Radiologic Technologist

Exam

Third-party exam

Education

Specific course

Experience

Experience

Background check

None

Rule 6. Licensing of Radiologic Technologists 410 IAC 5.2-6-1 Licensing requirements Authority: IC 16-41-35-26; IC 16-41-35-28; IC 16-41-35-29 Affected: IC 16-41-35 Sec. 1. (a) A radiologic technologist is an individual, other than a licensed practitioner, who performs radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures on humans employing equipment that emits ionizing radiation. An individual performing any of the following tasks must be licensed as a radiologic technologist: (1) Assessing and evaluating a patient in preparation for radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. (2) Making decisions concerning the performance of radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. (3) Determining and setting exposure factors for radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. (4) Performing radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. (5) Actuating a radiation machine resulting in the production of ionizing radiation for the purpose of performing radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. (b) The following actions do not require an individual to be licensed as a radiologic technologist: (1) Holding a patient for a radiographic procedure at the direction of a radiologic technologist. (2) Assisting a patient on or off a radiographic or fluoroscopic table. (3) Assisting a radiologic technologist as explicitly directed by the radiologic technologist. (4) Performing limited radiographic procedures under the scope of practice for that limited license. (c) To be eligible for a radiologic technologist license a person shall: (1) be currently certified and registered in radiologic technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT); and (2) complete requirements under 410 IAC 5.2-4.