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 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 rule definitions in OAR 337-010-0006.