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**SUGGESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS** One suggestion for recertification requirements for the CQ/2011 would be to create a tool to document the continued education of radiologic technologists certified after January 1, 2011. The solution includes requiring technologists to provide documentation of a log of examinations that they are competent in and provide examples. Examples may be provided through film or CD devices sent to the ARRT with appropriate legal documentation including markers.

One proposal would be to have the technologist complete online modules over the current initial examination categories including: Radiation protection, equipment operation and quality control, image production and evaluation, radiographic procedures, and patient care and education. These modules would have an educational presentation at the beginning followed by an assessment tool such as a quiz on each category. The technologists need to complete each section with a 75% competency. The technologists may begin taking the assessments as early as the 9th year after initial certification or recertification, and must be completed by the end of the 10th year of recertification. The allotted time frame after registration to take the modules will be three months long. This allotment will allow up to four tries to complete the recertification process over the recertification year. On top of these additional recertification requirements, the technologist will have to provide documentation of the regular 24 credits of continued educational requirements.



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