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Educational Activities—Not an Additional Credential—Earn CE
If your biennium began on or after Jan. 1, 2018, you should know: ARRT has changed the policy about using credentials to satisfy biennial continuing education (CE) requirements.
Report Felonies and Misdemeanors—Including Traffic Tickets—to Us
One of the most frequent questions we receive from students and R.T.s is, “Do I have to report a speeding, parking, seatbelt, or similar traffic ticket to ARRT?” Learn more.
Governing Documents Changes: Your Input Sought by Friday, May 31.
Your Chance to Comment - ARRT's Board of Trustees has recommended changes to our governing documents.
ARRT to Offer Just One Eligibility Pathway for Earning Sonography Credential
Effective Jan. 1, 2020, ARRT will offer just one eligibility pathway for earning a Sonography credential.
ARRT Seeks Comments on Proposed Mammography Document Changes
ARRT recently proposed changes to our Mammography documents. Review the proposed changes to the Mammography Examination Content Specifications and Clinical Experience Requirements.
Clarification Added to ARRT Documents for Radiography
The ARRT Board of Trustees recently approved clarification additions to some of ARRT's Radiography documents.
ARRT Receives Reaccreditation of Five Certification Programs From the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) reaccredited five certification programs of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for an additional five-year period.
CMS Final Rule Improves Medicare Patient Care by Enabling Radiologist Assistants to Perform Diagnostic Tests under Less Burdensome Supervision Levels
On Nov. 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a regulation as part of its 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule which allows Radiologist Assistants (R.R.A.s, RPAs) to perform diagnostic tests for Medicare patients under a direct level of physician supervision to the extent permitted by state law and state scope of practice regulation.
ARRT to Change Radiation Therapy Cut Score in January 2019
On Jan. 1, 2019, ARRT will begin using a new cut score for the Radiation Therapy examination. Although we’ll continue to report the exam’s cut score as a scaled score of 75, the new cut score will require passing candidates to answer a few more questions correctly than they had to in the past.