FULL RT REQUIRED OR HAVE MET THE ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 1 OF WAC 246-926-110. See Washington Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection
§ 18.84.080. Certification — Qualifications
(1) The secretary shall issue a certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary’s satisfaction, that the following requirements have been met to practice as:
(a) A diagnostic radiologic technologist, therapeutic radiologic technologist, or nuclear medicine technologist:
(i) Graduation from an approved school or successful completion of alternate training that meets the criteria established by the secretary;
(ii) Satisfactory completion of a radiologic technologist examination approved by the secretary; and
(iii) Good moral character;
(b) A radiologist assistant:
(i) Satisfactory completion of an approved radiologist assistant program;
(ii) Satisfactory completion of a radiologist assistant examination approved by the secretary; and
(iii) Good moral character; or
(c) A cardiovascular invasive specialist:
(i) Satisfactory completion of a cardiovascular invasive specialist program or alternate training approved by the secretary. The secretary may only approve a cardiovascular invasive specialist program that includes training in the following subjects: Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, radiation physics and safety, radiation imaging and positioning, medical recordkeeping, and multicultural health as required by RCW 43.70.615(3)
(ii) Satisfactory completion of a cardiovascular invasive specialist examination approved by the secretary. For purposes of this subsection (1)(c)(ii), the secretary may approve an examination administered by a national credentialing organization for cardiovascular invasive specialists; and
(iii) Good moral character.
(2) Applicants shall be subject to the grounds for denial or issuance of a conditional license under chapter 18.130 RCW.
(3) The secretary shall establish by rule what constitutes adequate proof of meeting the requirements for certification and for designation of certification in a particular field of radiologic technology.
WAC 246-926-110. Diagnostic radiologic technologist — Alternative training.
An individual shall have the following alternative training qualifications to be certified as a diagnostic radiologic technologist.
(1) Have obtained a high school diploma or GED equivalent, a minimum of three clinical years supervised practice experience in radiography, and completed the course content areas outlined in subsection (2) of this section; or have obtained an associate or higher degree in an allied health care profession or meets the requirements for certification as a therapeutic radiologic technologist or nuclear medicine technologist, have obtained a minimum of two clinical years supervised practice experience in radiography, and completed course content areas outlined in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The following course content areas of training may be obtained directly by supervised clinical practice experience: Introduction to radiography, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, methods of patient care, radiographic procedures, radiographic film processing, evaluation of radiographs, radiographic pathology, introduction to quality assurance, and introduction to computer literacy. Clinical practice experience must be verified by the approved clinical evaluators.
The following course content areas of training must be obtained through formal education: Human anatomy and physiology – 100 contact hours; principles of radiographic exposure – 45 contact hours; imaging equipment – 40 contact hours; radiation physics, principles of radiation protection, and principles of radiation biology – 40 contact hours; and sectional anatomy – 33 contact hours.
(3) Individuals participating in the diagnostic radiologic technologist alternative training program must annually report to the department of health radiologic technologist program the progress of their supervised clinical hours. Notification must be made in writing and must include the street and mailing address of their program and the names of the individual’s direct and indirect supervisors.
(4) Must pass an examination approved or administered by the secretary with a minimum scaled score of 75.
(5) Individuals who are registered as a diagnostic radiologic technologist with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists shall be considered to have met the alternative education and training requirements.
