Indiana Radiologic Technologist Licensing Guide

Indiana Radiology License Overview

Indiana licenses radiology as more than a single credential. Alongside the general radiologic technologist license, it also recognizes:

• Base licenses: Nuclear Medicine Technologist; Radiation Therapist
• Limited-permit tier: Limited Radiographer (limited scope licenses)

A few other modalities are credentialed by the hiring facility or not licensed by the state at all, rather than carrying their own Indiana license. The specialty section below covers each.

A license you hold in another state does not transfer automatically, so you apply to Indiana's licensing board before your first assignment there.

Indiana Radiology License Requirements

The baseline below is the general Indiana radiologic technologist license. The specialty section covers the modalities that differ from it.

• National certification: confirm with the board which ARRT credential Indiana accepts, and whether it must stay current.
• Credential required: Current ARRT certification and registration in Radiography (graduate of a JRCERT-accredited radiography program). Indiana exempts ARRT-registered applicants from a separate state exam.
• Scope of the base license: Performs radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures on humans using equipment that emits ionizing radiation, other than a licensed practitioner.
• Verification: ARRT or direct board verification.

Indiana Radiology License Fees and Credentials

Indiana issues more than one radiology credential, so fees vary by what you actually do. The table below is one row per state-recognized credential.

There is no state fee line for MRI Technologist, Sonographer (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound), and Medical Physicist, because Indiana does not license those modalities.

$60 mail-in (IDOH).

Indiana Radiology License Renewal and CE

• Renewal cycle: every 2 years, based on month of initial license issuance.
• Continuing education: Indiana sets no state CE hours for the general license (from our records; confirm with the board).
• Radiologic Technologist CE: Indiana imposes no separate state CE hours; the license requires maintenance of the underlying ARRT certification, which carries the ARRT 24-CE-credit biennium.

How to Get an Indiana Radiology License

In outline, applying takes four steps:

1. Confirm the credential Indiana requires for the work you will do (the requirements above and the specialty section below).
2. Complete a board-approved program if the state requires one for your credential.
3. Apply to Indiana Department of Health through the application portal.
4. Arrange the verification the board asks for: ARRT or direct board verification.

Common slip-ups travelers hit here: submitting unverified or outdated ARRT certification records; Indiana requires current ARRT certification proof, and applicants often submit expired or incomplete credentials that trigger a rejection and require resubmission of updated documentation.

Indiana Radiology License Processing Time

Board processing time is how long the board takes once it has a complete application. In Indiana: About 2 business days. Treat this as a planning number rather than a promise.

Recommended lead time before your start date is the total runway, and it runs longer than the board's processing window. Start the application as early as you can, because your ARRT verification has to reach the board before it can act.

If you need more than one credential here, for example a base license plus an add-on authorization, they may process as separate items rather than in one pass. Do not assume you can layer the second credential on at the last minute.

Indiana's lack of temporary licensing and no-expedite processing mean travelers cannot begin work until a permanent license is issued. The 4-8 week typical processing window, combined with potential ARRT verification delays and background check review, creates significant risk for assignments with less than 10 weeks lead time.

Indiana Radiology Specialty Rules

Below is one subsection per credential that differs from the general Indiana license, then roll-up lines for everything else.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Divergence: separate license. Administers radiopharmaceuticals and performs nuclear medicine imaging procedures.

• Fee: $60 application, $60 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Listed as its own license category; supported education programs are those recognized by ARRT and NMTCB

How it differs from the general license: Issued as a distinct license category, listed separately from the Radiologic Technologist license, so a radiographer license alone does not cover nuclear medicine.

Radiation Therapist

Divergence: separate license. Administers therapeutic radiation (radiation therapy) to patients.

• Fee: $60 application, $60 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Listed as its own license category; supported education programs are those recognized by ARRT

How it differs from the general license: A distinct license category, listed separately from the Radiologic Technologist license, so a radiographer license does not cover radiation therapy.

Limited Radiographer (Limited Scope Licenses)

Divergence: limited-scope tier. Performs only the limited radiographic procedures within the scope of the specific limited license category held (e.g., dental, chest, chiropractic, podiatric, general, or cardiac catheterization).

• Fee: $60 application, $60 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Separate limited scope licenses in chest, chiropractic, dental and podiatric radiography; cardiac catheterization radiography is a certification

How it differs from the general license: A reduced-scope credential below the full radiographer license. Each limited category authorizes only a narrow set of radiographic procedures and does not permit general radiography or fluoroscopy beyond its defined scope.

CT Technologist

Divergence: facility-credentialed. Performs computed tomography imaging; in Indiana this is done under the holder's base radiographer license with facility-level credentialing against ARRT post-primary CT certification.

• Credential: No separate Indiana state credential. ARRT post-primary CT certification (ARRT-CT) is pursued voluntarily and credentialed by the employing facility

How it differs from the general license: Indiana does not issue a CT license or add-on. ASRT lists Computed Tomography as not regulated by the state, so CT competency is verified by the hiring facility against ARRT post-primary certification rather than the state board.

MRI Technologist

Divergence: no state credential. Performs magnetic resonance imaging; not licensed or permitted by the state of Indiana.

• Credential: No Indiana state credential. MRI uses no ionizing radiation and is outside the radiation-control licensing scheme; ARRT-MR is a voluntary post-primary certification credentialed by the employer

How it differs from the general license: Indiana's licensing scheme is grounded in ionizing-radiation control (410 IAC 5.2 / IC 16-41-35), and MRI emits no ionizing radiation. ASRT lists Magnetic Resonance as not regulated, so the state issues no MRI credential.

Sonographer (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound)

Divergence: no state credential. Performs diagnostic medical ultrasound; not licensed or permitted by the state of Indiana.

• Credential: No Indiana state credential. Ultrasound uses no ionizing radiation; ARDMS/ARRT-S certification is voluntary and credentialed by the employer

How it differs from the general license: Sonography is outside Indiana's ionizing-radiation licensing scheme. ASRT lists Sonography as not regulated by the state, so no state credential is issued.

Medical Physicist

Divergence: no state credential. Medical/health physics work; not licensed as an individual practitioner credential by Indiana under the radiologic technology scheme.

• Credential: No Indiana state license for Medical Physicists. The 410 IAC 5.2 scheme governs radiographers, nuclear medicine technologists, Radiation Therapists, and limited radiographers, not physicists; only a small number of states (e.g., TX, FL, HI, NY) license Medical Physicists

How it differs from the general license: Indiana does not issue an individual Medical-Physicist license under its radiologic technology rules. Medical Physicist practitioner licensure exists in only a handful of states, which do not include Indiana per the 410 IAC 5.2 / IDOH framework.

Specialties That Follow the General Indiana License

These run under the general radiologic technologist license and need no separate state credential: Mammography.

Before You Pay: Confirm Your Modality

States differ on whether a radiology modality needs its own state credential. MRI, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, sonography, and CT can each be a separate state license in one state, a facility credential checked against your ARRT registration in the next, and nothing extra in a third.

The specialty differences we have on file for Indiana are above. What we cannot see is your specific assignment and the site you land at. Before you submit any application fee for an advanced modality, check whether Indiana issues a state credential for it or whether the facility handles that against your certification. We would rather you ask first than pay for something the role never required.

Indiana Licensing Board and Resources

Indiana Department of Health

Board Website · Application Portal · License Verification

Phone: (317) 233-7442

Email: [email protected]