Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS › Chapter 10.32.10 - Licensure of Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiation Therapists › Section 10.32.10.13 - Renewal and Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  Renewal.
(1) The Board may not renew a
				  license until the Comptroller of Maryland has verified that the individual has
				  paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions, or arranged
				  for repayment, as required by COMAR 10.31.02.
(2) An individual who has been licensed by
				  the Board as a radiation therapist, radiographer, or nuclear medicine
				  technologist shall renew the license every 2 years on the date specified by the
				  Board by:
(a) Completing a renewal
				  application on a form approved by the Board;
(b) Paying a renewal fee as specified in
				  Regulation .18 of this chapter; and
(c) Attesting to one of the following:
(i) Completion of at least 24 hours of
				  approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the
				  expiration of the license for radiation therapist, radiographer, or nuclear
				  medicine technologist, in accordance with the requirements specified in
				  §A(5) of this regulation;
(ii)
				  Current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration;
				  or
(iii) Active certification by
				  the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
(3) An individual who has been
				  licensed by the Board as a radiologist assistant shall renew the license every
				  2 years on the date specified by the Board by:
(a) Completing a renewal application on a
				  form approved by the Board;
(b)
				  Paying a renewal fee as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter;
(c) Attesting to one of the following:
(i) Completion of at least 50 hours of
				  approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the
				  expiration of the license for radiologist assistant, in accordance with the
				  requirements specified in §A(5) of this regulation; or
(ii) Current American Registry of Radiologic
				  Technologists (ARRT) registration as a radiologist assistant.
(4) Continuing
				  education hours that are used to satisfy the continuing education requirement
				  for renewal of a license as a radiographer may also be used to satisfy the
				  continuing education requirement for a radiologist assistant.
(5) Approved continuing education is as
				  follows:
(a) In-service programs at a
				  hospital or related institution as defined in Health-General Article,
				  §19-301, Annotated Code of Maryland, or a health maintenance organization
				  certified by the State; or
(b)
				  Programs relevant to the practice of a radiation therapist, radiographer,
				  nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant approved by the:
(i) American College of Radiology or its
				  chapters;
(ii) Maryland Society of
				  Radiologic Technologists;
(iii)
				  Mideastern Chapter-Society of Nuclear Medicine-Technologist Section;
(iv) Mideastern Chapter-Society of Nuclear
				  Medicine or the District of Columbia Chapter of the American College of
				  Radiology;
(v) American Medical
				  Association;
(vi) MedChi, the
				  Maryland State Medical Society; or
(vii) American Society of Radiologic
				  Technologists.
(6) The continuing education requirement
				  applies to all renewal applications after the first renewal.