1050-03-.08
Examination For Certification
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1050-03-.08
(1)
Full Certification - A.R.R.T. certification will substitute for all examinations required by the
Board and will be the basis for full certification.
(2)
Limited Certification
(a)
Chest, extremities, skull, sinus, spine - The Board adopts as its certification
examination all limited scope examinations and the general core examination provided
by the A.R.R.T. Applicants for these specialty area certifications must successfully
complete the following examinations or their identified successor examinations:
1.
The A.R.R.T. core examination; and
2.
The limited scope examination(s) for the area(s) in which certification is sought.
(b)
Bone Densitometry - All applicants must provide proof of having successfully
completed the A.R.R.T.’s Bone Densitometry Equipment Operators Examination.
(3)
Applicant Responsibilities
(a)
It is the applicant’s responsibility to apply directly to the examination agency for
admission to the examinations. The Board does not process applications for
examination.
(b)
It is the applicants responsibility to attach the certified passing test results to the
application for certification.
(4)
An applicant will be deemed to have successfully completed any of the examinations required
for certification upon correctly answering sixty-five percent (65%) of all questions contained
on the examinations which the Board or its’ designee deem to be appropriate and applicable
to the type(s) of certification(s) sought.
(5)
After the fourth (4
th) unsuccessful attempt at passing any section of the examination, the
applicant may no longer participate in supervised limited radiography. No certificate will be
issued until the exam is successfully completed and the applicant shows documentation of
repeating a Board-approved course or completing an acceptable remedial program provided
by a Board-approved Course Provider, and
(6)
Nothing in the Rule shall prohibit certification course instructors from examining students as
they deem necessary; or from defining terms for successful completion of courses for their
own purposes.