N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-19.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:28-19.6 - Requirements of applicants for the radiologic technology licensing examination

(a) Subject to (c) below, the Board shall admit to a licensing examination any applicant who has paid to the Department a fee as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.10(a)1 and has submitted satisfactory evidence to the Board, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:

1. At the time of application is at least 18 years of age;

2. Is of good moral character;

3. Has successfully completed a four year course of study in a secondary school (high school) approved or recognized by the State Board of Education, or passed an approved equivalency test; and

4. Has complied with the applicable requirements of (b) below.

(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) above, any person seeking admission to a licensing examination in a specific scope of practice of radiologic technology (see N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.4) shall comply with the following:

1. Each applicant for examination in diagnostic radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed a 24-month course of study in diagnostic radiologic technology approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

2. Each applicant for examination in radiation therapy technology shall have satisfactorily completed a 24-month course of study in radiation therapy technology approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board. A 12-month radiation therapy technology course of study that requires applicants to have satisfactorily completed a 24-month course of study in diagnostic radiologic technology or its equivalent as determined by the Board is the equivalent of a 24-month course of study in radiation therapy technology.

3. Each applicant for examination in chest radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed the curriculum for chest radiography as approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

4. Each applicant for examination in dental radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed the curriculum for dental radiography as approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

5. Each applicant for examination in podiatric radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed the curriculum for podiatric radiography as approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

6. Each applicant for examination in orthopedic radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed the curriculum for orthopedic radiography as approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

7. Each applicant for examination in urologic radiologic technology shall have satisfactorily completed the curriculum for urologic radiography as approved by the Board or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

(c) The Board may determine that an applicant is ineligible for examination if the applicant does not fulfill the requirements of (a) and (b) above or has violated any provision of this chapter, the Radiation Protection Act, or the Radiologic Technologist Act. The applicant may request a hearing in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.18(a), if aggrieved by the Board's actions.

(d) An applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination provided the applicant meets the requirements of this section.

(e) Any person who has failed a particular examination three times shall not be permitted to take that examination a fourth time until that person has submitted proof of completion of a remedial course that includes a full review of course material in areas of low performance as identified by the examination.

(f) After the fourth failure, the person may not retake a particular examination until that person has submitted proof that he or she has re-enrolled and successfully completed a remedial course of study in a Board-approved school of radiologic technology, or an equivalent school as determined by the Board, in an appropriate time frame determined by the school.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-19.6

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1267(a), effective 6/15/2020