License Procedure for Initial Licensure Application

The Board may issue an initial license to an applicant who is currently registered with a national certifying body (ARRT, ARDMS, NMTCB, CCI, etc.). If you have already graduated and received your registry exam results or registry card, you will apply for an Initial license. If you are already licensed or practicing in another state and wish to practice in ND permanently or as a traveler, you will complete this application.

Initial Licensure Application Process Overview

• Failure to read the following information may result in delays in your license being issued. 

• Application Checklist for initial and endorsement applications

• Complete the Application for Initial Licensure and submit the necessary documents. For examples of proper Primary Source Verifications, please view samples.
• The Application Fee is $25 and the License Fee is $150.
• The Criminal History background check forms are available online, please refer to the Criminal History Record Check section of the website. The forms MUST be returned to the office. (Incomplete forms or delays in returning this form will result in delays in becoming licensed.)
   
• Alert about mailing your background check forms - The USPS mail system has become quite delayed even for Priority and Express mail. USPS First Class mail can now take up to 5 days, many times even longer. Please note this may delay receipt of mail to and from the Board office. The Board recommends that applicants send background check forms by a different expedited process such as FedEx or UPS. This is at the applicant's expense. To send by those methods, you may need to use the Board's street address below. For more information, see USPS.
  NDMIRTB Office
  2900 E Broadway Ave Suite 3
  Bismarck, ND 58501
   
• Once the completed Criminal History Background check forms are received, they are mailed to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) for processing. It generally takes about 10-14 days before those results are returned to the Board office. This CANNOT be rushed or expedited!

Note: If the background check results are clear and all documents have been received, the license may be issued.

Licensure by Endorsement

Application Checklist for initial and endorsement applications

Complete the Application for Initial Licensure and submit the necessary documents. For examples of proper Primary Source Verifications, please view samples.

The application will ask if you are currently licensed in another state. If you are licensed in another state, you will need to list the state(s) and license number(s). If you are licensed in multiple states or multiple modalities, with some having state licensure and some not having licensure, please do not include the states without licensure in your endorsement application.  Only list the states that you are licensed in.

Endorsement applicants must provide current proper endorsement documents. Please visit each State Licensure website or Department of Health and upload an online verification for each state, showing current status, actions, and/or sanctions. This should be within the last 30 days. If you are licensed in multiple states, please upload a document from each licensure state. For examples of proper Endorsement Documents, please view samples.
**Note: This is not a copy of a wallet card license or state license wall certificate, as these do not show the current status, actions and/or sanctions. It must come directly from the other licensing state website.**

Military

If you are currently licensed and in good standing in another state/jurisdiction and are here on ND Military Orders, you may qualify to have the license fee waived. As defined in Federal HR 7939 effective January 5, 2023: you must provide military orders of assignment in ND.

Qualifications

• Active Military Orders of Assignment in North Dakota
• Actively practicing medical imaging for the last 2 years.
• Must provide employment for the last 2 years of active employment in medical imaging.
• Currently licensed and in good standing in another state/jurisdiction in which a medical imaging license is held.
• Agree to submit to our North Dakota authority.

Documents Required:

• Active Military Orders of Assignment for North Dakota
• Must provide employment information for the last 2 years of active employment in medical imaging.
• Endorsement documentation from another state/jurisdiction in which a medical imaging license is held.
• Military Identification
• If Military spouse of active member status - appropriate proof are a military issued ID noting relationship to the military member and the orders of the active military member spouse.

Prior to beginning the application, please ensure you have all the correct documents.

• You must submit proof of primary source verification from your National Registry Website. A copy of a registry wallet card or wall registry certificate is NOT a primary source of verification showing current status, actions and/or sanctions. Primary source verification should be within 30 days. (The board is not going to verify each individual registry due to the number of licensees being over 1,600.) For examples of proper Primary Source Verifications, please view samples.
• If you answered "Yes" to any of the questions in the Personal Background History, an explanation and any relevant documentation, as requested at the end of that section, must be submitted with the application. If you cannot send a copy of the criminal judgment, please include that in your explanation.
• If you are currently licensed and in good standing in another state/jurisdiction and are here on ND Military Orders - please have all military documents ready to upload. **See above for list of documents**
• If applying for a license by endorsement, applicants must provide current proper endorsement documents. Please visit each State Licensure website or Department of Health and upload an online verification for each state, showing current status, actions, and/or sanctions. This should be within the last 30 days. If you are licensed in multiple states, please upload a document from each licensure state. For examples of proper Endorsement Documents, please view samples.

You may now proceed to the: Online Initial Licensure Application