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17-106-107. Licensing requirements.
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17-106-107. Licensing requirements.
(a) The Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure Committee shall license any applicant who shall:
(1) Make application and pay a nonrefundable fee established by the State Board of Health; and
(2) Submit satisfactory evidence verified by oath or affirmation that the applicant:
(A) Is qualified to administer radioactive materials or operate medical equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation upon human beings;
(B) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application; and
(C) Has been awarded a high school diploma or has passed the General Educational Development Test or the equivalent.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, any person seeking to obtain a license in a specific area of radiologic technology must comply with the following requirements:
(1) Each applicant for a license as a radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist shall have satisfactorily completed an approved course of study in radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine, respectively, that is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, or regional or national accreditation as deemed acceptable by the board; and
(2) The curriculum for each course of study shall follow the standards approved by the United States Department of Education, provided that the standards do not conflict with board policies.
(c) The board shall establish criteria and standards within the state for educational programs in radiologic technology, which are not covered under §§ 6-51-601 — 6-51-617, and recognize these programs upon finding that the criteria and standards have
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-106-107
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17-106-107. Licensing requirements.
(a) The Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure Committee shall license any applicant who shall:
(1) Make application and pay a nonrefundable fee established by the State Board of Health; and
(2) Submit satisfactory evidence verified by oath or affirmation that the applicant:
(A) Is qualified to administer radioactive materials or operate medical equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation upon human beings;
(B) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application; and
(C) Has been awarded a high school diploma or has passed the General Educational Development Test or the equivalent.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, any person seeking to obtain a license in a specific area of radiologic technology must comply with the following requirements:
(1) Each applicant for a license as a radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist shall have satisfactorily completed an approved course of study in radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine, respectively, that is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, or regional or national accreditation as deemed acceptable by the board; and
(2) The curriculum for each course of study shall follow the standards approved by the United States Department of Education, provided that the standards do not conflict with board policies.
(c) The board shall establish criteria and standards within the state for educational programs in radiologic technology, which are not covered under §§ 6-51-601 — 6-51-617, and recognize these programs upon finding that the criteria and standards have been met.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section previously set forth, for a period not to exceed one (1) year after July 30, 1999, upon application and the payment of the fee equivalent of that required for the written examination and initial licensing fee, the board shall issue a license without examination to any person currently employed as a person using radioactive materials or medical equipment emitting and detecting ionizing radiation on a human being.
(e) Licensees shall submit proof of having successfully completed at least six (6) hours of continuing medical education annually for license renewal. Continuing education may be provided by the licensed practitioner or a hospital in-service education department according to the rules prescribed by the board.
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6-51-601. Legislative intent.
(a) The General Assembly is aware of the fact that:
(1) Many private career schools offering resident or correspondence programs in the State of Arkansas have contributed extensively to the well-being of the individuals and the business and industrial establishments which have benefited from that training; and
(2) There is a need for protection of the consumer and the ethical private career school operator.
(b) The General Assembly determines that the establishment of reasonable standards and licensing requirements for resident or correspondence schools, their program offerings, and their instructors and admissions representatives in the manner provided in this subchapter is essential in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes stated above.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-51-601
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6-51-617. Private Career Education Arbitration Panel.
(a) The Private Career Education Arbitration Panel as referenced in this section shall represent the sole authority to resolve disputes between a student and schools as to grievances relating to:
(1) The failure of the school to perform agreements made with the student; or
(2) An admissions representative's misrepresentations in enrolling the student.
(b)(1) In consultation with the State Board of Private Career Education, the Director of the Division of Higher Education shall appoint the panel, which shall be composed of three (3) members. One (1) member shall be from the school sector, and two (2) members shall be from the general public.
(2) No member of the panel may serve for hearings which involve the member's school.
(c)(1) In resolving disputes, the panel shall be exempt from judicial redress for failure to exercise skill or care in the performance of its duties.
(2) The arbitration proceeding, confirmation, or vacation of an award and appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, § 16-108-201 et seq.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-51-617
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