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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.32.06.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="06" heading="Application for Initial Licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complete an application on a form supplied by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay the required application fee set by the Board in Regulation .09 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be 18 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Demonstrate spoken and written competency in English by any of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least 3 years of enrollment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Documentation of receiving a grade of at least:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>26 on the “Speaking Section” of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>79 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Meet the requirements of §B of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An applicant shall meet the requirements of one of the following pathways to licensure:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Graduation from a polysomnographic educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In regard to a respiratory care educational program:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Graduation from a respiratory care educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In regard to an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic technology educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>In regard to a sleep technologist educational program, completion of the requirements of §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An applicant who has graduated from a sleep technologist education program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A sleep technologist credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A sleep technologist with national certification approved by the Board; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>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</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>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</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Completed at least 30 hours of approved continuing education in the 3 years preceding the date of the submission of the licensure application.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>