N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-8.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 79-8.2 - Education requirement

To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a medical physicist in this State, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of completion of:

(a) a masters or doctoral degree program, offered by a college or university accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency or an equivalent institution, as determined by the department, where such program is either:

(1) registered by the department pursuant to section 52.31 of this Title; or

(2) accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency; or

(3) otherwise determined by the department to be the equivalent of such a registered or accredited program; or

(b) a master's or doctoral degree program, other than a program described in subdivision (a) of this section, offered by a college or university accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency or an equivalent institution, as determined by the department, in medical physics, physics, another physical science, mathematics, engineering, or an equivalent field, which incorporated or was supplemented by education and/or experience in radiation protection, radiation biology, dosimetry, instrumentation, and clinical applications thereof, as such education and experience pertain to the specialty area for which the applicant seeks licensure. Such training shall ensure that the applicant has acquired the equivalent education and clinical experience as that obtained in a program registered pursuant to section 52.31 of this Title.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-8.2