Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
for specialty technologist certification shall submit an application to the
department as specified in rule
64E-3.003, F.A.C., pay the
required fee for endorsement, and submit proof of current certification from an
approved national organization in an advanced, post-primary, or specialty area
of radiologic technology. Such proof shall be an unexpired wallet card bearing
the organization's name, the expiration date, the applicant's certification
number, the applicant's name and the applicant's area of
certification.
(2) The following
are approved as national organizations for certain advanced, post-primary or
specialty areas of radiologic technologist certification, and for the
technologists' duties (also known as practice standards):
(a) Computed Tomography.
1. The American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists (ARRT) and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
(NMTCB) for the Computed Tomography (CT) area of certification.
2. The American Society of Radiologic
Technologists (ASRT) for Computed Tomography (CT) practice
standards.
(b)
Mammography.
1. The American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for the Mammography (M) area of
certification.
2. The American
Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for the Mammography (M) practice
standards.
(c) Positron
Emission Tomography.
1. The Nuclear Medicine
Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) for the Positron Emission Tomography
(PET) area of certification.
2. The
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) for the PET practice
standards.
(3)
The title, initials and duties for specialty technologists certified by the
department are as follows:
(a) Computed
Tomography.
1. For a person who is currently
registered by the ARRT, or certified by the NMTCB, in Computed Tomography, the
title is Certified Radiologic Technologist - Computed Tomography (CT) and the
initials are CRT-CT.
2. The duties
of the CRT-CT are those contained in the June 25, 2017 ASRT "Computed
Tomography Practice Standards, " which is incorporated herein by reference and
which can be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09919,
or
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/rad-tech.
(b) Mammography.
1. For a person who holds current
registration from the ARRT in Mammography, the title is Certified Radiologic
Technologist - Mammography (M) and the initials are CRT-M.
2. The duties of the CRT-M are those
contained in the June 25, 2017, ASRT "Mammography Practice Standards, " which
is incorporated herein by reference and which can be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09920,
or
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/rad-tech.
(c) Positron Emission Tomography.
1. For a person who holds current
certification from the NMTCB in Positron Emission Tomography, the title is
Certified Radiologic Technologist - Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and the
initials are CRT-PET.
2. The duties
of the CRT-PET are those contained in the January 26, 2013, SNMMI "Positron
Emission Tomography (PET) Technologist Scope of Practice and Performance
Standards, " which is herein incorporated by reference and can be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04021
or
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/rad-tech.
Rulemaking Authority 468.302, 468.303 FS. Law Implemented
468.302(2)(h), (3)(i) FS.
New 6-11-13, Amended 4-20-14, 4-27-16, 11-5-17,
10-4-18.
