COLORADO's NEW FLUOROSCOPY RULES FOR APRNsSeptember 8, 2020 If you are using fluoroscopy in Colorado you must apply to the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) - Radiation Control for certification. This is required starting in 2021, whether you're pushing the button or supervising a radiation technologist. For those who obtained a waiver from the state you must complete the R50 only( form below) and put in bold letters that you already have a waiver from the state.
If you do not have a state waiver you must:
Meet the training requirements-
1. Has completed a course that includes at least forty (40) hours of education on topics that include, but are not limited to, radiation physics, radiation biology, radiation safety and radiation management applicable to fluoroscopy;
and,
2. Has completed forty (40) hours of clinical experience in the use of fluoroscopy for guidance in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Apply using form R50 and form R51, submit the fees and supply documentation of training, CDPHE will notify AART you are eligible to test.
After you have met the training requirements and applied to CDPHE, you can sit for the fluoroscopy ARRT test
Once this test is completed you will be authorized to operate and supervise fluoroscopy in Colorado.
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If you have any questions please contact Lisa Pearson at:
719-371-0100
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