Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 160 - MEDICAL PHYSICISTS › Section 160.9 - Licensure Documentation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Original
				documents may include, but are not limited to, those listed in subsections (b)
				and (c) of this section.
(b)
				Documentation required of all applicants for licensure.
(1) evidence of relevant work experience,
				including a description of the applicant's responsibilities and of the duties
				that were performed;
(2)
				Transcripts of courses taken and grades obtained from a college or university
				granting the applicant's degree and if required under these rules, a
				certificate of completion of training to demonstrate compliance with
				educational requirements of this chapter. If a college or university does not
				issue an official transcript, the board may accept another form of official
				documentation or sworn evidence of the degree or successful completion of
				courses.
(3) a statement of the
				medical physics specialty for which the application is submitted;
(4) three current professional references as
				follows:
(A) two medical physicists. If the
				applicant is applying for one specialty, both physicists must be practicing in
				that specialty area. If the applicant is applying for two or more specialties,
				one physicist must be practicing in one of those specialties and the other
				physicist must be practicing in another one of the specialties for which the
				applicant is making application;
(B) one licensed physician practicing in at
				least one of the specialties for which the applicant is making application;
				however, if the applicant is applying for a license in the specialty area of
				medical health physics, the physician may be practicing in diagnostic
				radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine;
(C) if applying for a training license,
				post-secondary academic references may be substituted.
(5) Birth Certificate/Proof of Age. Each
				applicant for licensure must provide a copy of a birth certificate and
				translation, if necessary, to prove that the applicant is at least 21 years of
				age. In instances where a birth certificate is not available the applicant must
				provide copies of a passport or other suitable alternate
				documentation.
(6) Name change. Any
				applicant who submits documentation showing a name other than the name under
				which the applicant has applied must present copies of marriage licenses,
				divorce decrees, or court orders stating the name change. In cases where the
				applicant's name has been changed by naturalization, the applicant should send
				the original naturalization certificate by certified mail to the board office
				for inspection.
(7) Examination
				verification. Each applicant for licensure must have the appropriate testing
				service(s) or testing boards, that administered the medical physicist specialty
				examination(s) required under this chapter, submit verification of the
				applicant's passage of the examination directly to the board.
(8) Training license affidavit. Each
				applicant must submit a completed form, furnished by the board, titled
				"Training license Affidavit" prior to the issuance of a training
				license.
(9) License verifications.
				Each applicant for licensure who is licensed, registered, or certified in
				another state must submit a copy of the license, registration or certificate
				issued by the relevant state board.
(10) Criminal History record information.
(A) Each applicant for a license must submit
				a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the Board,
				to medical board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of
				obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public
				Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) the Board shall conduct a criminal
				history check of each applicant for a license using information:
(i) provided by the applicant for license
				under this subsection;
(ii) made
				available to the Board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau
				of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411,
				Government Code.
(11) National Practitioner Data Bank/Health
				Integrity and Protection Data Bank (NPDB-HIPDB). Each applicant must contact
				the NPDB-HIPDB and have a report of action submitted directly to the board on
				the applicant's behalf.