Who can take X-rays in MN?
• Licensed practitioner of the healing arts • Dental Assistants/Hygienists licensed with the Minnesota Dental Board • ARRT Radiologic Technologists • ARCRT Chiropractic Radiologic Technologist • Individuals who have passed a MN operator’s exam prior to Jan. 1, 2008 • ARRT Limited Scope X-ray operators (limited to the anatomical modules they have passed) • North Dakota operator’s exam (written and 3-month clinical competency completed. The clinical competency cannot be completed in Minnesota.) • Veterinarian techs/assistants • Physician assistants with a valid physician-physician assistant agreement • Radiology Practitioner Assistant (RPA) • Registered Radiologist Assistant (RRA) • Nuclear Medicine technologists (ARRT, CNMT) can do PET/CT or SPECT/CT. • Externships: Approved programs must notify the commissioner of the sites used for externships. Those students must be supervised during their externship.