| (II) the United States Secretary of Education, including,
but not limited to: the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JRCERT), Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools,
or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Colleges;
(ii) is approved by the ARRT as examination eligible;
(iii) is approved by the NMTCB as examination eligible;
(iv) has completed education, training and clinical
experience which is substantially equivalent to that of an accredited
educational program as listed in clause (i) of this subparagraph;
(v) meets all the qualifications for a general 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 general certificate to be issued; or
(vi) 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 general
certificate to remedy active practice issues, the applicant must:
(I) be supervised by a general certificate holder or
practitioner (as defined under §194.2 of this title) who:
(-a-) holds an active, unrestricted license or certificate
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 general
certificate holder or practitioner 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 general certificate granted under this
paragraph may be valid for not more than one year from the date issued.
A temporary general 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.
(6) Temporary Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist
Certificate.
(A) The board may issue a temporary limited certificate
to an applicant who, in addition to meeting requirements under subsection
(c) of this section:
(i) has successfully completed a limited certificate
program in the categories of skull, chest, spine, abdomen or extremities,
approved in accordance with §194.12 of this title ;
(ii) meets all the qualifications for a limited 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 limited certificate to be issued; or
(iii) 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 limited
certificate to remedy active practice issues, the applicant must:
(I) be supervised by a general certificate holder or
practitioner ("practitioner" is defined under §194.2 of this
title) who:
(-a-) holds an active, unrestricted license or certificate
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 general
certificate holder or practitioner that he or she will:
(-a-) provide on-site, continuous supervision of the
applicant and provide reports of such supervision to 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 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.
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