Kentucky Statutes 311B.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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(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(a) Advanced imaging professionals; (b) Medical imaging technologists;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311B.100
- Accredited educational program: means a program that is approved by a national organization acceptable to the board to provide education in medical imaging or radiation therapy. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Advanced imaging professional: means an individual who is credentialed by a nationally recognized certification organization that is recognized by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Continuing education: means a learning activity that is planned, organized, and administered to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of a licensed individual of medical imaging or radiation therapy to provide services for patients, the public, or the medical profession. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- National organization: means :
(a) The American Society of Radiologic Technologists. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
(c) Radiographers;
(d) Radiation therapists;
(e) Nuclear medicine technologists; and
(f) Limited X-ray machine operators.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.