2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311B - MEDICAL IMAGING, RADIATION THERAPY, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS .100 License required -- Qualifications for various categories to be established by board -- Licensure of applicants licensed or certified in another jurisdiction.
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311B.100
License required -- Qualifications for various categories to be
established by board -- Licensure of applicants licensed or certified in
another jurisdiction.
(1)
(2)
(3)
The following individuals are required to apply for and receive a license from
the Commonwealth of Kentucky before performance of any procedures utilizing
radiation for either medical imaging or radiation therapy:
(a) Advanced imaging professionals;
(b) Medical imaging technologists;
(c) Radiographers;
(d) Radiation therapists;
(e) Nuclear medicine technologists; and
(f) Limited X-ray machine operators.
Qualifications for the above categories shall be established by the board
through the promulgation of administrative regulations. The board may also
identify other specialties or categories of duties consistent with this chapter
through the promulgation of administrative regulations.
An applicant for licensure under subsection (1)(a) to (e) of this section who did
not graduate from an accredited educational program, is licensed or certified in
another jurisdiction with requirements and privileges comparable to Kentucky's,
and has:
(a) Graduated from a postsecondary institution in a course of study focusing
on one (1) of the licensing categories listed in subsection (1) of this
section;
(b) Passed a certifying examination from a national organization
demonstrating competence in his or her subject matter area;
(c) An active valid license or certificate and has not been professionally
disciplined or reprimanded by any credentialing jurisdiction or national
organization; and
(d) Provided the board with evidence of:
1.
At least five (5) years of experience as an advanced imaging
professional; and
2.
Maintenance of continuing education requirements during his or her
period of licensure or certification;
shall, upon application and payment of an application fee to the board, be
granted licensure by the board in his or her category, unless the board can
show cause for denial under KRS 311B.150(4).
Effective:March 10, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 1, effective March 10, 2017. -Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2012.
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