Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL
Article 11 - INDUSTRIAL USES OF X-RAYS, NOT INCLUDING ANALYTICAL X-RAY SYSTEMS
Appendix A - Standards for Organizations that Provide Radiography Certification
Note: For purposes of this Article an "independent certifying organization" means an organization that meets all of the criteria in this Appendix.
I. Requirements for an Organization that Provides Radiographer Certification
To qualify to provide radiography certification, an organization shall:
A. Be a society or association, with members who participate in, or have an interest in, the field of industrial radiography;
B. Not restrict membership because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability;
C. Have a certification program that is open to nonmembers, as well as members;
D. Be an incorporated, nationally recognized organization that is involved in setting national standards of practice within its fields of expertise;
E. Have a staff comparable to other nationally recognized organizations, a viable system for financing its operations, and a pol-icy-and decision-making review board;
F. Have a set of written, organizational by-laws and policies that address conflicts of interest and provide a system for monitoring and enforcing the by-laws and policies;
G. Have a committee, with members who can carry out their responsibilities impartially, review and approve the certification guidelines and procedures, and advise the organization's staff in implementing the certification program;
H. Have a committee, with members who can carry out their responsibilities impartially, review complaints against certified individuals, and determine sanctions;
I. Have written procedures that describe all aspects of the organization's certification program;
J. Maintain records of the current status of each individual's certification and administration of the certification program;
K. Have procedures to ensure that certified individuals are provided due process with respect to administration of the certification program, including a process for becoming certified and a process for imposing sanctions against certified individuals;
L. Have procedures for proctoring examinations and qualifying proctors. The organization, through these procedures, shall ensure that an individual who proctors an examination is not employed by the same company or corporation (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company or corporation) that employs an examinee;
M. Exchange information about certified individuals with the Department, other independent certifying organizations, the NRC, or Agreement States and allow periodic review of its certification program and related records; and
N. Provide a description to the Department of its procedures for choosing examination sites and providing a favorable examination environment.
II. Requirements for a Certification Program
An independent certifying organization shall ensure that its certification program:
A. Requires an applicant for certification to:
1. Obtain training in the subjects listed in R9-7-1146(G), and
2. Satisfactorily complete a written examination that covers these subjects;
B. Require an applicant for certification to provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant has:
1. Received training in the subjects listed in R9-7-1146(G);
2. Satisfactorily completed the on-the-job training required in R9-7-1146(A); and
3. Received verification from a registrant that the applicant has demonstrated the capability of independently working as a radiographer;
C. Provides procedures that protect examination questions from disclosure;
D. Provides procedures for denying certification to an applicant and revoking, suspending, and reinstating a certificate;
E. Provides a certification period that is not less than three years or more than five years, procedures for renewing certifications and, if the procedures allow renewals without examination, a system for assessing evidence of recent full-time employment and annual refresher training; and
F. Provides a timely response to inquiries, by telephone or letter, from members of the public, about an individual's certification status.
III. Requirements for a Written Examination
An independent certifying organization shall ensure that its examination:
A. Is designed to test an individual's knowledge and understanding of the subjects listed in R9-7-1146(G) or equivalent NRC or Agreement State requirements;
B. Is written in a multiple-choice format; and
C. Has psychometrically valid questions drawn from a question bank and based on the material in R9-7-1146(G)
