§ 43-62-14 — License requirements

North Dakota § 43-62-14

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-62: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

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1. The board shall issue a license to a qualified applicant. To qualify for licensure, an
applicant shall comply with the modality licensure requirements under subsection 2, 3,
4, or 7, comply with board requirements adopted by rules, and submit satisfactory
evidence, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:
a. At the time of the application is at least eighteen years of age.
b. Has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a high school or
passed an approved equivalency test.
2. To qualify for licensure to practice one or more of the primary modalities as a nuclear
medicine technologist, radiation therapist, radiographer, radiologist assistant,
sonographer, or magnetic resonance imaging technologist, an applicant shall meet the
requirements for the applicable specific modality, including:
a. Provide satisfactory completion of a course of study appropriate for the specified
modality. The curriculum for each course of study may not be less stringent than
the standards approved by the joint review committee on education in radiologic
technology, joint review committee on nuclear medicine technology, commission
on accreditation of allied health education programs, or any other appropriate
accreditation agency approved by the board, provided the standards are not in
conflict with board policy.
b. Pass a certification examination established or approved by the board given by a
certification organization recognized by the board.

c. Show evidence of compliance with continuing education or recertification
requirements required for registration of certification by a certification organization
recognized by the board.
3. A licensee under subsection 2 may not practice a primary modality without meeting the
requirements for each specific primary modality being practiced. However, a licensee
under subsection 2 may practice other modalities recognized by rule upon meeting the
continuing education requirements for each modality practiced by the licensee.
4. An applicant who is not licensed for a primary modality under subsection 2 may qualify
for licensure to practice a modality recognized by the board, other than the primary
modalities, by complying with certification or registration requirements established by
the board by rule. The scope of a license issued under this subsection limits the
licensee to the practice of the specific modality for which the applicant meets the
requirement. However, a license issued under this subsection may be issued in
conjunction with a license for additional modalities issued under subsection 7.
5. The board may establish by rule specific changes or exceptions for those modalities in
which the accreditation agency or certification organization differs in certification or
registration requirements from this chapter.
6. The board may grant a license to an applicant who submits the necessary application
and fees who has been licensed, certified, or registered to perform or administer
medical imaging or radiation therapy in another jurisdiction if that jurisdiction's
standards of licensure are substantially equivalent to those provided in this chapter in
accordance with rules adopted by the board.
7. The board may establish unique individualized licensing and practice standards and
requirements for an applicant who does not meet the licensure requirements to receive
a license in at least one primary modality of medical imaging or radiation therapy
under subsection 2, or who meets the licensure requirements for one primary modality
but not for another primary modality the applicant desires to practice.
a. The board may grant a license limited to one or more modalities practiced by an
applicant for three or more of the five years preceding January 1, 2017. The
board may establish standards and requirements for the licensee designed to
maintain reasonable access to public services and to promote public safety,
including continuing education. A license granted for a specified modality under
this subdivision expires and may not be renewed if the licensee attains a license
in that modality under subsection 2 or 4.
b. The board may grant a license to an applicant who began practice after
December 31, 2016, for a specified modality or modalities if the applicant passes
a board-approved examination and maintains specified continuing education
requirements for each modality. The board may grant a conditional license
allowing an applicant under this subdivision to practice before passing the
examination.