2005 West Virginia Code - §30-23-6. — Qualifications of applicants; exceptions; applications; fee.

§30-23-6. Qualifications of applicants; exceptions; applications; fee.

(a) To be eligible for a license to practice radiologic technology the applicant shall:
(1) Be of good moral character;
(2) Have completed four years of high school education or its equivalent;
(3) Have successfully completed an accredited course in radiologic study technology, as determined by an accreditation body recognized by the board, from a school of radiologic technology that has been approved by the board;
(4) Have passed the examination prescribed by the board, which examination shall cover the basic subject matter of radiologic technology, skills and techniques; and
(5) Not have been convicted of a felony in any court in this state or any federal court in this or any other state within ten years preceding the date of application for registration, which conviction remains unreversed; and not have been convicted of a felony in any court in this state or any federal court in this or any other state at any time if the offense for which the applicant was convicted related to the practice of radiologic technology, which conviction remains unreversed.
(b) Any person who holds a license or certificate, including the American registry of radiologic technologists, to practice radiologic technology issued by any other state, the requirements for which license or certificate are found by the board to be at least equal to those provided in this article, shall be eligible for a license to practice radiologic technology in this state without examination.
(c) The following persons are not required to obtain a license in accordance with the provisions of this article:
(1) A technology student enrolled in or attending an approved school of technology who as part of his or her course of study applies ionizing radiation to a human being under the supervision of a licensed practitioner;
(2) A person acting as a dental assistant who under the supervision of a licensed dentist operates only radiographic dental equipment for the sole purpose of dental radiography;
(3) A person engaged in performing the duties of a technologist in the person's employment by an agency, bureau or division of the government of the United States;
(4) Any licensed practitioner, radiologist or radiology resident; and
(5) Any person who demonstrates to the board that as of the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, he or she:
(A) Has engaged in the practice of radiologic technology for the limited purpose of performing bone densitometry in this state for five or more years;
(B) Practices under the supervision of a licensed practitioner; and
(C) Has received a densitometry technologist degree certified by the international society for clinical densitometry.
(d) Any person seeking a license shall submit an application therefor at such time, in such manner, on such forms and containing such information as the board may, from time to time, by legislative rule prescribe and shall pay to the board a license fee, which fee shall be returned to the applicant if the license application is denied.
(e) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code setting forth fees for licenses and permits and the renewals of licenses and permits.