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Become a Site Visitor!

The JRCERT is always accepting an apprentice site visitor found as address, practitioner status,
applications to become a site at https://www.jrcert.org/ beneficiary information, etc.,
visitor for all disciplines that the qualifications-application/ The directly through the
JRCERT accredits. Site visitors JRCERT thanks you for your Accreditation Management
include program directors, clinical consideration in support of System (AMS) portal. Please be
coordinators, faculty, deans, and programmatic accreditation. sure to log into the AMS portal
clinical instructors. We are If you have any questions using your site visitor
currently in need of site visitors regarding site visitor credentials.
that have experience in distance requirements, please contact the
education or perform patient care office.
at a minimum of eight hours a
If you are a current JRCERT site
week. If you have ever thought of
visitor, you may now update
being a site visitor, please view
your personal information such
the checklist and application to be

Preparing for the Site Visit

Whether you are a new or an site visit is scheduled to begin. Site Program officials are encouraged to
experienced program director, visitors are typically on-site between review the Site Visit Preparation
preparing for a site visit is 16 and 20 hours and must evaluate all Checklist in addition to the Site Visitor
extremely important in assuring a aspects of a program. Team chairs resources available on the JRCERT
successful visit. Program directors may request the program have Web site for more information on the
should contact the team chair no additional documentation to be entire site visit process.
later than four weeks before the available at the time of the site visit.

Legislative and Regulatory Concerns at the State Level

Currently, there are several states limited X-ray machine operators. If your state has licensing and
with pending licensure bills affecting Eliminating the boards and their regulatory issues that impact our
radiologic technologists according regulation of radiologic technologists profession, please contact
to the legislative and regulatory would jeopardize patients’ health and Accreditation Specialists Jacqueline
tracking tool provided on the safety. The JRCERT is dedicated to Kralik, M.A.L., R.T.(R)(CT)(MR) at
ASRT Web site. Some of these ensuring the quality and safety of jkralik@jrcert.org and/or Brian
state bills are mandating elimination patient care through the accreditation Leonard, M.B.A., R.T.(R) at
of the Radiography Regulatory of educational programs in the bleonard@jrcert.org to discuss what
Boards. These boards monitor the radiologic sciences. the JRCERT may be able to do to assist.
practice of radiographers and