Sec. 10.32.10.13. Renewal and Reinstatement

A. Renewal.

(1) The Board may not renew a license until the Comptroller of Maryland has verified that the individual has paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions, or arranged for repayment, as required by COMAR 10.31.02.

(2) An individual who has been licensed by the Board as a radiation therapist, radiographer, or nuclear medicine technologist shall renew the license every 2 years on the date specified by the Board by:

(a) Completing a renewal application on a form approved by the Board;

(b) Paying a renewal fee as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter; and

(c) Attesting to one of the following:

(i) Completion of at least 24 hours of approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the expiration of the license for radiation therapist, radiographer, or nuclear medicine technologist, in accordance with the requirements specified in §A(5) of this regulation;

(ii) Current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration; or

(iii) Active certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

(3) An individual who has been licensed by the Board as a radiologist assistant shall renew the license every 2 years on the date specified by the Board by:

(a) Completing a renewal application on a form approved by the Board;

(b) Paying a renewal fee as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter;

(c) Attesting to one of the following:

(i) Completion of at least 50 hours of approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the expiration of the license for radiologist assistant, in accordance with the requirements specified in §A(5) of this regulation; or

(ii) Current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration as a radiologist assistant.

(4) Continuing education hours that are used to satisfy the continuing education requirement for renewal of a license as a radiographer may also be used to satisfy the continuing education requirement for a radiologist assistant.

(5) Approved continuing education is as follows:

(a) In-service programs at a hospital or related institution as defined in Health-General Article, §19-301, Annotated Code of Maryland, or a health maintenance organization certified by the State; or

(b) Programs relevant to the practice of a radiation therapist, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant approved by the:

(i) American College of Radiology or its chapters;

(ii) Maryland Society of Radiologic Technologists;

(iii) Mideastern Chapter-Society of Nuclear Medicine - Technologist Section;

(iv) Mideastern Chapter-Society of Nuclear Medicine or the District of Columbia Chapter of the American College of Radiology;

(v) American Medical Association;

(vi) MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society; or

(vii) American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

(6) The continuing education requirement applies to all renewal applications after the first renewal.

B. Reinstatement. The Board shall reinstate the license of a radiation therapist, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant if the individual:

(1) Completes a reinstatement application on a form approved by the Board;

(2) Pays a reinstatement fee as defined in Regulation .18 of this chapter; and

(3) Documents evidence of:

(a) For a radiographer, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist, at least one of the following requirements:

(i) Completion of at least 24 hours of approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the date of the submission of the application for reinstatement of the license for radiation therapist, radiographer, or nuclear medicine technologist;

(ii) Current ARRT registration; or

(iii) Active certification by the NMTCB; or

(b) For a radiologist assistant, at least one of the following requirements:

(i) Completion of at least 50 hours of approved continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding the date of the submission of the application for reinstatement of the license for radiologist assistant; or

(ii) Current ARRT registration as a radiologist assistant.