Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 337 - BOARD OF MEDICAL IMAGING › Division 10 - LICENSURE › Section 337-010-0037 - Fluoroscopy Supervision Permits for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An Advanced Practice Registered
			 Nurse(APRN), as defined in ORS
			 678.025, may apply for a Limited
			 Permit to Supervise Fluoroscopy provided all of the following are completed in
			 the order listed and time frames indicated in this section. An APRN must:
(a) Successfully complete and obtain
			 certification of a passing score on the post-test of the didactic component of
			 the board-approved version of the Fluoroscopy Educational Framework
			 (Fluoroscopy Framework) dated December 2009 for the Physician Assistant; a
			 program that was developed through collaboration of the American Academy of
			 Physician Assistants and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. The
			 Board shall waive some or all didactic requirements based upon submission by
			 the applicant of documentation confirming that the applicant has completed the
			 equivalent of the didactic requirements outlined in the Fluoroscopy Framework;
			 and
(b) Complete and submit to the
			 OBMI a Board-approved APRN device orientation checklist for each manufacturer
			 and model intended to be used in the course of fluoroscopy supervision;
			 and
(c) Document and submit to the
			 OBMI all required clinical experience as outlined in the Fluoroscopy Framework
			 and by adhering to all of the following;
(A)
			 A Temporary Permit is not required to complete Clinical requirements; however,
			 the advanced practice registered nurse must have the supervisor-evaluator in
			 the room to personally supervise and evaluate all clinical training.
(B) Personal Supervision and evaluation must
			 be provided by either a physician licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or an advanced
			 practice registered nurse with an active license from the Oregon State Board of
			 Nursing and who holds an active fluoroscopy permit issued in accordance with
			 this rule.
(C) The Board shall
			 waive some or all of the clinical experience requirements specified in this
			 section based upon submission by the applicant documentation confirming that
			 the applicant has already completed the equivalent of the clinical experience
			 requirements; and
(d)
			 Submit verification of active advanced practice licensure with the Oregon State
			 Board of Nursing; and
(e) Apply
			 for, take and pass the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
			 Fluoroscopy Examination.
(A) Applicants
			 desiring to sit for the Fluoroscopy Exam are designated as "applicants" and
			 must be Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who properly submit to the Board
			 applications for examinations and fees in accordance with this rule. Applicants
			 are the only persons authorized to submit ARRT examination applications to the
			 Board and to sit for the ARRT Fluoroscopy exam. Applicant status expires upon
			 whichever of the following occurs first:
(i)
			 One year from the date of successful completion of the didactic component of
			 the fluoroscopy framework or Board approved waiver, as reflected on the
			 certificate indicating a passing score on the post-test or on the date the
			 Board approves the waiver, or
(ii)
			 Immediately upon failure of the third attempt to pass the ARRT fluoroscopy
			 examination within the one-year time-frame, or
(iii) Immediately upon passing the ARRT
			 fluoroscopy examination.
(B) The examination application must be
			 accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee of $20 plus the examination fee
			 set by the ARRT for each examination application submitted.
(C) Upon submission of the complete
			 application, which includes completed requirements as specified in this section
			 or a Board waiver in accordance with this rule, the OBMI will register the
			 applicant for the ARRT Fluoroscopy Examination with the ARRT.
(D) A passing score is 75%. The applicant may
			 attempt to pass the examination up to three times. An applicant who fails to
			 pass the ARRT Fluoroscopy Examination after the third attempt is required to
			 retake and complete all of the didactic and clinical components before applying
			 to sit for the examination again. A new exam application and associated
			 non-refundable fees must be submitted to the OBMI for each time an applicant
			 wishes to sit for the exam.
(E) The
			 examination will be administered at computer-based testing sites identified by
			 the ARRT. The applicant is subject to the rules regarding test administration
			 at the testing site.
(F) The
			 application fee for the examination is non-refundable.
(G) The Limited Permit to Supervise
			 Fluoroscopy is not an authorization to operate fluoroscopy
			 equipment.