.04 Qualifications for Licensure — Radiographer.

A. An individual shall be licensed by the Board if the individual meets the requirements of §B of this regulation.

B. An individual shall be licensed by the Board if the individual:

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

(2) Pays an application fee as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter;

(3) Is 18 years old or older;

(4) Is of good moral character;

(5) Demonstrates oral and written competency in English by any of the following:

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

(b) Graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school with acceptable proof of proficiency in the oral and written communication of English;

(c) Receiving a grade of:

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

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

(6) Has successfully completed and graduated from a:

(a) Program of radiography which has been accredited by the JRCERT or one of its predecessors or successors; or

(b) Radiographer educational program that is recognized by the national certifying body as approved by the Board, if the applicant also provides documentation, satisfactory to the Board, verifying that the applicant:

(i) Possesses a current, active, unrestricted license as a radiographer in another state or is otherwise recognized as a radiographer in another state;

(ii) Has full-time practice experience as a radiographer in another state for at least 3 of the last 5 years immediately preceding the application; and

(iii) Has no history of public disciplinary action taken, or pending, against any license currently or previously held or expired;

(7) Submits verification, on a form that the Board requires, from employers, supervisors or colleagues, that the applicant has satisfactorily practiced radiography for the length of time specified in §B(6)(b)(ii) of this regulation;

(8) Has passed the examination in radiography constructed by the national certifying body as approved by the Board; and

(9) Has been certified and maintains current registration or active certification from the national certifying body as approved by the Board at the time of application.