Continuing Education Requirements for Certificate/Permit Renewal

(Updated February 2017)

Table of Contents

1. General Information

2. Licentiates of the Healing Arts – CE Requirements

3. Physician Assistants Fluoroscopy Permit – CE Requirements

4. Certified Radiologic Technologists (CRT) - CE Requirements

5. Mammographic Certified Radiologic Technologists (CRT) – ADDITIONAL Requirements

The continuing education (CE) credits and continuing experience required to renew permits and

certificates in radiologic technology are specified in title 17, California Code of Regulation (17 CCR),

section 30403. The Radiologic Health Branch does not have a program to provide continuing

education credits and does not credential providers of continuing education.

An “approved continuing education credit” means 50 - 60 minutes of instruction received in subjects

related to the application of X-ray to the human body and accepted for purposes of credentialing,

assigning professional status or certification by the following organizations:

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

• Medical Board of California

administration, X-ray management, X-ray pathology, X-ray diagnosis and X-ray quality control.

However, subjects in MRI, Ultrasound, CPR, or other topics not related to the application of X-rays to

the human body cannot be accepted. It is the responsibility of the certificate or permit holder to

ascertain the acceptability of courses.

earned. You may use the reverse side of the renewal form, if needed. Each individual is required to

maintain documents that evidence the completion of approved continuing education credits for four

(4) years following the dates the credits were earned. These documents must be made available to

the Department upon request. [17 CCR 30403.8]

Licentiates of the healing arts are those physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and

surgeons, podiatrists and chiropractors who possess a Radiology supervisor and operator certificate,

or a Fluoroscopy, Radiography or Dermatology supervisor and operator permit.

All licentiates need to earn 10 approved CE credits in the two years immediately preceding the

expiration date of their certificate/permit.

If an individual holds a fluoroscopy supervisor and operator permit, four (4) of the 10 credits must be

in radiation safety for the clinical uses of fluoroscopy. [17 CCR 30403(b)]

• California Board of Chiropractic Examiners

• Dental Board of California

EXAMPLE: The Medical Board of California requires that physicians complete 50 hours of approved

continuing education during each two-year period, and refers to these hours as Continuing Medical

Education (CME) credits. One CE credit is equivalent to one CME credit as defined by the Medical

Board of California when X-ray application to the human body is the subject matter of the education.

Licentiates who are in residency or fellowship programs and courses, and seminars and meetings

It is the responsibility of the certificate or permit holder to ascertain the acceptability of the continuing

education activity as a CE credit for the Department’s purposes. When completing the renewal form,

please list all CME credit quantities in the “Hours/credits” column on the renewal application. If an

audit is performed, you will be required to provide the documentation showing that at least 10 of the

CME credits listed are related to X-ray.

Additionally, courses and training offered by other recognized organizations can qualify as CE credits

if they meet the requirements listed under general requirements above.

For further information on CME credits, please visit www.mbc.ca.gov, and the Osteopathic Medical

3. Physician Assistants Fluoroscopy Permit – CE Requirements

Physician Assistants (PA) issued a PA fluoroscopy permit pursuant to 17 CCR section 30456.2 are

required to submit every two (2) years immediately preceding the expiration date of the permit, no

less than ten (10) approved continuing education credits, with at least four (4) of the credits

addressing radiation safety for the clinical uses of fluoroscopy. [17 CCR 30456.6(a)]

“Approved continuing education credits” means one hour increments of instruction received in

subjects related to the application of X-ray to the human body, which have been accepted for

purposes of licensing, credentialing, assigning professional status, or certification, by any of the

following entities:

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT);

• Medical Board of California;

• Osteopathic Medical Board of California;

The CE credit information to be submitted to the Department must include:

• The identity of the group(s) listed above that has accepted the instruction;

• The provider of the instruction and the provider’s contact information;

• A description of the instruction; and

• The date(s) of the instruction.

6.

Radiologic Technology Fluoroscopy (RTF) Permit ADDITIONAL Requirements as the above

requirements do not apply for the renewal of your RTF permit.

4. Certified Radiologic Technologists (CRT) - CE Requirements

This section discusses CE requirements for diagnostic and therapeutic, CRTs. Mammographic CRTs

have ADDITIONAL requirements which are discussed separately below.

CRTs need to earn twenty-four (24) approved CE credits, four (4) of which shall be in digital

radiography, in the two years immediately preceding the expiration date of their permit.

• Quality Management

• Bone Densitometry

• Cardiac-interventional Radiography

• Radiation Therapy

does not qualify for CE credits. However, training courses taken in preparation for these exams may

be approved by one of the credentialing organizations listed above and therefore would qualify.

The ASRT is a recognized credentialing body for continuing education activities and those activities

pertaining to the application of X-ray of the human body will be acceptable to the Department.

5. Mammographic Certified Radiologic Technologists (CRT) – ADDITIONAL Requirements

Each person who has been issued a Mammographic CRT certificate must, in the two years

immediately preceding the expiration date of the certificate, must earn 10 of the 24 Approved CE

credits in mammography. [17 CCR 30403(a)(1)]

**The advanced credential certificate for mammography will meet the 10 CE credits specific to

transcripts. Be sure to include this information on your renewal application.

Completion of instruction in digital radiologic technology (to obtain digital authorization) in accordance

with [17 CCR 30410(c)] is considered to be approved for 20 CE credits for purposes of renewing your

The CE requirements and continuing experience required to renew certificates in nuclear medicine

are specified in 17 CCR 30536. Nuclear Medicine Certificates expire five years from the date of

the certificate was issued.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) is a recognized credentialing body for continuing education

activities pertaining to nuclear medicine.

Nuclear medicine categories pursuant to 17 CCR 30533(a) states, “Certificates shall be issued for

magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine technology (NMT) are not related to the

application of X-ray to humans as addressed under the RT Act.

Though NMT involves the use of ionizing radiation, it is specific to the use of radioactive material but

not X-ray equipment.

the human body.

Complete the renewal application sent with your renewal notice. You will need to retain your original

course certificates for (4) four years so that you can provide a copy for audit purposes if needed.

instruction. The description needs to be specific enough to determine whether the instruction meets