Home Table of Contents

§ 30466. Eligibility for and Issuance of Licentiate Certificates or Permits.

17 CA ADC § 30466Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 5. Sanitation (Environmental) (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 4.5. Radiologic Technology
Group 5. Certification of Licentiates
Article 1. Licentiate Certificates and Permits
17 CCR § 30466
§ 30466. Eligibility for and Issuance of Licentiate Certificates or Permits.
Currentness
(a) To be eligible for a licentiate certificate or any licentiate permit an applicant shall:
(1) Submit an acceptable application containing the following:
(A) The legal name, date of birth, social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) (pursuant to the authority found in sections 131050, 131051, 131200 and 114870 of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section 17520 of the Family Code, providing the social security number is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for purposes of identification), mailing address, and telephone number of the applicant. The legal name shall be as shown on the government-issued identification document that will be used to verify the applicant's identity for taking any required examination;
(B) Identification of the certificate or permit category for which the individual is applying;
(C) Evidence that the applicant holds a current and valid California healing arts license as a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, podiatrist, or a chiropractor; and
(D) Except for applications for the permit specified in subsection (a)(5), an application fee and, if the applicant is required to pass an examination, an examination fee as specified in section 30408;
(2) For the fluoroscopy supervisor and operator permit, pass a Department approved examination in fluoroscopy radiation protection and safety, and use and supervision of use of fluoroscopy and ancillary equipment. Passage of the examination is not required of applicants certified by the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology (ACBR) provided the applicant submits documentary evidence of certification by ACBR;
(3) For the radiography supervisor and operator permit, pass a Department approved examination in radiography radiation protection and safety, and use and supervision of use of radiography and ancillary equipment. Passage of the examination is not required of applicants certified by the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology (ACBR) provided the applicant submits documentary evidence of certification by ACBR;
(4) For the dermatology supervisor and operator permit, pass a Department approved examination in dermatology radiation protection and safety, and application and supervision of application of X-rays for treating diseases and tumors of the skin;
(5) For the X-ray bone densitometry supervisor and operator permit, submit:
(A) The manufacturer, make and model number of the X-ray bone densitometer (XBD) for which training was received;
(B) A copy of the certificate of completion issued to the applicant by the bone densitometer manufacturer's representative, or one of the following approved schools, that provided instruction in the use of the XBD indicating completion of the instruction specified in paragraph (5)(C):
1. Diagnostic radiologic technology school; or
2. Limited permit X-ray technician school teaching the X-ray bone densitometry permit category; and
(C) A copy of the curriculum covered by the manufacturer's representative or approved school. The curriculum shall include, at a minimum, instruction in all of the following areas:
1. Procedures for operation of the bone densitometer by the physician and surgeon, and for the supervision of the operation of the bone densitometer by other persons, including procedures for quality assurance of the XBD;
2. Radiation protection of the operator, the patient, and third parties in proximity to the bone densitometer;
3. Provisions of Article 5 (commencing at section 106955) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 and of Chapter 6 (commencing at section 114840) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code;
4. Provisions of Group 1 (commencing at section 30100), Group 1.5 (commencing at section 30108), and Article 1 (commencing at section 30250), Article 2 (commencing at section 30254), Article 3 (commencing at Section 30265), and Article 4 (commencing at section 30305) of Group 3 of Subchapter 4.0 of this chapter; and
5. Provisions of this subchapter (commencing at section 30400); and
(6) For the radiology supervisor and operator certificate, upon penalty of perjury, attest that the applicant practices as a radiologist or radiation oncologist and provide documentary evidence of meeting one of the following:
(A) The applicant is certified by either the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR);
(B) The applicant has passed ABR's:
1. Diagnostic radiology initial qualifying physics examination and the diagnostic radiology initial qualifying clinical examination;
2. Diagnostic radiology core exam; or
3. Radiation oncology initial qualifying physics examination, initial qualifying cancer biology examination, and the initial qualifying clinical examination; or
(C) The applicant has passed AOBR's:
1. Part I (Physics of Medical Imaging, Biological Effects and Safety) and Part II (Diagnostic Imaging) examinations in diagnostic radiology; or
2. Part I (Radiobiology), Part II (Physics), and Part III (Clinical) examinations in radiation oncology.
(b) The Department may deny any certificate or permit on the basis of any of the reasons set forth in section 107070 of the Health and Safety Code which pertain to denial of certificates and permits, notwithstanding the fact that the individual has otherwise satisfied the requirements of this section.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 114870(a) and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106995, 107111, 114870(e), 114870(f), 114870(h), 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Amendment of section heading and section and repealer and new Note filed 10-11-2013; operative 10-11-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 41).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1)(A) and amending Note filed 3-7-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 10).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 30466, 17 CA ADC § 30466
End of Document