OAR 337-010-0011
Qualifications of Computed Tomography Equipment Operators and Merged Technology Equipment Operators’ Licensing

(1)(a) Diagnostic Computed Tomography: A licensee who operates computed tomography (CT) equipment, including cone beam CT for diagnosis, must be credentialed in Computed Tomography (CT) by either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or have an active temporary CT license issued by OBMI.
(b) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1), a licensee, with a radiography credential from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), may operate an Extremity Computed Tomography (ECT) machine without having earned a computed tomography credential.
(2) Computed Tomography/Nuclear Medicine Hybrid Imaging: Positron Emission-Computed Tomography (PET/CT) or Single Photon Emission-Computed Tomography (SPECT/CT) systems must be operated by technologists with the active credentials R.T.(N) or CNMT(NMTCB) and licensed by the Oregon Board of Medical Imaging (OBMI).
(a) A registered radiographer with the credential R.T. (R), or a registered radiation therapist with the credential R.T. (T):
(A) May only operate CT for localization; and
(B) May not operate CT for diagnostic purposes; and
(C) May operate the diagnostic portion of the CT hybrid imager if they hold a CT credential from ARRT, or have an active temporary CT license issued by OBMI.
(b) Registered certified nuclear medicine technologists with the active credentials R.T. (N) or CNMT (NMTCB) may operate SPECT and PET with non-diagnostic CT and the attenuation correction portion of the hybrid imager. Registered Certified Nuclear Medicine technologists that hold a CT credential or have an active temporary CT license issued by OBMI, may operate the diagnostic portion of the CT scanner.
(3) Computed Tomography for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Purposes: A licensee who operates CT equipment for radiation therapy treatment planning purposes must be credentialed in Radiation Therapy or CT by the ARRT or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).
(4) On a case-by-case basis, the Board may waive a credential requirement of this rule for a licensed technologist, based upon the Board’s determination that the following two conditions are met:
(a) The licensee seeking a waiver:
(A) Has substantial experience practicing computed tomography, as determined by the Board; and
(B) Seeks to perform computed tomography as an employee or contractor of a specified rural hospital, as defined in ORS 442.470 (Definitions for ORS 442.470 to 442.507); and
(C) Under state sponsorship, passes a computed tomography examination by a registry recognized by the Board; and
(D) Must have completed and documented vendor-provided applications training specific to any CT machine the waiver applicant will work on; and
(E) Must have completed a minimum of 16 hours in structured CT education requirements, as recognized by the Board, within the 24 months prior to applying for the waiver; and
(F) Meets clinical experience requirements as specified in the waiver; and
(G) Must have completed five supervised diagnostic-quality repetitions of any anatomic area that the waiver recipient will image with computed tomography. The waiver will only be applicable to cover images of anatomic areas for which the waiver recipient has met this requirement. Supervision must be provided by a licensed technologist with a CT registry credential recognized by the Board.
(b) Failure to grant the waiver would result in a substantial shortage in the rural hospital’s ability to deliver necessary health services to the community.
(5) The Board may prescribe terms of the waiver, including but not limited to: time duration of the waiver; supervisory requirements; and clinical experience requirements. The waiver may include deadlines for completing specified requirements included in the waiver. Within no more than 100 days from the date the applicant submits an initial waiver request, the Board may grant a preliminary waiver conditioned upon the waiver applicant’s completion of all Board-specified waiver requirements.

Source: Rule 337-010-0011 — Qualifications of Computed Tomography Equipment Operators and Merged Technology Equipment Operators’ Licensing, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=337-010-0011.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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