Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.10 - Licensure of Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiation Therapists
Section 10.32.10.05 - Qualifications for Licensure-Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.10.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. An individual shall be licensed by the Board if the individual meets the requirements of §B of this regulation.

B. An individual shall be licensed by the Board if the individual:

(1) Completes an application on a form supplied by the Board;

(2) Pays an application fee as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter;

(3) Is 18 years old or older;

(4) Is of good moral character;

(5) Demonstrates oral and written competency in English by any of the following:

(a) Graduation from a recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least 3 years of enrollment;

(b) Graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school with acceptable proof of proficiency in the oral and written communication of English;

(i) At least 26 on the "Speaking Section" of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language; and

(ii) At least 79 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;

(6) Has successfully completed and graduated from a:

(a) Program of nuclear medicine technology which has been accredited by the JRCNMT or one of its predecessors or successors; or

(b) Nuclear medicine educational program that is recognized by the national certifying body as approved by the Board, if the applicant also provides documentation, satisfactory to the Board, verifying that the applicant:

(i) Possesses a current, active, unrestricted license as a nuclear medicine technologist in another state or is otherwise recognized as a nuclear medicine technologist in another state;

(ii) Has full-time practice experience as a nuclear medicine technologist in another state for at least 3 of the last 5 years immediately preceding the application; and

(iii) Has no history of public disciplinary action taken, or pending, against any license currently or previously held or expired;

(7) Submits verification, on a form that the Board requires, from employers, supervisors or colleagues, that the applicant has satisfactorily practiced nuclear medicine technology for the length of time specified in §B(6)(b)(ii) of this regulation;

(8) Has passed the examination in nuclear medicine technology constructed by the national certifying body as approved by the Board; and

(9) Has been certified and maintains current registration or active certification from the national certifying body as approved by the Board at the time of application.

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