Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Alternative training for a diagnostic
radiologic technologist may be obtained with the following:
(a)
(i) A
high school diploma or GED equivalent;
(ii) Three clinical years supervised practice
experience in radiography as provided in subsection (2) of this section;
and
(iii) Completed course content
as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or
(b)
(i) An
associate or higher degree in an allied health care profession; and
(ii) Two clinical years supervised practice
experience in radiography as provided in subsection (2) of this section;
and
(iii) Completed course content
as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or
(c)
(i)
Meet the requirements of this chapter for certification as a therapeutic
radiologic technologist or nuclear medicine technologist; and
(ii) Two clinical years supervised practice
experience in radiography as provided in subsection (2) of this section;
and
(iii) Completed course content
as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Verified supervised clinical practice
experience must include the following:
(a)
Introduction to radiography;
(b)
Medical ethics and law;
(c) Medical
terminology;
(d) Methods of patient
care;
(e) Radiographic
procedures;
(f) Radiographic film
processing;
(g) Evaluation of
radiographs;
(h) Radiographic
pathology;
(i) Introduction to
quality assurance; and
(j)
Introduction to computer literacy.
(3) Verified formal education must include
the following:
(a) Human anatomy and
physiology - 100 contact hours;
(b)
Principles of radiographic exposure - 45 contact hours;
(c) Imaging equipment - 40 contact
hours;
(d) Radiation physics,
principles of radiation protection, and principles of radiation biology - 40
contact hours; and
(e) Sectional
anatomy - 33 contact hours.
(4) Individuals participating in the
diagnostic radiologic technologist alternative training program must annually
report to the department the progress of their supervised clinical hours.
Notification must be made in writing and must include the street and mailing
address of their training program and the names of the individual's direct and
indirect supervisors.
(5)
Individuals educated or credentialed to practice as a diagnostic radiologic
technologist in another country must provide official documentation of their
education and training proving that they meet or exceed alternative training
requirements.
(6) To meet the ARRT
or NMTCB clinical experience requirements to sit for a computed tomography
examination, a diagnostic radiologic technologist shall meet the following:
(a) Hold a current diagnostic radiologic
technology certification issued by the secretary;
(b) Notify the department in writing of their
intent to begin a training program for the purposes of meeting the clinical
experience requirements for either the ARRT or NMTCB computed tomography
examination, which must include:
(i) The
street and mailing address of the training program;
(ii) The names of the designated training
program supervisor or supervisors; and
(iii) The designated time frame within which
the individual is working to qualify for a computed tomography
examination;
(c) Report
annually to the department the progress of their training including the number
of clinical hours dedicated to computed tomography training and the number of
computed tomography procedures performed and reported to either the ARRT or
NMTCB; and
(d) Complete the
clinical experience requirements within the time period set by the ARRT or
NMTCB as reported under (b)(iii) of this subsection. If the individual does not
meet the clinical experience requirements within the designated time period,
the training program is no longer valid and the individual must initiate a new
training program.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040. 06-01-103, § 246-926-110,
filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040 and
18.84.080. 92-05-010 (Order 237),
§ 246-926-110, filed 2/7/92, effective 2/19/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-926-110, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040. 89-01-015 (Order PM 802), §
308-183-100, filed 12/9/88.
