What are the WA state requirements for x-ray techs?
In 1991 the Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission (CQAC, the chiropractic licensing board) enacted a 48-hour training requirement for chiropractic x-ray technicians. Chiropractic x-ray technicians must complete the entire 48 hours of classroom training and pass a test given at the end of the class. Washington state law does not currently specify any educational requirements for limited x-ray technicians who work in medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, and podiatric practices. Hospitals, radiology labs, and some larger group practices require that their x-ray personnel be fully-trained radiologic technologists (minimum 2-3 year college training program) and ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists) certified. This is done as a job requirement (and often for accreditation purposes), but not because state law requires it.
