Regulation .04 Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist.
Regulation .04 Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An applicant shall:
(1)
Complete an application on a form supplied by the Board;
(2)
Pay the required application fee set by the Board in Regulation .09 of this chapter;
(3)
Be 18 years old or older;
(4)
Be of good moral character;
(5)
Demonstrate spoken and written competency in English by any of the following:
(a)
Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least 3 years of enrollment;
(b)
Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school; or
(c)
Documentation of receiving a grade of at least:
(i)
26 on the “Speaking Section” of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language; and
(ii)
79 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;
(6)
Provide documentation of current certification as a registered polysomnographic technologist by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or by another national certification agency approved by the Board;
(7)
Provide documentation of licensure, certification, or registration from all states where the applicant has ever held a license, certificate, or registration in any health profession; and
(8)
Meet the requirements of §B of this regulation.
B.
An applicant shall meet the requirements of one of the following pathways to licensure:
(1)
Graduation from a polysomnographic educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;
(2)
In regard to a respiratory care educational program:
(a)
Graduation from a respiratory care educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(b)
Completion of the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care’s curriculum for a polysomnography certificate that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;
(3)
In regard to an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program:
(a)
Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(b)
Completion of an add-on track in polysomnography for electroneurodiagnostic technologists that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or
(4)
In regard to a sleep technologist educational program, completion of the requirements of §C of this regulation.
C.
An applicant who has graduated from a sleep technologist education program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine shall:
(1)
Provide proof of meeting core competencies in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application as assessed by a sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist, a sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board, or a physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association;
(2)
Provide a letter of attestation for completion of clinical hours and competencies from a physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association where the applicant practiced; and
(3)
Provide proof of completion of a minimum of 546 hours of clinical experience in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application as either:
(a)
A student enrolled in a sleep technologist educational program supervised at a sleep laboratory accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or The Joint Commission by:
(i)
A sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist;
(ii)
A sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board; or
(iii)
A licensed physician who is either board-eligible or board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties, or American Osteopathic Association; or
(b)
A sleep technologist with a current, active, unrestricted license in another state or is otherwise recognized and has practiced as a sleep technologist in another state who has:
(i)
Full-time practice experience as a sleep technologist in another state at a sleep laboratory accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or The Joint Commission for a minimum of 6 months in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application; and
(ii)
Completed at least 30 hours of approved continuing education in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application.