Section 216-RICR-40-05-34.8 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee34.8.1Issuance of LicenseA. 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.34.8.2Maintenance of National CertificationEach renewal application shall contain a statement signed by the licensee attesting that all national certifications required pursuant to §§ 34.4, 34.6 and/or 34.7 of this Part are active and not subject to any restriction, limitation or other sanction.
34.8.3Required Notification to the Department:A. An individual licensed pursuant to this Part shall notify the Department, in writing, within five (5) business days of receiving notification from a national certification board that any national certification required pursuant to §§ 34.4, 34.6 and/or 34.7 of this Part has been revoked and/or subject to any restriction, limitation or other sanction.B. An individual licensed pursuant to this Part shall notify the Department, in writing, within five (5) business days of failure to renew or other lapse of any national certification required pursuant to §§ 34.4, 34.6 and/or 34.7 of this Part.C. An individual licensed pursuant to this Part shall notify the Department, in writing, within five (5) business days of all medical malpractice court judgments and all medical malpractice arbitration awards in which payment was awarded to a complaining party in any state in which the individual was licensed, and all settlements of malpractice claims in which payment was made to a complaining party in any state in which the individual was licensed.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-34.8