Wyoming Radiologic Technologist Licensing Guide

Wyoming Radiology License Overview

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

• Limited-permit tier: Limited-Scope X-Ray Operator (Radiologic Technician / Restricted License)

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

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

Wyoming Radiology License Requirements

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

• National certification: confirm with the board which ARRT credential Wyoming accepts, and whether it must stay current.
• Credential required: Current ARRT, NMTCB, or CBRPA certification in good standing (or, alternatively, JRCERT-approved transcript plus a passing National Registry Exam score). Must be at least 18 and a legal U.S. inhabitant.
• Scope of the base license: Operates radiation-producing equipment for diagnostic/therapeutic purposes; may assist a licensed practitioner with all aspects of special procedures, contrast media, fluoroscopy, radioisotopes, and therapeutic procedures.
• Verification: ARRT or direct board verification.

Wyoming Radiology License Fees and Credentials

Wyoming 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 Wyoming does not license those modalities.

$225 General license (vs $160 Restricted); 2-year term with a $100 annual renewal. A mandatory fingerprint background check is a separate vendor cost.

Wyoming Radiology License Renewal and CE

• Renewal cycle: every 2 years, from issuance date.
• Continuing education: Wyoming sets 24 hours per 2-year cycle (from our records; confirm with the board), but maintaining an active ARRT certification satisfies the state's CE requirement.
• Limited-Scope X-Ray Operator (Radiologic Technician / Restricted License) CE: 6 CE contact hours per 1-year renewal period, versus 24 CE hours per 2-year period for the general license.

How to Get a Wyoming Radiology License

In outline, applying takes four steps:

1. Confirm the credential Wyoming 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 Wyoming State Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners 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 unclear US citizenship documentation, applicants must provide certified copies of passport or birth certificate; notarized statements without official documents are rejected.

Wyoming Radiology License Processing Time

Board processing time is how long the board takes once it has a complete application. Wyoming does not publish a standard turnaround for radiology, so allow extra time before your start date.

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.

Wyoming's temporary permit is reserved for first-time applicants awaiting national registry exam results, so it is not available to already-licensed travelers applying by endorsement; plan for the full processing window rather than counting on a temporary permit.

Wyoming Radiology Specialty Rules

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

CT Technologist

Divergence: specialty difference. CT scanning is enumerated within the board's definition of 'Special Procedures,' which a general-license radiologic technologist is authorized to perform.

• Credential: Covered by the general radiologic technologist license; no separate state CT credential. (Facilities typically expect ARRT post-primary CT.)

MRI Technologist

Divergence: no state credential. Not regulated by the Wyoming Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners.

• Credential: No Wyoming license or permit. The Radiologic Technologist Licensing Act regulates only the application of ionizing radiation or radiopharmaceutical agents; MRI uses neither and falls outside the Act

How it differs from the general license: MRI is not within the scope of the radiologic technologist license because it does not involve ionizing radiation or radiopharmaceuticals. Wyoming issues no MRI credential and the modality is typically facility-credentialed against ARMRIT/ARRT(MR) certification.

Sonographer / Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound

Divergence: no state credential. Not regulated by the Wyoming Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners.

• Credential: No Wyoming license or permit. Diagnostic ultrasound uses no ionizing radiation or radiopharmaceuticals and falls outside the Radiologic Technologist Licensing Act

How it differs from the general license: Sonography is outside the radiologic technologist license because it involves no ionizing radiation; Wyoming issues no sonography credential and the modality is typically facility-credentialed against ARDMS/ARRT(S) certification.

Limited-Scope X-Ray Operator (Radiologic Technician / Restricted License)

Divergence: limited-scope tier. Restricted to up to three of: skull/sinuses, chest, spine, extremities, podiatric radiography (plus a separate Bone Densitometry/DEXA option). Diagnostic only; works under direct supervision of a licensed practitioner. May NOT perform special procedures, fluoroscopy, or contrast media studies.

• Fee: $160 application, $40 renewal, every year
• Credential: Pass the ARRT Limited Scope of Practice Examination (75% on the Core exam and 75% on each body-area module), or pass the Bone Densitometry Equipment Operator Examination (80%) for a DEXA-only restricted license. At least 18 and a legal U.S. inhabitant. No formal radiologic technology program required
• CE: 6 CE contact hours per 1-year renewal period, versus 24 CE hours per 2-year period for the general license

How it differs from the general license: A reduced-scope credential for non-program-trained operators: limited to three named body areas (plus an optional DEXA-only variant), requires direct practitioner supervision, prohibits special/fluoroscopic/contrast procedures, and renews annually rather than biennially.

Medical Physicist

Divergence: no state credential. Not regulated by the Wyoming Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners; practitioners typically hold ABR/ABMP board certification rather than a state license.

• Credential: No Wyoming state license. Only Texas, Florida, Hawaii, and New York license Medical Physicists; Wyoming is not among them and the Radiologic Technologist Licensing Act does not address Medical Physicists

How it differs from the general license: Medical physics is entirely outside the radiologic technologist licensing scheme; Wyoming issues no Medical Physicist license or registration.

Specialties That Follow the General Wyoming License

These run under the general radiologic technologist license and need no separate state credential: Radiation Therapist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, and 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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.

Wyoming Licensing Board and Resources

Wyoming State Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners

Board Website · Application Portal · License Verification

Phone: (307) 777-5403