Section 401.100  Initial Issuance of Accreditation

a)         The Agency shall issue and recognize the following types of accreditation:

1)         Active Status Accreditation for persons who have passed an examination as indicated in Section 401.70(b) of this Part. 

2)         Temporary accreditation for persons who have completed an approved program in medical radiography, nuclear medicine technology or radiation therapy technology and are eligible for the examination specified in Section 401.70(b) of this Part.  Temporary Accreditation shall convey the same rights as the Active Status Accreditation for which the individual is awaiting examination. 

3)         Conditional Accreditation Type I for persons in a category of medical radiation technology upon determining that community hardship exists.  When making a determination of the existence of community hardship, the Agency will consult Health Systems Agencies or County or Local Health Departments and will evaluate the availability of alternative radiology services and trained personnel. 

4)         Conditional Accreditation Type II for persons who, 24 months prior to July 1, 1989, were employed in medical radiation technology and who otherwise did not meet the qualifications for accreditation.  Issuance shall be contingent upon submission of a written Statement of Assurance that the person is competent to apply ionizing radiation to human beings. A Statement of Assurance submitted to the Agency in accordance with this Section shall specify the nature of the equipment and procedures the individual is competent to utilize. The Statement of Assurance shall be provided by a licensed practitioner under whose general supervision the individual is employed or has been employed.  Conditional accreditation issued pursuant to this Section shall be specific to the procedures and equipment indicated in the Statement of Assurance.    The Agency shall not issue Conditional Accreditation Type II as provided by this Section after September 7, 1990.  However, Conditional Accreditation Type II issued on or before September 7, 1990, is renewable in accordance with Section 401.140 of this Part.

5)         Limited Diagnostic Radiography Accreditation for persons who have passed examinations as indicated in Section 401.70(b)(6) of this Part. 

b)         All persons who have received accreditation from the Agency, pursuant to the terms of this Section, shall promptly notify the Agency of any permanent or temporary change in their designated mailing address and of any change in name due to marriage or for any other reason.  Notification to the Agency shall be made in writing, by telephone or electronically through the Agency's Internet Web Site.  Failure of the accredited individual to forward such information to the Agency, as required by this subsection (b), shall not be considered to be a valid cause for delaying any subsequent administrative proceeding involving the particular accredited individual nor excuse the accredited individual from complying with any other legal obligations from the laws and rules administered by the Agency. 

c)         The duration of issuance of Active Status, Temporary (nonrenewable), Conditional Type I, Conditional Type II or Limited Diagnostic Radiography Accreditation shall be 2 years.

d)         The expiration date of a renewed accreditation that has been renewed on or before the expiration of the previous accreditation shall be 2 years from the expiration date of the previous accreditation.  For renewal of accreditation that has lapsed, the expiration shall be 2 years from the last day of the month in which the application for renewal is processed.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 11622, effective July 26, 2007)