Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 337 - BOARD OF MEDICAL IMAGING › Division 10 - LICENSURE › Section 337-010-0033 - Fluoroscopy Permits for Physician Assistants

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Physician
			 Assistant (PA), as defined in ORS
			 677.505 to
			 677.525, may apply for a Limited
			 Permit to practice Fluoroscopy provided all of the following are completed in
			 the order listed and time frames indicated in this section. A Physician
			 Assistant 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 (AAPA) and the American Society of Radiologic
			 Technologists (ASRT); and
(b)
			 Complete and submit to the OBMI a Board-approved device orientation checklist
			 for each manufacturer and model intended to be used in the course of practicing
			 fluoroscopy; 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 PA must have the
			 supervisor-evaluator in the room to personally supervise and evaluate all
			 clinical training.
(B) Supervision
			 and evaluation must be provided by either the physician assistant's supervising
			 physician, or by a licensed radiologist, licensed radiographer or medical
			 physicist. Supervision while obtaining clinical experience must be personally
			 provided, in the room, during all clinical procedures.
(d) Copy of current physician assistant
			 license in good standing from the Oregon Medical Board; the license must
			 indicate active, locum tenens, or military/public health active
			 registration.
(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 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, as reflected
			 on the certificate indicating a passing score on the post-test, 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, 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.