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Individual Certificate and Permit Questions About:
Applying for a certificate and permit
Taking the examination
Changing my Name/Address
Renewing my certificate/permit
Reporting my Continuing Education Credits
Reinstating my expired certificate/permit
INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE/PERMIT QUESTIONS
Where can I find my application/examination fees?
- Fees are shown on the application
forms and listed in our Fees
for Applications and Examinations
How long will it take to process my application?
- We will mail you our decision on your application within
30 days. If we accept your application, the ARRT will send you
instructions for scheduling a test. If we CANNOT accept your application,
we will tell you what is needed for us to reconsider your application.
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When can I take the examination?
- After we accept your application, the ARRT will send you
instructions for scheduling your test.
How long does it take to get my test results?
- Thirty (30) days after taking the test, go to our Name
Search Tool. We will list your name there if you passed. You
will receive your certificate/permit within 4-6 weeks after the exam.
If you do not passed, you will not be listed in our Name Search Tool, but a
notice will be mailed to you.
Where can I find study material?
- The Syllabus on Radiography Radiation Protection and the
Syllabus on Fluoroscopy Radiation Protection are posted on our Forms Page
under the Healing Arts Certification Section. If you are not able to
download the syllabus, send us an email
(rhblistc@dhs.ca.gov) with your name and complete mailing address.
Can I reschedule my test?
- Yes, by contacting the ARRT. You will have 180 days
after we accept your application to pass the test.
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Can I update my name/address online?
- You can send us a
completed Report
of Name or Address Change located on our Forms page.
Fax this report to (916) 440-7900 or mail it to us at:
Certification Support Unit
California Department of Health Services
Radiologic Health Branch, MS 7610
P.O. Box 997414
Sacramento, CA 95899-7414
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How do I get a renewal application for reporting my
continuing education credits?
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- A form for reporting your continuing education credits will
be in your renewal billing notice that we will mail to you 90 days before
your certificate/permit expires. If you do not receive your renewal
notice 45 days before your certificate/permit expires, then e-mail us
at rhblistc@dhs.ca.gov. Please
include your mailing address and certificate/permit number.
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What happens if I do not have my renewal billing notice and
it is now past my renewal due date (30 days before expiration)?
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- Special renewal forms
are available from the following links. These special renewal forms can not
be accepted more than 30 days before your certificate/permit renewal date.
It is very important that you determine the correct fee including any
applicable penalty. We cannot refund your payment if it is not correct and
your renewal application will be considered incomplete.
CDPH 8232 SRA
Special Renewal Application for X-Ray Technician Limited Permits
excluding Bone Densitometry
CDPH 8232 BD SRA Special Renewal
Application for X-Ray Technician Bone Densitometry Limited Permit
CDPH 8200 SRA
Special
Renewal Application for California Radiologic Technology Certificate
CDPH 8238 SRA
Special
Renewal Application for California Supervisor and Operator Certificate
CDPH 8435 SRA Special
Renewal Application for California Nuclear Medicine Technology Certificate
What are the fees to renew my certificate/permit?
- Your renewal fee will be listed in the renewal billing
notice that we mail out 90 days before your certificates/permits expire.
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Can I pay my fees online or by phone?
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- No. We regret that we are not
able to process fees online or by phone at this time.
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Can I still X-ray patients even though my
certificate/permit has expired, but I have sent you my renewal with fee payment?
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- No. It is unlawful for you to use X-rays without a current valid
certificate/permit. After sending us your renewal application and fee,
you can go to our Name
Search Tool and see if your renewal has been processed. If your
renewal has been processed, you can then printout your information from the
search tool and post it with your expired certificate/permit to resume using
X-rays.
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What courses can be accepted for continuing education
credit in California?
- In order for us to be able to accept a course as credit for
continuing education, it needs to be in a subject that is related to the
application of X-rays to the human body and it needs to be approved by the American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Medical
Board of California, Osteopathic
Medical Board of California, California
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board
of Podiatric Medicine; or the Dental
Board of California.
How many credits do I need to renew my certificate/permit?
- XTs and CRTs need to earn twenty-four (24) Approved
Continuing Education Credits in the 2 years prior to the expiration of their
certificate/permit. Certified Supervisors and Operators (California
Licensed Physicians and Surgeons, Podiatrists, or Chiropractors) need to
earn ten (10) Approved Continuing Education Credits in the same 2 years.
How can I find out where continuing education courses are
being held?
- Perform an Internet search using California Radiology
Continuing Education or California X-ray Continuing Education. Do not
forget to verify if the certificate and course is being given by an approved
body and is in a subject which can be accepted by us as continuing education
credit.
What happens if I have not earned my required credits when
my certificate or permit renewal is due?
- We cannot process your renewal until you have earned the
required credits and sent in your renewal application with the required
information and fee.
Can courses in MRI, Ultra Sound, and CPR be accepted for
approved continuing education credits?
