Minnesota Administrative Rules

4732.0585 EQUIVALENT EXAMINATIONS.

Subpart 1.

General.

An individual must be determined by the commissioner to have met the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5, if the individual has passed any of the examinations listed in this part.

Subp. 2.

Radiologic technologist registration examination.

If an individual has passed the radiography examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the individual must be determined to have met the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5.

Subp. 3.

Chiropractic radiologic technologist registration examination.

If an individual has passed the radiography examination of the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the individual must be determined to have met the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5.

Subp. 4.

License from other United States jurisdictions.

If an individual has passed a full or limited license examination in radiography from other United States jurisdictions, the individual may request that the commissioner review the license examination to determine if the license examination is equivalent to the examination described in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5. If the examination meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5, the individual must be determined by the commissioner to have met the requirements of this part.

Subp. 5.

Other professional registrations.

If an individual has passed a registration examination other than one specified in this part, or an examination not approved under part 4732.0580, the individual may request a determination of equivalency according to the procedures and criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5.

Subp. 6.

Physician assistants.

Physician assistants registered under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A, can operate equipment only as delegated by the supervising physicians in the supervisory agreement.

Subp. 7.

Examination for dual modality studies.

Individuals who have passed the nuclear medicine examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or the examination of the Nuclear Technology Certification Board meet the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121, subdivision 5, for the purpose of operating PET/CT in nuclear medicine procedure provided they have received specific training in CT operations.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.12

History:

32 SR 777

Published Electronically:

December 10, 2007