Qualifications For Certification

(1) To become certified as a chiropractic x-ray technologist in Tennessee, a person must comply with the following procedures and requirements prior to submitting an application: (a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING CHIROPRACTIC X-RAY TECHNOLOGISTS CHAPTER 0260-03 (b) Be of good moral character. (c) Be a graduate of a college, high school or high school equivalent. (d) Complete prior to the date of examination a minimum combined total of fifty (50) hours of instruction approved by the board and which includes such subject material as radiation protection, radiation physics, radiographic techniques, patient care and positioning, equipment maintenance, radiographic anatomy and physiology, x-ray quality control, and instruction on Tennessee statutes and rules pertaining to the chiropractic x-ray technologist. No prior approval is required for instruction conducted by the Tennessee Chiropractic Association. (e) Pass to the satisfaction of the board, an examination conducted to determine fitness for practice as a chiropractic x-ray technologist pursuant to rule 0260-03-.08. The candidate must complete the approved course of study and pass the examination before beginning Internship hours. (f) Provide proof of successful completion of one thousand forty (1,040) hours of clinical Internship under direct supervision by a Tennessee licensed chiropractic physician or certified chiropractic x-ray technologist. The supervisor is required to provide the Board a report concerning the Intern’s performance in each area of the Internship on forms provided by the Board to become certified as a chiropractic x-ray technologist. Such hours shall be completed within one (1) year from the date of examination, unless an extension is requested and granted by the Board. (g) Persons who have completed the education requirements, passed the examination, and are in the process of completing their clinical Internship shall be able to perform services as directed by a Physician provided they must comply with the following: 1. Meet Internship criteria; 2. Maintain supervision pursuant to rule 0260-03-.10(1); 3. Complete one thousand forty (1,040) hours of clinical Internship within one (1) year from date of examination pursuant to 0260-03-.03(f); and 4. Apply to the state within one (1) year from date of examination pursuant to rule 0260-03-.05. (h) A list of those persons providing services while in a clinical Internship shall be provided by the examining body and be maintained by the Board and listed on the Board’s website. (2) To become certified as a chiropractic x-ray technologist in Tennessee by Reciprocity/Endorsement, a person must comply with the following procedures and requirements prior to submitting an application: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character. (c) Be a graduate of a college, or high school, or high school equivalent. (d) Be duly licensed or certified in another state as a chiropractic x-ray technologist or hold another type of licensure or certification which requires minimum equivalent training as GENERAL RULES GOVERNING CHIROPRACTIC X-RAY TECHNOLOGISTS CHAPTER 0260-03 determined by the Board. The Board may designate one of its members to review all Reciprocity/Endorsement applications to ensure minimum equivalency. (e) Provide either: 1. A letter of good standing from the state in which certification is held; or 2. Evidence of certification from either the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiological Technologists or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or successor, either of which will qualify an applicant for chiropractic x-ray technologist certification. (3) If an applicant holds or possesses an unencumbered certificate to practice radiography that has been granted by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners or the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination or the Tennessee Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board of Examiners with modules in spine and extremities, a certification by Reciprocity/Endorsement to practice as a chiropractic x-ray technologist may be granted. (4) Application review and certification decisions shall be governed by rule 0260-03-.07.