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Q. It does not appear that our students will return to clinic this summer; how can these
Travel Agency
students make-up missed clinical time?
A. The JRCERT has granted temporary flexibility in clinical education, such as evening Temporary
and weekend rotations exceeding 25% of the total clinical clock hours and students
volunteering to exceed 10 clinical hours in a day. Appropriate supervision policies Hours
must be adhered to.
Q. Can I enroll my students in summer clinical course(s) even though the clinical setting
will not allow students in the facility? Due to the current slowing of
A. Should the program continue with its summer session, the JRCERT remains demand for travel services,
steadfast that laboratory hours, including virtual simulation, do not take the place of
Premier Travel Management
clinical hours. Additionally, final grades may not be able to be issued until the
is temporarily adjusting their
summer clinical course(s) have been completed. The program may wish to consider
providing didactic courses until students can safely participate in the clinical office hours. Starting
component of the program (i.e., temporary restructuring of the curriculum).
Monday, April 20, 2020 their
Q. Will the JRCERT grant an extension for the due date of my self-study report/interim hours of operation will be
report? If so, is there a fee associated with this extension? 8am to 5pm, M-F.
A. The JRCERT is currently extending all accreditation reports and required
Should you require travel
documentation upon written request. There is not a fee associated with a reasonable
extension request during the pandemic. assistance outside of their
office hours, you may
Q. We are concerned about our Advisory Committee meeting face to face. Are we
continue to call their
required to meet this year?
designated after hours
A. Programs may consider alternative methods to obtain feedback from their
Advisory Committee that do not involve meeting face to face; this may be performed number (Note $20 charge per
in a variety of ways (e.g., email, webinar, surveys, etc.). after hours call, plus any
applicable cost for ticketing
Program Annual Report action).

When their clients begin to
The JRCERT will be distributing information regarding the 2019 Program Annual Report
travel again, they will return
by July. This year’s reporting process will be very similar to last year’s. Radiography,
radiation therapy, and magnetic resonance programs are reminded that they must to their previous operating
submit a copy of the Candidate Exam Results report from the American Registry of hours to best serve you.
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) using the graduation date range of 1/2015 – 12/2019.
Medical dosimetry programs must submit the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board Premier Travel Management
(MDCB) reports from 2015-2019, indicating the number of graduates who passed on (312) 427-8400
the first attempt during each year of this period. Additionally, all programs will be
required to submit a completed representative sample of documentation that reflects
employment verification for students graduating during 2019.
Resources to help complete the 2019 Program Annual Report will be available on the
JRCERT website by mid-June. The completed 2019 Program Annual report will be due
October 2, 2020 for programs whose final 2019 class graduation was between January
1 and September 30, 2019. For programs whose final 2019 class graduation was
between October 1 and December 31, 2019, the 2019 Program Annual Report will be
due January 15, 2021. The JRCERT thanks its programs for taking the time to complete
the 2019 Program Annual Report, and, as always, we are here to help should you need
any assistance.

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