Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0260 - Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 0260-03 - General Rules Governing Chiropractic X-Ray Technologists
Section 0260-03-.05 - PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATION
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0260-03-.05
Current through April 3, 2024
To become certified as a x-ray technologist in Tennessee, a person must comply with the following procedures and requirements:
(1) Certification
(a) An application packet shall be requested
from the board's administrative office.
(b) An applicant shall respond truthfully and
completely to every question or request for information contained in the
application form and submit it along with all documentation and fees required
by the form and these rules to the board's administrative office.
(c) Applications will be accepted throughout
the year. Supporting documents requested in these instructions must be received
in the board office within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application or the
file will be closed.
(d) An
applicant shall submit with his/her application a signed passport type
photograph taken within the preceding twelve (12) months. The back of the
photograph must be signed by the applicant.
(e) It is the applicant's responsibility to
provide evidence that he/she has completed the requirements of rule
0260-03-.04(1).
(f) An applicant shall disclose the
circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic
violation.
2. The denial of
certification application by any state or the discipline of the applicant in
any state.
3. Loss or restriction
of certification.
4. Any civil
judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a part defendant,
including without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach of
contract, antitrust activity, or any other civil action remedy recognized under
the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.
(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the
Board's certification application materials, the result of a criminal
background check.
(2) Certification by Reciprocity/Endorsement
(a)
An application packet shall be requested from the Board Administrative
Office.
(b) An applicant shall
respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information
contained in the application form and submit it along with all documentation
and fees required by the form and these rules to the Board Administrative
Office.
(c) Applications will be
accepted throughout the year. Supporting documents requested in these
instructions must be received in the board office within sixty (60) days of
receipt of the application or the file will be closed.
(d) An applicant shall submit with his/her
application a signed passport type photograph taken within the preceding twelve
(12) months. The back of the photograph must be signed by the
applicant.
(e) It is the
applicant's responsibility to provide evidence that he/she has completed a
minimum of fifty (50) hours of education approved by the Board. Education shall
include such subject material as radiation protection, radiation physics,
radiographic techniques, patient care and positioning, equipment maintenance,
radiographic anatomy and physiology, x-ray quality control, and
instruction.
(f) An applicant shall
disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic
violation.
2. The denial of
certification application by any state or the discipline of the applicant in
any state.
3. Loss or restriction
of certification.
4. Any civil
judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party defendant,
including without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach of
contract, antitrust activity, or any other civil action remedy recognized under
the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.
(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Board Administrative Office directly from the vendor identified in the
Board's certification application materials, the result of a criminal
background check.
(h) If an
applicant holds or has ever held a chiropractic x-ray technologist's
certificate or its equivalent in another state, the applicant shall cause to be
submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement
(verification of certification) from each such licensing board which indicates
the applicant holds or held an active certificate and a statement indicating
whether it is in good standing presently or was at the time it became
inactive.
(i) If a certificate from
another state or board is not in good standing or is inactive, the applicant
cannot be certified under the reciprocity/endorsement rule.
(j) When necessary, all required documents
shall be translated into English and such translation and original document
certified as to authenticity by the issuing source. Both versions must be
submitted.
(k) Personal resumes are
not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
(l) Application review and certification
decisions shall be governed by rule
0260-03-.07.
(m) Either of the following will result in
qualifying an applicant for chiropractic x-ray certification.
1. Proving by a preponderance of the evidence
that his/her course work, supervision, and experience are equivalent to the
Board's requirements, or
2.
Providing evidence of certification from either the American Chiropractic
Registry of Radiological Technologist or the American Registry of Radiologic
Technologist or successor.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-4-103, 63-4-106, 63-4-114, and 63-4-119.
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