- No. Credits can be accepted only for approved courses
in subjects that are related to the application of X-rays to the human
body. These courses can include subjects in radiology administration
or management and radiologic pathology, diagnosis, or quality control.
See Continuing
Education and Experience Requirements.
Are all continuing education courses approved by ARRT
accepted in California as approved continuing education credits?
- No. We can only accept approved courses that are in
subject related to the application of X-ray to the human body.
How do I report continuing Education credits that I have
earned?
- Complete the renewal application sent with your renewal
notice. You will need to retain your original course certificates for
five years so that you can provide them to us if we request them.
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How can I reinstate my expired certificate/permit?
- Either e-mail
(rhblistc@dhs.ca.gov) us
or send us a letter requesting to be reinstated.
If I am classified as 'Retired' by the ARRT, do I still
need to pay my California certificate/permit renewal fee and earn the required
continuing credits?
- Yes, if you want to remain eligible to perform X-rays
within California. Your California certificate/permit will be revoked
if you do not pay your renewal fees within six (6) months. A revoked
certificate can then be reinstated within five (5) years after you pay your
renewal plus penalty fees and earn your required number of continuing
education credits.
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Where can I find out how to apply for a California
mammography facility certificate?
- See our Mammography
Facility Certification Fact Sheet. Also, you can e-mail
(rhbinfo@dhs.ca.gov) us or call us at (916) 327-5106.
Do I still need a California Facility Accreditation
Certificate for each of my mammography machines now that the ACR is my
accrediting body?
- Yes. You need to have been issued either a California
Interim Facility Accreditation Certificate or a California Facility
Accreditation Certificate before you can legally perform
mammography.
Once we send in our application, can we start doing
mammography?
- No. You cannot legally begin doing mammography until
you have received a California Interim Facility Accreditation Certificate
for the machine you will be using.
Do we need to notify you when we get new staff, repair or
modify our mammography equipment, or move our office?
- Yes. The administrator, owner of facility or their
designee needs to send us a written signed and dated notice within thirty
(30) days of any of the following events:
- Change in the information submitted in your Application;
- Change of your accrediting body;
- Change in your FDA certification status;
- Change in your facility personnel, interpreting
physicians, mammographic technologists, or medical physicists;
- Change in the location of any mammography radiation
machine within the facility;
- Change in your facility’s name or owner; ·
- Disassembly and reassembly of any radiation machine or
processing equipment you use for mammography;·
- Change in your accreditation status;·
- Change of your facility's contact person.
Can I just send you a copy of my ACR and FDA certificates
to be able to receive a California Mammography Facility Certification
Certificate for my new mammography machine?
- No. You will need to finish the application process before
we can issue you a California Facility Accreditation Certificate for your
new mammography machine. Go to our Forms
page and look under the Radiation Machine Registration And Mammography
Facility Certification section for find more information about the
application process.
If we just had our MQSA inspection performed by the State,
will we automatically be issued a California Mammography Facility Certificate.
- No. You will need to finish the application process before
we can issue you a California Facility Accreditation Certificate for your
new mammography machine. Go to our Forms
page and look under the Radiation Machine Registration And Mammography
Facility Certification section for find more information about the
application process.
Do my MQSA fees include the fee for registering my
mammography machine?
- No. The MQSA program is Federal while the mammography
machine registration is a State program.
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Who do I contact to find out if we owe registration fees?
- You can e-mail
(rhbinfo@dhs.ca.gov) us. Please tell us your mailing address and your RHB registration number.
Can I pay my fees online or by phone?
- No. We regret that we are not able to accept payments
either online or by phone at this time.
How can I register my X-ray machine? Will my vendor do
this for me?
- No. Your vendor cannot register your radiation machine
for you. You need to send us a completed Radiation
Machine Registration Form within thirty (30) days of acquiring your
radiation machine.
If we move or we add, remove, or replace a radiation machine,
do we need to notify you?
- Yes. You need to notify us within 30 days of any change in:
your facility's name, address, or of the installation, receipt, sale, transfer,
disposal or discontinuance of use of any radiation machine by sending us a
revised Radiation
Machine Registration Form.
Do I need to register my electron microscope?
- Yes.
What do I need to do before I can get a radiation machine that
can operate in excess of 500 kVp?
- You need to notify us sixty (60) days before taking possession
of a radiation machine which can exceed 500 kVp and at least sixty (60) days
before you begin construction on the room in which it will be used. We
cannot approve your installation until you send us a copy of a radiation
protection survey report performed for you by person we consider
qualified. Before you can use this machine to treat patients, you also
will need a calibration report provided to you by a
qualified person. Be aware that you may not use this machine until we
provided you with written approval.
Where can I find information about removing the spacer cones
from my mobile fluoroscope?
- See Radiation
Safety Advisory 05-02, Mobile Fluoroscopic Equipment Exemption.
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