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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 186 - MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
SUBCHAPTER B - MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION/RULE §186.10 - General Requirements for Certification
Chapter Review Date 08/23/2004

(a) All applicants for certification must meet the requirements in §601.105 of the Act and submit:(1) the board required application form;(2) payment of the required fee and additional fees and surcharges as applicable:(A) Radiologist Assistant fee of $140.00;(B) General or Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist fee of $80.00;(C) Temporary General or Temporary Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist fee of $30.00;(D) Non-Certified Radiologic Technician fee of $60.00; and(3) required documentation including, but not limited to:(A) an educational transcript;(B) a current national certification, if applicable;(C) a certified transcript of specialty examination scores, if applicable;(D) a birth certificate or other similar proof of age;(E) Professional or Work History Evaluation forms demonstrating or relating to the practice of radiologic technology for the preceding five years from the date of the application;(F) National Practitioner Data Bank/Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank report (NPDB-HIPDB), if applicable;(G) FBI/DPS Fingerprint Report;(H) documentation of alternate name or name change, if applicable;(I) arrest records, if applicable;(J) malpractice records, if applicable;(K) treatment records for alcohol or substance use disorder or any physical or mental illness impacting the ability practice, if applicable;(L) military orders or DD214, if applicable;(M) evidence of passage of the Texas Jurisprudence examination with at least a score of 75; and(N) any other documentation deemed necessary by the board to process an application.(b) Applications are valid for one year from the date of submission. The one-year period can be extended for the following reasons:(1) delay in processing an application;(2) referral to the Licensure Committee;(3) unanticipated military assignments, medical reasons, or catastrophic events; or(4) other extenuating circumstances.(c) In accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 55, military service members, veterans, and spouses must:(1) meet the general requirements as set forth in subsection (a) of this section; and(2) submit a completed application on the board-approved form and all additional documentation as required, with the exception of the application fee.(d) The board may allow substitute documents where exhaustive efforts on the applicant's part to secure the required documents are presented.

Source Note: The provisions of this §186.10 adopted to be effective January 9, 2025, 50 TexReg 394.

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