Legislation, Regulations and Advocacy

Legislation, Regulations and Advocacy
Individual State Licensure Information

Listed below are links to each state’s information regarding radiologic technologist licensure, certification or recognition. For states that do not license medical imaging or radiation therapy personnel, you can refer to the state's radiation control program for information on radiation emitting equipment standards.

Due to the transitional nature of the internet, hyperlinks may change. If the links on this page are broken, please contact us.

 

Alabama

Does not license personnel.

 

Alaska

http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Labs/Pages/radiological/default.aspx

 

Arizona

https://azdhs.gov/licensing/special/index.php#mrt

 

Arkansas

https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/radiologic-technology-licensure-program
https://www.armedicalboard.org/Professionals/RadiologyAssistant.aspx

 

California

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ceh/drsem/pages/rhb-certification/xraynucmed.aspx

 

Colorado

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/xray

 

Connecticut

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Radiographer/Radiographer-Licensure  
 

Delaware

http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/hsp/orc.html

 

District of Columbia

Does not license personnel.

 

Florida

http://www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/radiologic-technology/index.html

 

Georgia

Licenses equipment; does not license personnel. Regulations require six hours of radiation safety education.
https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/professional-resources/license-certificationverification-all-professions 
http://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/Medical_Guide-rev8-Jan2015%5B1%5D.pdf

 

Hawaii

http://health.hawaii.gov/irhb/radforms/

 

Idaho

http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/Labs/X-RayLicensure/tabid/3545/Default.aspx 

 

Illinois

https://public.iema.state.il.us/iema/radiation/radtech/radtechlogin.asp

 

Indiana

http://www.in.gov/isdh/23279.htm

 

Iowa

https://idph.iowa.gov/Permits-To-Operate

 

Kansas

http://www.ksbha.org/professions/LRT.shtml

 

Kentucky

https://kbmirt.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx 

 

Louisiana

http://www.lsrtbe.org/ 

 

Maine

http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/radiological/index.html

 

Maryland

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/licensure_ahapp.aspx 

 

Massachusetts

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/environmental-health/exposure-topics/radiation/radiologic-technologist/

 

Michigan

https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/MIOSHA/Divisions/technical-services-division/rad-safety 

 

Minnesota

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/radiation/xray/index.html

 

Mississippi

http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/30,0,82.html
http://www.msbml.ms.gov/Licensure/Limited_X-Ray_Machine_Operators

http://www.msbml.ms.gov/Licensure/Radiologist_Assistant

 

Missouri

Does not license personnel.

 

Montana

https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/radiologic-technologists/

 

Nebraska

http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Medical-Radiography.aspx

 

Nevada

http://dpbh.nv.gov/Reg/RPM/dta/Forms/Radiation_Producing_Machines_(RPM)_-_Forms/?fbclid=IwAR3c3xTo9eRoa7IyW11IGV8c82ifFs4wFIE4-9MgcTrG-_1__cdpK8HF4-g

 

New Hampshire

https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medical-imaging-and-radiation-therapy

 

New Jersey

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rpp/tec/index.htm

 

New Mexico

https://www.env.nm.gov/rcb/medical-imaging-radiation-therapy-program/

 

New York

http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/doctors/radiological/
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/med/rsa.htm

 

North Carolina

https://radiation.ncdhhs.gov/ 

 

North Dakota

http://www.ndmirtboard.com/

 

Ohio

Ohio Department of Health - Radiologic Licensure program
State Medical Board of Ohio - Radiologist Assistant (RA)

 

Oklahoma

http://www.okmedicalboard.org/radiologist_assistants

 

Oregon

http://www.oregon.gov/obmi/Pages/index.aspx

 

Pennsylvania

http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/RadiationProtection/RadiationControl/X-rayMachineProgram/Pages/ContinuingEd.aspx

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter18/subchapEtoc.html

 

Rhode Island

http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=242

 

South Carolina

http://www.scrqsa.org/

 

South Dakota

Does not license personnel.

 

Tennessee

https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/xray-board.html 

 

Texas

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/licensing

 

Utah

https://dopl.utah.gov/rad/

 

Vermont

https://sos.vermont.gov/radiologic-technology/
http://healthvermont.gov/hc/med_board/application.aspx#ra

 

Virginia

http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/advisory/rt/

 

Washington

http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/RadiologicTechnologist
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/RadiologistAssistant
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/XRayTechnician
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/CardiovascularInvasiveSpecialist

 

West Virginia

http://www.wvrtboard.org/
Radiologist assistant - https://wvbom.wv.gov/

 

Wisconsin

https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/RadiographerLicensed/Default.aspx

 

Wyoming

http://plboards.state.wy.us/radiology/index.asp