Utah Code 58-54-302. Requirements for licensure
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(1) Each applicant for licensure as a radiologic technologist, radiology assistant, or radiology practical technician shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-54-302
- Board: means the Radiologic Technologist Licensing Board established under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-54-102
- Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Radiologic technologist: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of radiologic technology under the general supervision of a radiologist or radiology practitioner including the administration of parenteral contrast media, radionuclides, and other medications incidental to radiology procedures provided the administrations are under the direct supervision of a qualified physician and the technologist is currently certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and appropriate patient care procedures. See Utah Code 58-54-102
- Radiologist: means a physician certified by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiology, or the Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons. See Utah Code 58-54-102
- Radiologist assistant: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of a radiologist assistant. See Utah Code 58-54-102
- Radiology practical technician: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in a practice of radiologic technology performing limited diagnostic radiology procedures:(11)(a) as defined and permitted by rule in accordance with
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ; and(11)(b) under the supervision of a radiologist or radiology practitioner. See Utah Code 58-54-102 - Radiology practitioner: means any person or individual licensed in this state as a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician, podiatric physician, chiropractic physician, dentist, dental hygienist, or a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or nurse specialist practicing under the supervision of an approved supervising physician and in accordance with an approved protocol and utilization plan. See Utah Code 58-54-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division in collaboration with the board; and
(1)(b) pay a fee as determined by the department pursuant to Section 63J-1-504.
(2) Each applicant for licensure as a radiologic technologist shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsection (1):
(2)(a) be a graduate of an accredited educational program in radiologic technology or certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or any equivalent educational program approved by the division in collaboration with the board; and
(2)(b) have passed an examination approved by the division in collaboration with the board.
(3) Each applicant for licensure as a radiology practical technician shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsection (1), have passed a basic examination and one or more specialty examinations that are competency based, using a task analysis of the scope of practice of radiology practical technicians in the state. The basic examination and the specialty examination shall be approved by the division in collaboration with the board and the licensing board of the profession within which the radiology practical technician will be practicing.
(4)
(4)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), each applicant for licensure as a radiologist assistant shall:
(4)(a)(i) meet the requirements of Subsections (1) and (2);
(4)(a)(ii) have a Bachelor of Science degree; and
(4)(a)(iii) be certified as:
(4)(a)(iii)(A) a radiologist assistant by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; or
(4)(a)(iii)(B) a radiology practitioner assistant by the Certification Board of Radiology Practitioner Assistants.
(4)(b) An individual who meets the requirements of Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (iii), but not Subsection (4)(a)(ii), may be licensed as a radiologist assistant under this chapter until May 31, 2013, at which time, the individual must have completed the Bachelor of Science degree in order to retain the license of radiologist assistant.