Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4732 - IONIZING RADIATION
RADIATION THERAPEUTIC REQUIREMENTS
Part 4732.1070 - RADIOGRAPHER CERTIFICATION
Universal Citation: MN Rules 4732.1070
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Requirements for an independent certifying organization.
An independent certifying organization must:
A. be an organization such as a society or
association whose members participate in, or have an interest in, the fields of
industrial radiography;
B. make its
membership available to the general public nationwide that is not restricted
because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability,
sexual orientation, or age;
C. have
a certification program 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 an
adequate staff, a viable system for financing its operations, and a policy and
decision-making review board;
F.
have a set of written organizational bylaws and policies that provide adequate
assurance of lack of conflict of interest and a system for monitoring and
enforcing those bylaws and policies;
G. have a committee, whose members carry out
their responsibilities impartially, to review and approve the certification
guidelines and procedures, and to advise the organization's staff in
implementing the certification program;
H. have a committee, whose members can carry
out their responsibilities impartially, to review complaints against certified
individuals and to determine appropriate sanctions;
I. have written procedures describing all
aspects of its certification program and maintain records of the current status
of each individual's certification and the administration of its certification
program;
J. have procedures to
ensure that certified individuals are provided due process with respect to the
administration of its certification program, including the process of becoming
certified and any sanctions imposed against certified individuals;
K. have procedures for proctoring
examinations, including qualifications for proctors. The procedures must ensure
that the individuals proctoring each examination are not employed by the same
company or corporation, or a wholly owned subsidiary of such company or
corporation, as any of the examinees;
L. exchange information about certified
individuals with the commissioner, other independent certifying organization,
and allow periodic review of its certification program and related records;
and
M. provide a description to the
commissioner of its procedures for choosing examination sites and for providing
an appropriate examination environment.
Subp. 2. Requirements for certification programs.
Certification programs must:
A. require applicants for certification to:
(1) receive training in the topics under
subpart
3; and
(2) satisfactorily complete a written
examination covering these topics;
B. require applicants for certification to
provide documentation that demonstrates that the applicant has:
(1) received training in the topics under
part
4732.1060, subpart
3;
(2) satisfactorily completed a minimum period
of on-the-job training; and
(3)
received verification by the registrant that the applicant has demonstrated the
capability of independently working as a radiographer;
C. include procedures to ensure that all
examination questions are protected from disclosure;
D. include procedures for denying an
application and revoking, suspending, and reinstating certifications;
E. provide a certification period of not less
than three years and no more than five years;
F. include procedures for renewing
certifications and, if the procedures allow renewals without examination,
require evidence of recent full-time employment and annual refresher training;
and
G. provide a timely response to
inquiries, by telephone or letter, from members of the public about an
individual's certification status.
Subp. 3. Requirements for written examination.
Examinations must:
A. be designed to test an individual's
knowledge and understanding of the topics under part
4732.1060, subpart
3;
B. be written in a multiple-choice format;
and
C. have test items drawn from a
question bank containing psychometrically valid questions based on the material
in part
4732.1060, subpart
3.
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.12
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