Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-106-108. Examinations

(a) With the exception of those who are grandfathered under this chapter, each applicant for licensure shall be required to pass a license examination designated and approved by the State Board of Health. Standards for acceptable performance shall be established.

(b) The State Board of Health shall identify acceptable examinations such as those administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

(c) An applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination if the applicant complies with the rule established by the State Board of Health.

(d) The State Board of Health may accept a current certificate issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board issued on the basis of an examination satisfactory to the State Board of Health if the standards of those bodies are at least as stringent as those established by the State Board of Health.

(e) The State Board of Health may accept a current certificate, registration, or license as a radiologic technologist issued by another state if the standards in the other state are at least as stringent as those established by the State Board of Health.