Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 34 - Licensing of Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiation Therapists (216-RICR-40-05-34) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-34.8 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
34.8.1
Issuance of License
A. Pursuant
				  to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-68.1-8,
				  and at the recommendation of the Board, the Department shall issue a radiologic
				  technology license to an individual who meets the licensure requirements set
				  forth in this Part. A radiologic technologist (radiographer), nuclear medicine
				  technologist, or radiation therapist license shall be issued for a period no
				  longer than two (2) years and shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of
				  July of each odd numbered year, unless sooner suspended or revoked. The license
				  may be renewed every two (2) years in accordance with the provisions of
				  §34.8.1(C) of this Part.
B.
				  Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-68.1-8,
				  and at the recommendation of the Board, the Department shall issue supplemental
				  authorization for computed tomography (CT) procedures to an individual who
				  holds an active radiologic technology license, and who meets the applicable
				  requirements set forth in this Part. A supplemental authorization for computed
				  tomography (CT) procedures shall be issued for a period no longer than two (2)
				  years and shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of July of each odd
				  numbered year, unless sooner suspended or revoked. A supplemental authorization
				  for computed tomography (CT) procedures may be renewed every two (2) years in
				  accordance with the provisions of §34.8.1(C) of this Part.
C. On or before the first (1st) day of July
				  of each odd-numbered year, the Department shall mail an application for renewal
				  of license to every individual to whom a license has been issued or renewed
				  during the current licensure period.
1. An
				  individual licensed as a radiologic technologist (radiographer), nuclear
				  medicine technologist, or radiation therapist who desires to renew his or her
				  license shall file a renewal application, together with the renewal fee as set
				  forth in the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for
				  Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of
				  Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title) with the Department on or before the
				  thirty-first (31st) day of July of each odd numbered year.
2. An individual licensed in more than one
				  (1) category of radiologic technology shall be required to submit a separate
				  renewal application and fee for each licensed category of radiologic
				  technology.
3. An individual with a
				  supplemental authorization for computed tomography (CT) procedures who desires
				  to renew his or her supplemental authorization shall file a duly executed
				  renewal application, together with the renewal fee as set forth in the rules
				  and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and
				  Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of
				  this Title) with the Department on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of
				  July of each odd numbered year.
D. Upon satisfactory completion of the
				  renewal requirements in §34.8.1(C) of this Part, the Department shall
				  grant a renewal license and, if applicable, a supplemental authorization for
				  computed tomography (CT) procedures effective the first (1st) day of August,
				  and expiring on the thirty-first (31st) day of July of the next odd-numbered
				  year.
E. If a license issued
				  pursuant to this Part has expired and a renewal application and appropriate fee
				  are not received by the Department on or before the expiration date of the
				  license, a late renewal fee as set forth in the rules and regulations
				  pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative
				  Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title)
				  shall be submitted with the renewal application.
F. A radiologic technologist (radiographer),
				  nuclear medicine technologist, or radiation therapist who has failed to pay an
				  administrative fine imposed by a final order of the Director shall submit
				  payment of the administrative fine in full as a condition of license
				  renewal.