1. (a) On application to the advisory board by a hospital, a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d, or a practitioner, the advisory board shall exempt the applicant from the requirements of Section 601.201 in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201 if the applicant shows a hardship in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201.

2. (b) The following conditions are considered to be a hardship for the purposes of Subsection (a):

   1. (1) that the applicant:

      1. (A) reports an inability to attract and retain medical radiologic technologists; and
      2. (B) is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000;
   2. (2) that the applicant is located at a great distance from a school of medical radiologic technology;
   3. (3) that there is a list of qualified persons who have applied to a school of medical radiologic technology whose admissions are pending because of a lack of faculty or space;
   4. (4) that the school of medical radiologic technology produces an insufficient number of graduates in medical radiologic technology to meet the needs of the applicant; or
   5. (5) any other criteria determined by advisory board rule.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.030, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.