The discontinuation of reciprocity agreements

The ARRT discontinued reciprocity of certification with other credentialing bodies because it was the only way it could establish and maintain a single standard for credentialing of radiologic technologists in the United States. That single standard consists of requiring all new candidates for ARRT certification to pass the job-related examination of the ARRT. The ARRT was not the first of the four reciprocity partners to abrogate or discontinue its disagreement. For all practical purposes, the British, Australian, and South African partners had all discontinued true reciprocity of credentialing with the ARRT several years prior to the ARRT discontinuation. All foreign-trained technologists whose foreign training and credentialing would have qualified them for ARRT certification prior to January 1, 1986, are equally eligible in 1988. The only difference is that they now must pass the same job-related credentialing examination that American-trained technologists must pass in order to receive the ARRT certificate.