Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS › Chapter 10.32.06 - Licensure of Polysomnographic Technologists › Section 10.32.06.04 - Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
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 one of the following:
(a) For those candidates applying for a
				  license on or before September 30, 2013:
(i)
				  Passing the national certifying examination of the Board of Registered
				  Polysomnographic Technologists on or before September 30, 2013; and
(ii) Certification by the Board of Registered
				  Polysomnographic Technologists as a registered polysomnographic technologist at
				  the time of application;
(b) Graduation from a polysomnographic
				  educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
				  Allied Health Education Programs;
(c) Both of the following:
(i) Graduation from a respiratory care
				  educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
				  Allied Health Education Programs; and
(ii) 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;
(d) Both of the following:
(i) Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic
				  technology educational program that is accredited by the Commission on
				  Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(ii) 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
(e) Each of the
				  following:
(i) Graduation from a sleep
				  technologist educational program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep
				  Medicine;
(ii) Proof of meeting
				  core competencies in the 3 years preceding the 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;
(iii) 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
(iv) The
				  requirements listed in §B of this regulation; and
(8) 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.