1.    The board shall issue a license to a qualified applicant. To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall comply with the modality licensure requirements under subsection 2, 3, 4, or 7, comply with board requirements adopted by rules, and submit satisfactory evidence, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:

a.    At the time of the application is at least eighteen years of age.

b.    Has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a high school or passed an approved equivalency test.

2.    To qualify for licensure to practice one or more of the primary modalities as a nuclear medicine technologist, radiation therapist, radiographer, radiologist assistant, sonographer, or magnetic resonance imaging technologist, an applicant shall meet the requirements for the applicable specific modality, including:

a.    Provide satisfactory completion of a course of study appropriate for the specified modality. The curriculum for each course of study may not be less stringent than the standards approved by the joint review committee on education in radiologic technology, joint review committee on nuclear medicine technology, commission on accreditation of allied health education programs, or any other appropriate accreditation agency approved by the board, provided the standards are not in conflict with board policy.

b.    Pass a certification examination established or approved by the board given by a certification organization recognized by the board.

     c. Show evidence of compliance with continuing education or recertification requirements required for registration of certification by a certification organization recognized by the board.

3.    A licensee under subsection 2 may not practice a primary modality without meeting the requirements for each specific primary modality being practiced. However, a licensee under subsection 2 may practice other modalities recognized by rule upon meeting the continuing education requirements for each modality practiced by the licensee.

4.    An applicant who is not licensed for a primary modality under subsection 2 may qualify for licensure to practice a modality recognized by the board, other than the primary modalities, by complying with certification or registration requirements established by the board by rule. The scope of a license issued under this subsection limits the licensee to the practice of the specific modality for which the applicant meets the requirement. However, a license issued under this subsection may be issued in conjunction with a license for additional modalities issued under subsection 7.

5.    The board may establish by rule specific changes or exceptions for those modalities in which the accreditation agency or certification organization differs in certification or registration requirements from this chapter.

6.    The board may grant a license to an applicant who submits the necessary application and fees who has been licensed, certified, or registered to perform or administer medical imaging or radiation therapy in another jurisdiction if that jurisdiction’s standards of licensure are substantially equivalent to those provided in this chapter in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

7.    The board may establish unique individualized licensing and practice standards and requirements for an applicant who does not meet the licensure requirements to receive a license in at least one primary modality of medical imaging or radiation therapy under subsection 2, or who meets the licensure requirements for one primary modality but not for another primary modality the applicant desires to practice.

a.    The board may grant a license limited to one or more modalities practiced by an applicant for three or more of the five years preceding January 1, 2017. The board may establish standards and requirements for the licensee designed to maintain reasonable access to public services and to promote public safety, including continuing education. A license granted for a specified modality under this subdivision expires and may not be renewed if the licensee attains a license in that modality under subsection 2 or 4.

b.    The board may grant a license to an applicant who began practice after December 31, 2016, for a specified modality or modalities if the applicant passes a board-approved examination and maintains specified continuing education requirements for each modality. The board may grant a conditional license allowing an applicant under this subdivision to practice before passing the examination.