Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 18-2-3 - Continuing Education3.1. Each applicant for renewal of a license, if the license is currently active, or reinstatement of a license if a license is suspended or on the non-practicing list, shall verify that he or she has satisfactorily completed twenty-four (24) contact hours of continuing education during the prescribed two (2) year reporting period. Units of measurement for continuing education courses are as follows:
a. 30 to 49 minutes = 0.5 CE credits 50 to 74 minutes = 1 CE credits
75 to 99 minutes = 1.5 CE credits
100 minutes = 2 CE credits
Activities lasting less than 30 minutes will be no credit.
b. Writing an original text book related to medical imaging / radiation therapy sciences equals 24 credits. Writing a chapter in a text book related to medical imaging/radiation therapy sciences equals 4 credits.
Writing an article that is published in a peer-review journal equals 4 credits.
c. 1 academic semester hour is limited to 16 ce's/semester. The applicant must receive a C or higher in an approved academic course.d. 1 academic quarter hour is limited to 12 ce's/quarter. The applicant must receive a C or higher in an approved academic course.3.2. All continuing education credits earned during each two-year period must be assigned Category A3.3. The Board shall recognize a credentialing examination as satisfying continuing education requirements for the two-year period.a. Passing an entry-level examination in a discipline not previously passed equals 24 credits.b. Passing an advanced-level examination for which the applicant is eligible equals 24 credits.3.4. All licensed Medical Imaging Technologists and Radiation Therapist Technologists with an active license to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy in West Virginia shall complete and document a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education every two years as approved by this rule. a. A licensee issued a license under the West Virginia grandfathered provision shall submit documentation of a minimum of twelve (12) hours of continuing education to the Board with the application for renewal of his or her license on an annual basis.b. American Registry of Radiologic Technologist licensee shall submit a copy of their active ARRT card with their application for renewal to the Board c. Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) members shall submit a copy of their active NMTCB card with their application for renewal to the Board.3.5. Each licensee with an active license to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy in West Virginia shall complete twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education, every two years. Every year, each grandfathered licensee shall file a report of all continuing education activities with the Board at the time the licensee files an application for renewal of his or her license to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy in West Virginia.3.6. The Board shall not grant credit for identical continuing education activities submitted during any single two (2) year reporting period. Continuing education credits from a previous two (2) year reporting period may not be used, nor shall credits be accumulated for use in a future two (2) year reporting period.