Radiologist Assistant Certification
To practice in West Virginia all radiologist assistants must hold an active status certification issued by the Board AND an approved Job Description.
All applications which do not complete within six months will expire, at which time reapplication will be necessary to continue in the certification process.
APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION
There are two primary pathways for radiologist assistant certification in West Virginia: (1) the traditional licensure pathway; and (2) the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025 ("UPOLA”) pathway.
Traditional Pathway. To apply for an initial radiologist assistant certification, please review the instructions and complete the Radiologist Assistant Certification Application.
Initial Radiologist Assistant Certification Application
Job Description Form with Instructions
UPOLA Pathway. To utilize the UPOLA pathway, radiologist assistants must either: (1) establish residency in the state of West Virginia; or (2) be married to an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States and have accompanied the member to an official permanent change of station to a military installation located in West Virginia and meet the statutory requirements for UPOLA licensure, including:
- The applicant must be currently licensed, registered, or certified in at least one other state in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the WVBOM;
- The applicant’s license, registration, or certification is in good standing in all states in which the applicant holds a license, registration, or certification;
- The applicant is licensed, registered, or certified by another state with minimum education requirements and, if applicable, work experience and clinical supervision requirements in effect, and the other state verifies that the person met those requirements in order to be licensed, registered, or certified in that state;
- The applicant previously passed any examinations, written or clinical, required for the license, registration, or certification if required by the other state;
- The applicant has not had a license, registration, or certificate revoked or has not voluntarily surrendered a license, registration, or certificate in any other state or country while under investigation for unprofessional conduct;
- The applicant has not had any other form of discipline imposed by any other regulating entity: Provided, that if another state’s regulating entity has taken disciplinary action against the applicant, the Board may issue the license, registration, or certificate if it determines the cause of action in the other state was corrected and the matter fully resolved;
- The applicant pays all applicable fees in this state; and
- The applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal history.
Radiologist assistants who do not meet these criteria are ineligible to use the UPOLA pathway and are invited to apply through the traditional pathway.
SUBMIT A JOB DESCRIPTION
A Job Description sets forth the scope of practice and job duties that a radiologist assistant certified by the Board is approved to perform under the supervising radiologist(s) while practicing in West Virginia.
A radiologist assistant shall not commence practice in West Virginia until a fully completed Job Description is filed with the Board and the Board notifies the radiologist assistant that the Job Description has been approved.
An approved Job Description authorizes a radiologist assistant to perform the job duties identified by the supervising radiologist(s) in conformity with the radiologist assistant's education, training and experience.
Notice of approval of a Job Description will be provided to the radiologist assistant and the supervising radiologist(s) via email.
Job Description Form with Instructions
Approved Job Descriptions
Information related to a radiologist assistant's currently approved Job Description(s) is available for review on Radiologist Assistant Certifications page.
Any application for changes to current job description(s) must be submitted to the Board thirty (30) days prior to a regularly scheduled Board meeting.
Notification of Changes to Employment/Supervision
The radiologist assistant is required to notify the Board of any changes to his or her employment within thirty (30) days.
The supervising radiologist is required to notify the Board of any changes to his or her supervision of a radiologist assistant within ten (10) days.
