.04 Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist.

A. An applicant shall:

(1) Complete an application on a form supplied by the Board;

(2) Pay the required application fee set by the Board in Regulation .09 of this chapter;

(3) Be 18 years old or older;

(4) Be of good moral character;

(5) Demonstrate spoken and written competency in English by any of the following:

(a) Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least 3 years of enrollment;

(b) Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school; or

(c) Documentation of receiving a grade of at least:

(i) 26 on the "Speaking Section" of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language; and

(ii) 79 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;

(6) Provide documentation of current certification as a registered polysomnographic technologist by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or by another national certification agency approved by the Board;

(7) Provide documentation of licensure, certification, or registration from all states where the applicant has ever held a license, certificate, or registration in any health profession; and

(8) Meet the requirements of §B of this regulation.

B. An applicant shall meet the requirements of one of the following pathways to licensure:

(1) Graduation from a polysomnographic educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;

(2) In regard to a respiratory care educational program:

(a) Graduation from a respiratory care educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and

(b) Completion of the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care’s curriculum for a polysomnography certificate that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;

(3) In regard to an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program:

(a) Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and

(b) Completion of an add-on track in polysomnography for electroneurodiagnostic technologists that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(4) In regard to a sleep technologist educational program, completion of the requirements of §C of this regulation.

C. An applicant who has graduated from a sleep technologist education program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine shall:

(1) Provide proof of meeting core competencies in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application as assessed by a sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist, a sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board, or a physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association;

(2) Provide a letter of attestation for completion of clinical hours and competencies from a physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association where the applicant practiced; and

(3) Provide proof of completion of a minimum of 546 hours of clinical experience in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application as either:

(a) A student enrolled in a sleep technologist educational program supervised at a sleep laboratory accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or The Joint Commission by:

(i) A sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist;

(ii) A sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board; or

(iii) A licensed physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association; or

(b) A sleep technologist with a current, active, unrestricted license in another state or is otherwise recognized and has practiced as a sleep technologist in another state who has:

(i) Full-time practice experience as a sleep technologist in another state at a sleep laboratory accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or The Joint Commission for a minimum of 6 months in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application; and

(ii) Completed at least 30 hours of approved continuing education in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application.