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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 194MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
SUBCHAPTER ACERTIFICATE HOLDERS, NON-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES
RULE §194.6Procedural Rules and Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Applicants for a Certificate or Placement on the Board's Non-Certified Technician Registry

    (B) A temporary limited certificate granted based upon successful completion of approved programs under subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph may not be valid for more than six months from the date issued, unless the applicant has met all qualifications for the limited certificate, and is on the agenda for the next scheduled meeting of the board for the limited certificate to be issued.

    (C) Temporary limited certificates granted for the purpose of remedying active practice deficiencies under subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph may not be valid for more than 12 months from the date of issue.

    (D) A temporary limited certificate may be revoked at any time the board deems necessary.

    (E) 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.

  (7) Provisional Medical Radiologic Technologist Certificate.

    (A) To qualify for a provisional general certificate, an applicant must:

      (i) be currently licensed or certified in another jurisdiction;

      (ii) have been licensed or certified in good standing as a MRT for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing or certification requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act;

      (iii) pass a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of radiologic technology;

      (iv) 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; and

      (v) be sponsored by a medical radiologic technologist certified by the board under the Act with whom the provisional certificate holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional certificate.

    (B) A provisional certificate is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional certificate holder's application for a certificate.

    (C) The board must approve or deny a provisional certificate holder's application for a certificate not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional certificate is issued. The board may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the board before the end of that period.

  (8) Placement on the Non-Certified Technician Registry.

    (A) Registration Required. In accordance with §601.202 of the Act, a person who intentionally uses radiologic technology, other than a certificate holder, physician assistant, registered nurse, or person performing procedures under the supervision of a dentist, must register with the board prior to performing any procedures.

    (B) In addition to meeting the requirements under subsection (c) of this section, to qualify for placement on the board's NCT Registry, an applicant must successfully complete a training program approved by the board in accordance with §194.13 of this title (relating to Mandatory Training Programs for Non-Certified Technicians) and pass the jurisprudence examination in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.

(e) Examinations Required.

  (1) Jurisprudence examination. An applicant must pass the jurisprudence examination ("JP exam"), which shall be conducted on the laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the practice of medical radiologic technology in this state. The JP exam shall be developed and administered as follows:

    (A) The staff of the Medical Board shall prepare questions for the JP exam and provide a facility by which applicants can take the examination.

    (B) An examinee shall not be permitted to bring books, compends, notes, journals, calculators or other documents or devices into the examination room, nor be allowed to communicate by word or sign with another examinee while the examination is in progress without permission of the presiding examiner, nor be allowed to leave the examination room except when so permitted by the presiding examiner.

    (C) Irregularities during an examination, such as giving or obtaining unauthorized information or aid as evidenced by observation or subsequent statistical analysis of answer sheets, shall be sufficient cause to terminate an applicant's participation in an examination, invalidate the applicant's examination results, or take other appropriate action.

    (D) Applicants must pass the JP exam with a score of 75 or better.

    (E) A person who has passed the JP exam shall not be required to retake the exam for re-licensure, except as a specific requirement of the board as part of an order.

  (2) Additional Examinations Required for Certification.

    (A) Radiologist Assistant Certificate. The following examinations are accepted for a radiologist assistant application:

      (i) the ARRT Registered Radiologist Assistant examination; or

      (ii) the CBRPA Radiology Practitioner Assistant examination.

    (B) General Certificate. The following examinations are accepted for a general certificate application:

      (i) NMTCB examination in nuclear medicine technology; or

      (ii) The appropriate ARRT examination in radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy. Determination of the appropriate examination shall be made on the basis of the type of educational program completed by the applicant for a general certificate.

    (C) Limited Certificate.

      (i) The following examinations are accepted for a limited certificate application: Successful completion of the appropriate examination, including the core knowledge component, as follows:

        (I) skull--the ARRT examination for the limited scope of practice in radiography (skull);

        (II) chest--the ARRT examination for the limited scope of practice in radiography (chest);

        (III) spine--the ARRT examination for the limited scope of practice in radiography (spine);

        (IV) extremities--the ARRT examination for the limited scope of practice in radiography (extremities);

        (V) chiropractic--the ARRT examinations for the limited scope of practice in radiography (spine and extremities);

        (VI) podiatric--the ARRT examination for the limited scope of practice in radiography (podiatry); or

        (VII) cardiovascular--the Cardiovascular Credentialing International invasive registry examination.

      (ii) Limited Certification Exam Attempt Authorization.

        (I) Individuals enrolled or who have completed an approved limited medical radiologic program, as set forth under §194.12 of this title, must apply to the board and obtain authorization in order to attempt passage of accepted examination(s) set forth under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.

        (II) In order to obtain authorization to attempt passage of the exam, an individual must provide the following documentation:

          (-a-) Evidence of current enrollment in an approved limited program as set forth by §194.12 of this title and an attestation stating that the individual has completed the education components necessary for qualifying the individual to pass the appropriate limited scope examination, signed by the program director or registrar; or

          (-b-) a copy of a certificate of completion or official transcript showing completion of an approved limited program, as set out in §194.12 of this title.

        (III) Approval to attempt passage of the limited scope examination is not authorization to perform limited medical radiologic technology procedures. An individual must apply for and be granted a temporary or limited or general certificate prior to performing limited medical radiologic technology procedures or meet an exception to such certification requirements provided for under the Act.

      (iii) Individuals approved to sit for the limited certification examination will be allowed three attempts to pass the examination within one year from the date of the initial authorization granted by the board. Individuals who fail to pass within the required number of attempts or one-year-period will not be eligible for additional attempts, except as provided in clause (iv) of this subparagraph.

      (iv) Notwithstanding clause (iii) of this subparagraph, an individual who fails to pass the examination within the required number of attempts or within the one-year-period may obtain approval for one additional attempt, if the individual successfully completes a review course of no less than 60 hours of continuing education in length, offered by an approved limited program under §194.12 of this title. The additional attempt must be made no later than one year from the date of the board's approval granted. Those failing to pass the examination within the additional one-year Cont'd...

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