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WELCOME TO R.T. UPDATE SPRING 2020

Welcome to the Spring 2020 issue of R.T. Update newsletter. It contains current information about your ARRT credential, including renewal, continuing education, and ethics requirements. Look to R.T. Update as your source for ARRT news.

IN THIS ISSUE

Feature Story | ARRT News | Certification and Registration Updates

FEATURE STORY

TURN TO ARRT COVID-19 UPDATE PAGE FOR ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

You'll find information on deadline extensions, CQR, exams for candidates using the postprimary eligibility pathway and for R.R.A. candidates, and more. You can also learn how to contact your legislators regarding the need for personal protective equipment.

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ARRT TO ELIMINATE PAPER CREDENTIAL CARDS

ARRT will stop mailing paper credential cards to R.T.s on Dec. 31, 2020—once all R.T.s have received notice of their final paper credential card during the renewal process.

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CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING TO BUILD EXAMS AND ASSESSMENTS

Did you know you can volunteer to serve on ARRT committees in your discipline? You’ll make an important contribution to your profession and learn firsthand how ARRT serves the health care community.

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ARRT MOVES TO SEVEN-DIGIT ID NUMBERS

To accommodate growth in the number of R.T.s that we certify and register, in January we moved to a seven-digit identification number. Existing numbers won’t change.

A pregnant woman is laying on an exam table while a smiling sonographer holds a transducer to the patient's belly with her right hand, and points at the image on the monitor with her left hand.

ARRT DISCONTINUES POSTPRIMARY ELIGIBILITY PATHWAY FOR SONOGRAPHY

We continue to offer the credential using our primary eligibility pathway.

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ARRT INSTITUTES DAILY REPORTING LIMITS FOR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

If you’re working on a credential using the postprimary eligibility pathway, be aware that on Jan. 1, 2020, we began limiting the number of clinical experience entries you can report on one day.

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ARRT TO DISCONTINUE P CREDITS FOR R.R.A.S
ARRT will stop accepting P credits from Registered Radiologist Assistants (R.R.A.s) for activities completed on or after Jan. 1, 2023.

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REMINDER: NEW CREDENTIALS ALONE NO LONGER SATISFY CE

We made this change to emphasize educational activities rather than the credentials themselves.

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ARRT UPDATES SONOGRAPHY CONTENT OUTLINE

Because ARRT has endorsed recently created sonography standards for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, we updated the Patient Care section of the Sonography Content Outline to include operator ergonomics.

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ARRT UPDATES MAMMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

ARRT conducts job analyses and reviews our certification documents every five years, which help ensure that our examination content specifications and clinical requirements remain comprehensive, accurate, and fair.

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ARRT CLARIFIES CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CT

The ARRT Board of Trustees recently approved clarification to the CT Clinical Experience Requirements.