Kansas Radiologic Technologist Licensing Guide

Most of the radiology family in Kansas runs on the general license. A handful of credentials genuinely diverge, and those are the ones worth reading closely. Below is one subsection per real difference, then roll-up lines for everything else.

CT Technologist

Divergence: specialty difference. Computed tomography uses ionizing radiation and falls within the scope of a Licensed Radiologic Technologist; Kansas issues no distinct CT license or supplemental authorization.

• Credential: No state-issued CT credential. Employers typically require ARRT post-primary CT certification, credentialed at the facility level

Radiation Therapist

Divergence: separate license. Radiation therapy is one of the three named practice areas of the Kansas L.R.T. license, issued on a separate program/exam track from radiography.

• Fee: $60 application, $45 renewal, every 1 year
• Credential: Graduation from a board-approved radiation therapy program and ARRT (T) certification or a board-approved exam (K.A.R. 100-73-3, 100-73-4)
• CE: Same 12 CE credits per 1-year cycle as the radiographer baseline

How it differs from the general license: Kansas licenses radiation therapy as a distinct practice category under the same Radiologic Technologists Practice Act rather than as an add-on to the radiographer license; eligibility is tied to a board-approved radiation therapy program and ARRT (T) certification rather than the radiography (R) credential.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Divergence: separate license. Nuclear medicine technology is one of the three named practice areas of the Kansas L.R.T. license, issued on a separate program/exam track from radiography.

• Fee: $60 application, $45 renewal, every 1 year
• Credential: Graduation from a board-approved nuclear medicine technology program and NMTCB or ARRT (N) certification, or a board-approved exam (K.A.R. 100-73-3, 100-73-4)
• CE: Same 12 CE credits per 1-year cycle as the radiographer baseline

How it differs from the general license: Kansas licenses nuclear medicine technology as a distinct practice category under the Radiologic Technologists Practice Act; eligibility rests on a board-approved nuclear medicine program and NMTCB/ARRT (N) certification rather than the radiography credential.

MRI Technologist

Divergence: no state credential. Magnetic resonance imaging uses no ionizing radiation and is expressly outside the Kansas Licensed Radiologic Technologist definition; Kansas issues no MRI credential.

• Credential: No state credential. Employers typically require ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification, credentialed at the facility level

How it differs from the general license: MRI is a non-ionizing modality and is excluded from the Radiologic Technologists Practice Act, so no Kansas license applies; it differs from the radiographer baseline in that the state does not regulate it at all.

Sonographer / Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound

Divergence: no state credential. Diagnostic medical sonography and echocardiography use no ionizing radiation and are expressly outside the Kansas Licensed Radiologic Technologist definition; Kansas issues no sonography credential.

• Credential: No state credential. Employers typically require ARDMS (RDMS/RDCS/RVT) or ARRT (S) certification, credentialed at the facility level

How it differs from the general license: Sonography is a non-ionizing modality outside the Radiologic Technologists Practice Act; unlike the radiographer baseline, the state does not license or regulate it.

Limited-scope X-ray Operator

Divergence: limited-scope tier. Kansas issues no limited-scope radiography license. Instead, K.S.A. 65-7304(f) exempts a PA, nurse, or unlicensed person who performs radiologic procedures under the supervision of a licensed practitioner or hospital-designated person and who has been trained on the equipment; these exempt operators must complete 12 CE credits per calendar year.

• Credential: No state limited-scope license or permit. Kansas does not require the ARRT Limited Scope exam; training is set by the employer/facility (e.g., basic chest-and-extremities or comprehensive course)
• CE: Exempt (limited) operators must complete 12 CE credits each calendar year under K.A.R. 100-73-9, mirroring the licensed CE volume but tied to the statutory exemption rather than to a license

How it differs from the general license: Unlike the full radiographer L.R.T., a limited-scope operator in Kansas is not licensed at all; the state instead exempts trained, supervised operators from licensure under K.S.A. 65-7304(f) and only requires them to maintain 12 CE credits per year.

Medical Physicist

Divergence: no state credential. Kansas does not license medical physicists under the Radiologic Technologists Practice Act; only a small number of states (commonly TX, FL, HI, NY) license medical physicists, and Kansas is not among them.

• Credential: No Kansas medical physicist license identified

How it differs from the general license: Medical physics is outside the radiologic-technologist licensing scheme entirely; unlike the radiographer baseline, Kansas issues no medical physicist license.

Specialties that follow the general Kansas license

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

Before you pay: confirm your modality

Within radiology, whether a modality needs its own state credential is not consistent, and it is the thing travelers most often get wrong. 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 divergences we verified for Kansas 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, confirm with your recruiter whether Kansas 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.