New Hampshire Radiologic Technologist Licensing Guide

New Hampshire Radiology License Overview

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

• Base licenses:
  • Computed Tomography (CT) Technologist
  • MRI Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Technologist)
  • Radiation Therapist
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Sonographer (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound)
• Limited-permit tier: Limited X-Ray Machine Operator

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

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

New Hampshire Radiology License Requirements

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

• National certification: confirm with the board which ARRT credential New Hampshire accepts, and whether it must stay current.
• Credential required: ARRT certification and registration in Radiography; completion of an approved radiography course of study; age 18+; high school diploma or equivalent.
• Scope of the base license: Comprehensive set of diagnostic radiographic procedures using external ionizing radiation.
• Verification: ARRT or direct board verification.

New Hampshire Radiology License Fees and Credentials

New Hampshire 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 Medical Physicist, because New Hampshire does not license those modalities.

$170 (Plc 1002.26). The background check is billed separately by NH State Police.

New Hampshire Radiology License Renewal and CE

• Renewal cycle: every 2 years, based on date of issuance.
• Continuing education: New Hampshire sets no state CE hours for the general license.

How to Get a New Hampshire Radiology License

In outline, applying takes four steps:

1. Confirm the credential New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification through the application portal.
4. Arrange the verification the board asks for: ARRT or direct board verification.

Common slip-ups travelers hit here: submitting incomplete verification from previous state, ARRT verification must include current license number and expiration date; missing details trigger rejection and restart.

New Hampshire Radiology License Processing Time

Board processing time is how long the board takes once it has a complete application. In New Hampshire: About 120 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.

New Hampshire processing times are predictable (4-12 weeks) but not rapid. Temporary license accelerates start (8-14 days) and bridges the gap to permanent license, reducing assignment cancellation risk significantly.

New Hampshire Radiology Specialty Rules

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

Computed Tomography (CT) Technologist

Divergence: separate license. Computed tomography imaging procedures.

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Age 18+; high school diploma or equivalent; a computed tomography course of study approved, recognized as accredited, or required for certification by ARRT or NMTCB; and current certification and registration in computed tomography from ARRT or NMTCB

How it differs from the general license: New Hampshire issues CT as its own distinct state license category under RSA 328-J rather than folding it into the radiographer license. The statute lists computed tomography technologist as a separately enumerated credential requiring CT-specific certification. The reviewed statutory text did not impose an explicit prior radiographer license as a prerequisite (unlike MRI), so it reads as a standalone license.

MRI Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Technologist)

Divergence: separate license. Magnetic resonance imaging procedures (non-ionizing).

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Age 18+; high school diploma or equivalent; a radiography course of study and additional MR education approved, recognized as accredited, or required for certification by ARMRIT or ARRT; and current certification and registration in magnetic resonance from ARRT or ARMRIT

How it differs from the general license: Unlike most states, New Hampshire licenses MRI as its own state credential under RSA 328-J even though MRI uses no ionizing radiation. The magnetic resonance technologist license requires radiography coursework as a foundation plus additional MR-specific education and certification, making it a distinct license rather than a facility-credentialed post-primary.

Radiation Therapist

Divergence: separate license. Administration of ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Age 18+; high school diploma or equivalent; a radiation therapy course of study approved, recognized as accredited, or required for certification by ARRT; and current certification and registration in radiation therapy from ARRT

How it differs from the general license: Radiation Therapist is a separately enumerated license under RSA 328-J distinct from the diagnostic radiographer license, defined by therapeutic (not diagnostic) administration of ionizing radiation and requiring radiation-therapy-specific education and certification.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Divergence: separate license. Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging procedures using sealed and unsealed sources of radiation.

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Age 18+; high school diploma or equivalent; a nuclear medicine technology course of study approved, accredited, or required for certification by JRCNMT, CAMRT, or ANZSNM; and current certification and registration in nuclear medicine technology from ARRT or NMTCB

How it differs from the general license: Nuclear medicine technologist is a separate state license under RSA 328-J distinct from the radiographer license, recognizing NMTCB certification in addition to ARRT and covering radiopharmaceutical-based imaging rather than external x-ray radiography.

Sonographer (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound)

Divergence: separate license. Comprehensive set of diagnostic sonography procedures using ultrasound (non-ionizing).

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: Completion of an approved sonography course of study and current sonography certification/registration from an approved registry (e.g., ARDMS/ARRT)

How it differs from the general license: New Hampshire is one of the minority of states that issues a state license for diagnostic medical sonography even though ultrasound involves no ionizing radiation. The sonographer license is a distinct credential under RSA 328-J, separate from and not derived from the radiographer license.

Limited X-Ray Machine Operator

Divergence: limited-scope tier. Limited diagnostic radiography of specific parts of the human anatomy under direct supervision. Expressly prohibited from performing computed tomography, fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, radiation therapy, sonography, mobile imaging procedures, and imaging procedures using contrast media.

• Fee: $155 application, $155 renewal, every 2 years
• Credential: A limited x-ray machine operator license under RSA 328-J for specific areas of the anatomy; requires passing a qualifying exam (the ARRT limited x-ray machine operator exam, the ACRRT spine radiography exam, the ASPMA podiatric radiography exam, or the ISCD bone densitometry exam), and the work is done under the direct supervision of a licensed practitioner or licensed radiographer

How it differs from the general license: A reduced-scope permit below the full radiographer license, restricted to specific anatomical regions and requiring direct supervision. It cannot perform CT, fluoroscopy, MRI, mammography, radiation therapy, sonography, mobile imaging, or contrast studies, all of which a full radiographer (or the relevant modality license) may perform.

Medical Physicist

Divergence: no state credential.

How it differs from the general license: Medical Physicist is not among the professions licensed by the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification under RSA 328-J (the Advisory Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy). Medical physics activity is instead addressed through DHHS Radiological Health radiation-control rules (e.g., authorized Medical Physicist provisions under He-P 4035) for radioactive-material/therapy programs, not as a personal professional license.

Specialties That Follow the General New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire Licensing Board and Resources

New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification

Board Website · Application Portal · License Verification

Phone: (603) 271-8389

Email: [email protected]