to disciplinary action.
(5) Temporary General Medical Radiologic Technologist
Certificate.
(A) The board may issue a temporary general certificate
to an applicant who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection
(c) of this section:
(i) has successfully completed a course of study in
radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology which
is accredited by an agency which is recognized by:
(I) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,
including but not limited to: the Joint Committee on Education in
Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT); or
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