Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section 653.300 - Requirements for renewal of license, limited license or rural authorization

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 653.300

Current through February 27, 2024

1. To renew his or her license, limited license or rural authorization, the license holder or person who holds a rural authorization shall maintain and provide to the Division evidence that he or she has completed not less than the required amount of continuing education credits set forth in this section.

2. A person who holds a license or limited license shall provide to the Division as documentation of his or her continuing education credits:

(a) A copy of valid certification issued by a national professional organization that indicates, as a requirement to maintain the certification, that the holder has completed continuing education that meets or exceeds the requirements prescribed by subsection 7 or 8, as applicable; or

(b) A certificate or list for the continuing education credits that is provided by American Registry for Radiologic Technologists, or its successor organization, or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or its successor organization, or another organization that meets the requirements of subsection 6 and is approved by the Division.

3. A person who holds a rural authorization shall provide to the Division documentation of his or her continuing education credits that includes, without limitation:

(a) The name of the participant;

(b) The date or dates of attendance;

(c) The title and content of the continuing education activity;

(d) The number of continuing education credit hours earned; and

(e) The name of the organization sponsoring or providing the continuing education activity.

4. A continuing education activity that lasts longer than 1 contact hour is assigned whole or partial continuing education credit based on the contact hour.

5. A continuing education activity that lasts for 30 minutes or less must receive no continuing education credit.

6. All continuing education activities must be evaluated and certified by a recognized continuing education evaluation mechanism. For an organization to qualify as a recognized continuing education mechanism, the organization must be:

(a) National in scope;

(b) A nonprofit entity; and

(c) Radiology-based or medical imaging-based.

7. A person who holds a license must complete the applicable continuing education credits listed below before renewing his or her license:

(a) If the person holds a license to engage in radiation therapy, he or she must complete 24 continuing education credits.

(b) If the person holds a license to engage in radiologic imaging, he or she must complete 24 continuing education credits.

(c) If the person practices as a radiologist assistant, he or she must complete 50 continuing education credits.

8. A person who holds a limited license must complete 20 continuing education credits relating to category A or A+, as established by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists, before renewing his or her limited license.

9. A person who holds a rural authorization must complete 20 continuing education credits relating to category A or A+, as established by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists, before renewing his or her rural authorization.

10. As used in this section, "recognized continuing education evaluation mechanism" is a radiology-based or medical imaging-based organization that the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists has approved to evaluate the content, quality and integrity of proposed continuing education activities. Such evaluation includes, without limitation, the evaluation of the educational objectives of a continuing education activity, content relevancy and assurance, faculty qualifications and education methods and materials. The following organizations have the recognized continuing education evaluation mechanism status:

(a) American College of Radiology;

(b) American Healthcare Radiology Administrators;

(c) American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine;

(d) American Roentgen Ray Society;

(e) American Society of Nuclear Cardiology;

(f) American Society of Radiologic Technologists;

(g) Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers;

(h) Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists;

(i) Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board;

(j) Radiological Society of North America;

(k) Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography;

(l) Society for Magnetic Resonance Technologists of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine;

(m) Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section; and

(n) Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020; A by R043-20, 12/29/2020

NRS 653.460

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