Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.06 - Licensure of Polysomnographic Technologists
Section 10.32.06.04 - Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.06.04
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A An applicant shall:
(1) Complete an application on a form
supplied by the Board;
(2) Pay the
required application fee set by the Board in Regulation .09 of this
chapter;
(3) Be 18 years old or
older;
(4) Be of good moral
character;
(5) Demonstrate spoken
and written competency in English by any of the following:
(a) Documentation of graduation from a
recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least
3 years of enrollment;
(b)
Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional
school; or
(c) Documentation of
receiving a grade of at least:
(i) 26 on the
"Speaking Section" of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;
and
(ii) 79 on the Internet-based
Test of English as a Foreign Language;
(6) Provide documentation of current
certification as a registered polysomnographic technologist by the Board of
Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or by another national certification
agency approved by the Board;
(7).
Provide documentation of one of the following:
(a) For those candidates applying for a
license on or before September 30, 2013:
(i)
Passing the national certifying examination of the Board of Registered
Polysomnographic Technologists on or before September 30, 2013; and
(ii) Certification by the Board of Registered
Polysomnographic Technologists as a registered polysomnographic technologist at
the time of application;
(b) Graduation from a polysomnographic
educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs;
(c) Both of the following:
(i) Graduation from a respiratory care
educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs; and
(ii) Completion of the Committee on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care's curriculum for a polysomnography
certificate that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs;
(d) Both of the following:
(i) Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic
technology educational program that is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(ii) Completion of an add-on track in
polysomnography for electroneurodiagnostic technologists that is accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;
or
(e) Each of the
following:
(i) Graduation from a sleep
technologist educational program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine;
(ii) Proof of meeting
core competencies in the 3 years preceding the application as assessed by a
sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist,
a sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board, or a
physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by
the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or
American Osteopathic Association;
(iii) A letter of attestation for completion of clinical hours and
competencies from a physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified
in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of
Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association where the applicant
practiced; and
(iv) The
requirements listed in §B of this regulation; and
(8) Provide documentation of
licensure, certification, or registration from all states where the applicant
has ever held a license, certificate, or registration in any health profession.
B. If an applicant satisfies the requirements of §A(7) of this regulation by completing the requirements of §A(7)(e) of this regulation, the applicant shall provide proof of completion of a minimum of 546 hours of clinical experience in the 3 years preceding licensure application as either:
(1) A student supervised by a sleep
technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist or a
sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board at an
American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited sleep laboratory or sleep
laboratory accredited by The Joint Commission; or
(2) A sleep technologist with a current,
active, unrestricted license in another state or is otherwise recognized and
has practiced as a sleep technologist in another state who has:
(a) Full-time practice experience as a sleep
technologist in another state at an American Academy of Sleep Medicine
accredited sleep laboratory or sleep laboratory accredited by The Joint
Commission for a minimum of 6 months in the 3 years preceding the application;
and
(b) Maintained an average of 10
continuing education units per year for the last 2 years.
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