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As used in this Subpart: acceptable accrediting agency means an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of Education.
To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a medical physicist in this State, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of completion of:
To meet the experience requirement for licensure as a medical physicist in this State, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of completion of at least two years of full-time work experience or its equivalent in the medical physics specialty for which the applicant seeks licensure, including at least one year of full-time work experience or its equivalent within the five years preceding the date of application. Such work experience shall be within the practice of a medical physics specialty, in accordance with definitions of the specialty in section 8701 of the Education Law and the practice of medical physics in section 8702 of the Education Law. For purposes of this section, a year of full-time work experience or its equivalent shall mean a minimum of 1,200 clock hours in the medical physics specialty.
To meet the examination requirement for professional licensure as a medical physicist in this State, the candidate shall pass an examination that is determined by the department to measure the applicant's knowledge, judgment, and skills concerning the practice of each medical physics specialty for which the applicant seeks licensure, in accordance with the definitions of the specialty in section 8701 of the Education Law and the practice of medical physics in section 8702 of the Education Law.
*Repealed on June 3, 2015
Notwithstanding the requirements of section 59.6 of this Title, a license to practice medical physics issued by another state, territory, or jurisdiction may be accepted by the department for licensure in New York State provided that the following conditions are met: