PERMIT REQUIRED FOR AN X-RAY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN BONE DENSITOMETRY.
The ISCD certification satisfies the requirements for this permit. See Iowa Department of Public Health Regulations
641—42.10(136C) Permit to practice as an X-ray equipment operator in either podiatric radiography or bone densitometry.
After January 1, 2015, all individuals performing only bone densitometry must hold a bone densitometry permit.
42.10(1) An individual applying for an initial permit shall:
a. Be at least 18 years of age.
b. Submit the completed application.
c. Submit a nonrefundable $40 application fee.
d. Submit proof of completion of formal education that meets the department minimum training standards. Each individual making an application to attend an X-ray equipment operator formal education course provided by the department to fulfill the requirement of 42.10(1)“d” must submit an application and non-refundable fee of $150 to the department each time the individual attends the course.
e. Submit proof of at least a 70 percent score on a department-approved examination.
(1) All podiatric X-ray equipment operators must pass the examination with a 70 percent score. After January 1, 2015, all bone densitometry equipment operators must submit proof of at least a 70 percent score on a department-approved examination.
(2) Three failed attempts on the examination in 42.10(1)“e”(1) will require the individual to repeat the formal education or complete a department-approved review program.
(3) Each individual making an application to take an examination as an X-ray equipment operator to meet the requirements of 42.10“e”(1) must submit an application and non-refundable fee of $100 to the department each time the individual takes the examination.
