IN Code § 16-41-35-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease|Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control|16-41-35-29. Radiation Machines; Operation; Licenses; Inspection; Penalty

Sec. 29. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to regulate who may operate a radiation machine and what level of training and experience the operator must have. Rules adopted by the state department must exempt from testing to establish initial qualifications an individual who:(1) holds a valid certificate issued by; and(2) is currently registered with;the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.(b) The state department may by rule exempt an individual who:(1) is currently licensed in another state as a radiologic technologist; or(2) performs the function of a radiologic technologist in another state that does not require the licensure of a radiologic technologist;from testing to establish initial qualifications.(c) The state department shall issue a license to an individual meeting the requirements of the rules adopted under subsection (a) for a radiologic technologist upon the payment to the state department of a sixty dollar ($60) fee and the cost of testing to establish initial qualifications. The license is valid for twenty-four (24) months. The state department shall establish a fee for the renewal or duplication of a license issued under this section not to exceed sixty dollars ($60). In addition to the renewal fee, a penalty fee of sixty dollars ($60) shall be imposed by the state department for processing an application for license renewal received after the expiration of the previous license. The state department may waive the penalty fee for a showing of good cause.(d) An individual who applies for a license issued under subsection (c) or who holds a license issued under subsection (c) shall provide the individual's Social Security number to the state department.(e) The state department shall collect and release the applicant's or licensee's Social Security number as provided in state or federal law.(f) Notwithstanding IC 4-1-10-3, the state department may allow access to the Social Security number of each person who is licensed under this section or has applied for a license under this section to:(1) a testing service that provides the examination for licensure as a radiologic technologist to the state department; or(2) an individual state regulatory board of radiologic technology or an organization composed of state regulatory boards of radiologic technology for the purpose of coordinating licensure and disciplinary activities among the individual states.(g) Every owner of a radiation machine, including an industrial radiation machine, shall have the machine inspected in accordance with procedures and standards established by the state department. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing the procedures and standards applicable to inspections of radiation machines.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-11(b), (c), (d).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.104-2003, SEC.6; P.L.168-2003, SEC.3; P.L.157-2006, SEC.5.