Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
An individual seeking certification by the Board for approval
as a mammography imaging medical physicist shall file an application for
certification on forms furnished by the Division. The Board may certify
individuals who meet the requirements for initial qualifications. To remain
certified by the Board as a mammography imaging medical physicist, an
individual shall satisfy the requirements for continuing qualifications.
(1) Initial qualifications.
(a) Be certified by the American Board of
Radiology in Radiological Physics or Diagnostic Radiological Physics, or the
American Board of Medical Physicists in Diagnostic Imaging Physics.
(b) Satisfy the following educational and
experience requirements:
(i) have a master's
or higher degree from an accredited university or college in physical sciences;
(ii) have 20 contact hours of
documented specialized training in conducting surveys of mammography
facilities; and
(iii) have
conducted surveys of at least one mammography facility and a total of at least
ten mammography units under the direct supervision of a mammography imaging
medical physicist approved by the Board. No more than one survey of a specific
unit within a period of 60 days can be counted toward the total mammography
unit survey requirement.
(2) Continuing qualifications.
(a) To remain certified by the Board, a
certified mammography imaging medical physicist shall submit an application for
recertification every three years. During the three-year period the individual
shall:
(i) earn 15 hours of continuing
educational credits in mammography imaging; and
(ii) perform at least three mammography
facility surveys and a total of at least nine mammography unit surveys. No more
than one survey of a specific facility within a ten-month period or a specific
unit within a period of 60 days can be counted toward this requirement.
(3)
Mammography imaging medical physicists who fail to maintain the required
continuing qualifications stated in Subsection R313-28-140(2) shall
re-establish their qualifications before independently surveying another
mammography facility. To reestablish their qualifications, mammography imaging
physicists who fail to meet:
(a) the
continuing education requirements of Subsection R313-28-140(2)(a)(i) shall
obtain enough continuing educational credits to bring their total credits up to
the required 15 in the previous three years; or
(b) the continuing experience requirement of
Subsection R313-28-140(2)(a)(ii) shall obtain experience by performing enough
surveys to bring their total surveys up to at least three mammography facility
surveys and a total of at least nine mammography unit surveys under the direct
supervision of a mammography imaging medical physicist approved by the Board.
No more than one survey of a specific facility within a ten-month period or a
specific unit within a period of 60 days can be counted toward this
requirement.
