Section 0260-03-.05 - PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATIONTo become certified as a x-ray technologist in Tennessee, a person must comply with the following procedures and requirements:
(1) Certification (a) An application packet shall be requested from the board's administrative office.(b) An applicant shall respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information contained in the application form and submit it along with all documentation and fees required by the form and these rules to the board's administrative office.(c) Applications will be accepted throughout the year. Supporting documents requested in these instructions must be received in the board office within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application or the file will be closed.(d) An applicant shall submit with his/her application a signed passport type photograph taken within the preceding twelve (12) months. The back of the photograph must be signed by the applicant.(e) It is the applicant's responsibility to provide evidence that he/she has completed the requirements of rule 0260-03-.04(1).(f) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following: 1. Conviction of any criminal law violation of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic violation.2. The denial of certification application by any state or the discipline of the applicant in any state.3. Loss or restriction of certification.4. Any civil judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a part defendant, including without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach of contract, antitrust activity, or any other civil action remedy recognized under the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board's certification application materials, the result of a criminal background check.(2) Certification by Reciprocity/Endorsement(a) An application packet shall be requested from the Board Administrative Office.(b) An applicant shall respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information contained in the application form and submit it along with all documentation and fees required by the form and these rules to the Board Administrative Office.(c) Applications will be accepted throughout the year. Supporting documents requested in these instructions must be received in the board office within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application or the file will be closed.(d) An applicant shall submit with his/her application a signed passport type photograph taken within the preceding twelve (12) months. The back of the photograph must be signed by the applicant.(e) It is the applicant's responsibility to provide evidence that he/she has completed a minimum of fifty (50) hours of education approved by the Board. Education shall include such subject material as radiation protection, radiation physics, radiographic techniques, patient care and positioning, equipment maintenance, radiographic anatomy and physiology, x-ray quality control, and instruction.(f) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following: 1. Conviction of any criminal law violation of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic violation.2. The denial of certification application by any state or the discipline of the applicant in any state.3. Loss or restriction of certification.4. Any civil judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party defendant, including without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach of contract, antitrust activity, or any other civil action remedy recognized under the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board Administrative Office directly from the vendor identified in the Board's certification application materials, the result of a criminal background check.(h) If an applicant holds or has ever held a chiropractic x-ray technologist's certificate or its equivalent in another state, the applicant shall cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement (verification of certification) from each such licensing board which indicates the applicant holds or held an active certificate and a statement indicating whether it is in good standing presently or was at the time it became inactive.(i) If a certificate from another state or board is not in good standing or is inactive, the applicant cannot be certified under the reciprocity/endorsement rule.(j) When necessary, all required documents shall be translated into English and such translation and original document certified as to authenticity by the issuing source. Both versions must be submitted.(k) Personal resumes are not acceptable and will not be reviewed.(l) Application review and certification decisions shall be governed by rule 0260-03-.07.(m) Either of the following will result in qualifying an applicant for chiropractic x-ray certification. 1. Proving by a preponderance of the evidence that his/her course work, supervision, and experience are equivalent to the Board's requirements, or2. Providing evidence of certification from either the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiological Technologist or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist or successor.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0260-03-.05
Original rule filed December 28, 1995; effective March 12, 1996. Amendment filed November 22, 1999; effective February 5, 2000. Amendment filed January 31, 2003; effective April 16, 2003. Amendment filed March 17, 2006; effective May 31, 2006. Amendments filed April 12, 2023; effective 7/11/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-4-103, 63-4-106, 63-4-114, and 63-4-119.