Albert T Summers Center
1124 Smith Street
Suite B300
Charleston, WV 25301-1312

Phone: (304) 558-4012
Toll Free: (877) 609-9869
Text: (304) 558-4012
Fax: (304) 957-0177

Email: rtboard@wv.gov

All in person appointments must be scheduled in advance.

Site Last Updated 1/21/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Apprentice Licensing

Apprentice Licenses



Q1. Can I work with indirect supervision with an Apprentice License? Q2. What is required to apply for a MRI or Nuclear Medicine Certification Test? Q3. How do I apply for a West Virginia Apprentice License? Q4. Can I get an Apprentice License without my supervisor’s consent? Q5. What is a West Virginia Apprentice License? Q6. Do I have to submit an Apprentice Agreement every year? Q7. How many years can I renew my apprentice license? Q8. Can a West Virginia Licensed Radiographer work in MRI or Nuclear Medicine without a West Virginia MRI License or a West Virginia Nuclear Medicine License?

Board Meetings

Board Meetings



Q1. When must meeting minutes be made available to the public? Q2. Are governing bodies required to allow members of the public to speak at a meeting? Q3. May items be added to the agenda during a meeting? Q4. May citizens and the media record meetings? Q5. Is a governing body required to take minutes for an executive session? Q6. May a governing body vote on matters in executive session? Q7. Must the agenda state that the governing body will go into executive session? Q8. How do you convene an executive session? Q9. When may a Board go into an executive session? Q10. When must meeting minutes be made available to the public? Q11. Do you record minutes for your Board Meetings? Q12. Do you post an agenda for your Board Meetings? Q13. How do Boards fit into the executive branch of government? Q14. How do Boards protect the profession? Q15. What branch of government is the Board? Q16. Are board meetings open to the public?

Continuing Education

Continuing Education



Q1. Where do I get a current ARRT Credential Card? Q2. Do I have to submit CE’s while I am actively deployed? Q3. Can I use college courses for my CE Credits? Q4. Can I renew my license if I don’t have my required CE’s? Q5. What if I’m on CE probation with ARRT. Can I still renew my state license? Q6. Do all of my CE credits have to be Category A? Q7. Are any type of CE’s acceptable? Q8. Can the CE’s I obtain while I have my Probationary Permit be used in my next biennium?

Disciplinary Actions

Disciplinary Actions



Q1. How do I report someone violating the West Virginia Medical Imaging or Radiation Therapy laws? Q2. What are the Board’s complaint procedures? Q3. What happens if I work on an expired license? Q4. What happens when a complaint is filed? Q5. Is an investigation conducted on the complaints received? Q6. What happens if a complaint is filed against me, and I admit to a violation of the law? Q7. Can a person I file a complaint against sue me? Q8. Are the disciplinary actions available to the public?

Licensing

Licensing



Q1. How do I change my “Log On Name”? Q2. How does the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners impact public safety? Q3. How do I know if my medical imaging or radiation school is board approved? Q4. Where do I get a current ARRT Credential Card? Q5. Why did I not get an email back from Certemy to verify my email address? Q6. Who needs to take the West Virginia CT Fusion Exam? Q7. What is an Apprentice License? Q8. Who is exempt from the WV Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Technology Licensing Requirement? Q9. Do medical imaging professionals that work in Ultrasound need to be licensed? Q10. What medical imaging modalities can a West Virginia Licensed Radiographer not work in? Q11. What medical imaging modalities can a West Virginia Licensed Radiographer work in? Q12. Why can’t I access “Online Applications”? Q13. How can the public search a licensee? Q14. How can I find my license expiration date? Q15. How do I change my email address on file? Q16. How do I change my "Legal Name"? Q17. How do I change my employer? Q18. How do I change my address? Q19. I need the West Virginia X-ray Licensing Board to fill out a License Verification Form from another state. Is there a fee for this service and how do I submit the Verification Form to the West Virginia X-ray Licensing Board? Q20. Can I get a copy of my license? Q21. Will I have access to my uploaded documents? Q22. Will I get a Medical Imaging or Radiation Therapy license mailed to me? Q23. Can I request a paper application?

License Requirements



Q1. Can I get a license if I have been convicted of a felony? Q2. How much does a WV X-ray License cost? Q3. How long do I have to complete my license application? Q4. Does the Board give low income discounts? Q5. Does the Board give military discounts? Q6. How do I know if my criminal history would keep me from getting a medical imaging license? Q7. What are your license requirements? Q8. What do I need to submit in order to obtain my license? Q9. Do I have to post my x-ray license at every place I work?

License Status



Q1. Can I renew my license late? Q2. I don’t work in Radiology anymore. Do I have to renew my license? Q3. I let my state license lapse. Can I re-license in West Virginia?

Temporary Permits



Q1. Can my teacher notarize a letter stating that I graduated? Q2. How do I renew my Temporary Permit? Q3. I have a Temporary Permit. How long after I pass my ARRT examination do I have to get my permanent license? Q4. Is my Temporary Permit still good after I pass my ARRT examination? Q5. How do I get a Temporary Permit?

Position Statements

Position Statements



Q1. What are the Board’s Position Statements?

Practice

Practice



Q1. Who does the Board consider as 'Licensed Practitioners"? Q2. Who can operate fluoroscopic equipment? Q3. Does a WV Licensed Practitioner have to be present during interpretive fluoroscopic procedures? Q4. Can anyone perform radiographic images of a specimen? Q5. Can anyone set up the room and patient for an x-ray if a doctor pushes the exposure switch? Q6. Do Medical Dosimetrist need a WV Medical Imaging License? Q7. Can Medical Imaging students take x-rays while working as a tech assistant? Q8. Can a nurse perform low dose body fat percentage DEXA scans? Q9. Can licensed medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals administer medications through power injectors? Q10. Can licensed medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals administer medications through IV’s? Q11. Can licensed medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals start IV’s? Q12. Can any individual in an office operate a bone densitometry unit? Q13. Who can operate the radiation equipment during a cardiac cath? Q14. Can a Licensed Nuclear Medicine technologist operate the CT portion of a PET/CT scanner? Q15. Who can operate fluoroscopic equipment? Q16. Who can perform Cone Beam CT studies? Q17. Can a nurse inject radiopharmaceuticals? Q18. Can a licensed medical imaging professional pull a femoral sheath? Q19. Can a radiologic technologist administer medications? Q20. Can a licensed radiologic technologist with a PET certification operate the Nuclear Medicine portion of a PET scan? Q21. Can a licensed nuclear medicine technologist with a CT Certification perform diagnostic CT Exams? Q22. Can a radiologic technologist take a doctor’s order over the phone? Q23. Can a nurse operate x-ray equipment in a doctor’s office?

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice



Q1. What is the Board's acceptable Scope of Practice for an individual working as a licensed Nuclear Medicine Technologist? Q2. What is the Board's acceptable Scope of Practice for an individual working as a licensed MRI Technologist? Q3. What is the Board's acceptable Scope of Practice for an individual working as a licensed Radiation Therapist? Q4. What is the Board's acceptable Scope of Practice for an individual working as a licensed Radiologic Technologist?