§ 2821 - Licensing - Vermont Statutes

§ 2821. Licensing

(a) Common requirements. The board shall issue a license to practice radiography, nuclear medicine technology or radiation therapy to any person who, in addition to other requirements of this chapter:

(1) has reached the age of majority; and

(2) has completed preliminary education equivalent to at least four years of high school.

(b) General radiography. The board shall issue a general radiography license to any person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:

(1) has graduated from a radiography training program offered by a school of radiologic technology approved by the board or by any organization approved by the board; and

(2) passes an examination offered by the board or its designee or has obtained private certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or from a similar organization approved by the board.

(c) Limited radiography. The board shall issue a limited radiography license, with an endorsement for chest radiography, for extremities radiography, or for both, to any person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and passing an examination approved by the board, either:

(1) completes a course of training which is approved by the board and which includes a final examination; or

(2) for each endorsement, completes 160 hours of practical on-the-job radiologic technology training satisfactory to the board, while under the direct personal supervision of a licensed radiologic technologist, radiologist or licensed practitioner who has demonstrated competency to the board. On-the-job training programs must be approved by the board prior to commencement.

(d) Nuclear medicine. The board shall issue a nuclear medicine technologist license to any person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:

(1) has graduated from a nuclear medicine technology training program offered by a school of radiologic technology approved by the board or by any organization approved by the board; and

(2) either passes an examination offered by the board or its designee or has obtained private certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or from a similar organization approved by the board.

(e) Radiation therapy. The board shall issue a radiation therapist license to any person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:

(1) has graduated from a radiation therapy training program offered by a school of radiologic technology approved by the board or by any organization approved by the board; and

(2) either passes an examination offered by the board or its designee or has obtained private certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or from a similar organization approved by the board.

(f) Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computerized tomography (CT)(PET/CT) imaging.

(1) The board shall issue a combined PET/CT license to any person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section either:

(A) meets the prerequisites for and passes:

(i) the CT advanced certification examination given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or similar organization approved by the board; and

(ii) the PET examination given by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or similar organization approved by the board; or

(B) meets the prerequisites for, and passes the combined PET/CT examination given by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or other similar organization approved by the board.

(2) Licensees who have lawfully operated PET/CT machines regularly since before January 1, 2005 are permitted until July 1, 2006 to satisfy the examination requirement in this subsection.

(g) Licensing standards used by the board, and its procedures, shall be fair and reasonable. Licensing standards and procedures shall be designed and implemented to ensure that all applicants are admitted to practice unless there is good reason to believe that practice by a particular applicant would be inconsistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. They shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensees.

(h) The board shall license without examination an applicant who is otherwise qualified and is licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction, whose requirements the board deems to be substantially equal to those of this state.

(i) If a licensee has a principal place of business for the licensed occupation, a license shall be prominently displayed at that place. (Added 1983, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 1999, No. 52, § 21; 2005, No. 27, § 82.)