Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 125.000 - Licensing of Radiologic Technologists
Section 125.006 - Requirements for Licensure in an Advanced Practice Discipline

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.125

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) To work in an advanced practice discipline, a Radiologic Technologist must obtain a license from the Department that authorizes the individual to work in the specified advanced practice discipline. To be licensed in Massachusetts in an advanced practice discipline, the applicant must:

(1) Have a current Massachusetts Radiologic Technologist license;

(2) Have successfully passed the ARRT, NMTCB or CBRPA exam in the advanced practice discipline; and

(3) Submit to the Department documentation of certification or registration in the advanced practice discipline.

(B) A Radiologic Technologist may work in the following advanced practice disciplines upon completion of the corresponding training and upon receiving a license from the Department to practice in that advanced practice discipline:

(1) A Computed Tomography Technologist (CT Technologist) shall have passed the Computed Tomography examination administered by the ARRT or the NMTCB.

(2) A Mammography Radiologic Technologist (Mammographer) shall have passed the Mammography Technologist examination administered by the ARRT.

(3) A Radiologist Assistant shall have passed the Radiology Assistant examination administered by the ARRT or the Radiology Practitioner Assistant examination administered by the CBRPA.

(4) A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Radiologic Technologist with a primary license in Radiography or Radiation Therapy shall have passed the Positron Emission Tomography examination administered by the NMTCB.

(5) A Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate (NMAA) shall have passed the Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate examination administered by the NMTCB.

(C) A licensed Radiologic Technologist who is working towards an advanced discipline may perform procedures under appropriate supervision and gain the clinical experience needed to meet the eligibility requirements.

(D) A Radiologist Assistant shall work under the supervision of a radiologist and may not interpret images, make diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.

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