The applicant shall:

1. Complete an application supplied by the Board.
2. Be of good moral character.
3. Be at least 18 years old.
4. Pay the application fee.
5. Graduate from a radiography education program that is recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
6. Have certification/registration by the ARRT
7. Demonstrate oral and written competency in English as required by the Board.
8. Complete a criminal history records check.
9. Meet any other requirements established by the Board

Effective October 21, 2024, the Board does not require educational programs to be accredited by JRCERT. The Board is operating on pending regulation amendments.

Effective October 21, 2024, there is no alternative education pathway to licensure and the Board does not require educational programs to be accredited by the JRCERT. The Board is operating on pending regulation amendments.

The application process, on average, may take 3 ‐ 6 weeks. However, the process may take longer depending on the individual applicant's circumstance or if the individual does not provide the required documentation in a timely manner.

Click to view the general scope of practice and the radiographer scope of practice.

No. You do not need a license in order to operate bone density scanners.

Yes. A radiographer may perform insertion and removal of peripherally inserted central catheters with or without fluoroscopic guidance if the:

1. Radiographer is:
   1. Registered by the ARRT with advanced qualifications in cardiac interventional radiography, vascular-interventional radiography, or cardiovascular-interventional radiography;
   2. Working in a cardiac catheterization laboratory or interventional radiographic laboratory while cardiac catheterization or interventional procedures are ongoing;
   3. Under the onsite supervision of the supervising physician;
2. The supervising physician in the cardiac catheterization or interventional laboratory is responsible for the acts of the radiographer with respect to insertion or removal of peripherally inserted central catheters; and
3. Facility where the procedure is performed must:
   1. Have protocols available for review by the Board;
   2. Document the training provided to the radiographer; and
   3. Evaluate the radiographer on a regular basis for competency, document the results of these tests, and make the results available for inspection by the Board.

No. The scope of practice does not include administering narcotic and sedating medications.

1. An individual who is licensed by the Board as both a nuclear medicine technologist and a radiographer; or
2. Two separate individuals: one who is licensed by the Board as a nuclear medicine technologist to operate the PET only and one who is licensed by the Board as a radiographer to operate the CT only; or
3. A Maryland-licensed nuclear medicine technologist with CT certification.