Kansas Radiologic Technologist Licensing Guide

Kansas Radiology License Overview

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

• Base licenses: Radiation Therapist; Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Limited-permit tier: Limited-scope X-ray Operator

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

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

Kansas Radiology License Requirements

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

• National certification: confirm with the board which ARRT credential Kansas accepts, and whether it must stay current.
• Credential required: ARRT (R) certification or pass a board-approved exam; graduation from a board-approved radiography program; the board accepts a current ARRT certificate in lieu of its own exam (K.S.A. 65-7303 / K.A.R. 100-73-3, 100-73-4).
• Scope of the base license: Diagnostic radiography performed on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Administered by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts under the Radiologic Technologists Practice Act (K.S.A. 65-7301 et seq.; K.A.R. Agency 100, Article 73). Computed tomography (ionizing) is performed under this radiographer license with no separate Kansas credential.
• Verification: ARRT or direct board verification.

Kansas Radiology License Fees and Credentials

Kansas 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 Kansas does not license those modalities.

$60 application; $45 annual online renewal (KSBHA).

Kansas Radiology License Renewal and CE

• Renewal cycle: every year, prior to September 30th.
• Continuing education: Kansas sets 12 hours per year (from our records; confirm with the board), but maintaining an active ARRT certification satisfies the state's CE requirement.
• Radiation Therapist CE: Same 12 CE credits per 1-year cycle as the radiographer baseline.
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist CE: Same 12 CE credits per 1-year cycle as the radiographer baseline.
• Limited-scope X-ray Operator 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 to Get a Kansas Radiology License

In outline, applying takes four steps:

1. Confirm the credential Kansas 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 Kansas State Board of Healing Arts through the application portal.
4. Arrange the verification the board asks for: ARRT or direct board verification.

Common slip-ups travelers hit here: incomplete or mismatched license verification from current state, applicants must request official verification documents directly from previous state or ARRT; board rejects incomplete verification packets.

Kansas Radiology License Processing Time

Board processing time is how long the board takes once it has a complete application. In Kansas: 4-8 weeks. 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.

Full permanent licensure must be completed before start date. 4-8 week processing plus documentation delays creates significant scheduling risk for short-notice assignments.

Kansas Radiology Specialty Rules

Below is one subsection per credential that differs from the general Kansas license, 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 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 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

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 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, check 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.

Kansas Licensing Board and Resources

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts

Board Website · Application Portal

Phone: (785) 296-7413

Email: [email protected]