New Hampshire Radiographer License Renewal Guide (2026)
Who This Guide Is For
- Currently licensed New Hampshire radiographers renewing a New Hampshire radiographer license and approaching their renewal date.
- Traveling radiologic technologists who need to keep a New Hampshire license active while working across multiple states.
- Technologists who previously read that New Hampshire licenses expire on the licensee’s birth month and need the current rule.
At a Glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Renewal Cycle | Biennial — every two years |
| Expiration Date | Two years from the date the license was issued. Not birth-month based — the former birth-month expiration rule was formally repealed July 1, 2024 |
| Renewal Fee | $170 flat fee — identical to the initial application fee |
| Late Fee | No separate stacked late fee identified — a renewal filed within one year of expiration is processed as a “reinstatement” at the same $170 fee |
| Grace Period | No grace period to keep practicing past expiration. But if you filed a renewal application before your expiration date and it’s incomplete, you have until the last day of the expiration month to complete it |
| CE Requirement | For Radiographers: no fixed state CE-hour count — renewal requires documentation of current ARRT certification. (New Hampshire’s 24-hour/2-year CE rule applies only to Limited X-Ray Machine Operators, a separate, non-nationally-certified license category) |
| Renewal Method | Online, via OPLC’s licensing portal |
| Renewal Notice | Sent at least 2 months before expiration to the licensee’s designated email address |
New Hampshire radiographer licenses run on a two-year cycle tied to the license’s own issuance date, not a fixed statewide date or the licensee’s birthday. Under Plc 1305.08(b)(1) and Plc 1309.10(b)(1), a license expires two years from the date it was issued. This replaced an older system under which all New Hampshire MIRT licenses expired on the last day of the licensee’s birth month — that statutory provision, RSA 328-J:15, II, was formally repealed effective July 1, 2024, so any guidance describing New Hampshire renewal by birth month is out of date.
OPLC sends renewal notification at least two months before expiration to the licensee’s designated email address rather than by mail. If OPLC’s system shows no indication the email failed to deliver, the notice is legally deemed received — so keeping your account email current matters more in New Hampshire than in states that rely on postal mail. This notification is a courtesy, not a substitute for tracking your own deadline: licensees are responsible for knowing their expiration date and renewing on time under Plc 1308.04, whether or not a reminder email actually arrives. New Hampshire does not offer a grace period to keep practicing on an expired license, but it does build in some flexibility for an incomplete application: if you file your renewal before the expiration date and it’s missing something, you have until the last day of the expiration month to finish it before the license actually lapses.
What Makes New Hampshire Different
Two things distinguish New Hampshire’s renewal system. First, like its initial licensure process, renewal for Radiographers is built around maintaining active ARRT certification rather than tracking a specific number of state CE hours. New Hampshire does not establish its own separate state CE-hour requirement for Radiographers — maintaining current ARRT certification satisfies the continuing-competence requirement. The 24-hour-per-2-year CE requirement that does exist in New Hampshire’s rules applies specifically to Limited X-Ray Machine Operators, a separate state-only license category that isn’t tied to a national credential. Second, New Hampshire treats a lapsed renewal differently than most states: rather than layering a late fee on top of the renewal fee, a renewal application filed within one year of expiration is simply processed as a “reinstatement,” carrying the same flat $170 fee as a normal renewal. Miss that one-year window, though, and New Hampshire requires a brand-new initial application rather than any form of late reinstatement.
Interstate Portability
There is no interstate compact for radiologic technologists, so New Hampshire renewal carries no compact-related implications. A New Hampshire license does not automatically transfer to another state at renewal time; technologists relocating still need to apply separately in any new state, though New Hampshire’s own streamlined HB 594 endorsement pathway can make moving to New Hampshire faster for technologists already licensed elsewhere.
Renewal Requirements
- Active national certification: Radiographers must maintain current ARRT certification and be able to document it at renewal.
- Renewal timing: Licensees are responsible for knowing their own expiration date and filing before it, regardless of whether a notification email was received.
- Continuing-competence audits: The Advisory Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy conducts random audits of renewing licensees for continuing-competence compliance, selecting 10% of licensees each year, per Plc 1308.07(c).
- Military exemption: Applicants renewing as active military or a military spouse are not charged the renewal fee, per Plc 1309.03(g).
How to Renew
- Watch your designated email address for OPLC’s renewal notification, sent at least two months before your expiration date.
- Log in to OPLC’s online licensing portal to begin your renewal application.
- Provide documentation confirming your ARRT certification remains active and unrestricted.
- Pay the $170 renewal fee through the portal — unless you qualify for the active-military or military-spouse fee exemption.
- If your license has already expired but it’s been less than one year, follow OPLC’s reinstatement instructions for your profession — as of this writing, that has meant completing a paper Universal Application for License Renewal and mailing it with your reinstatement fee, but confirm the current process directly with OPLC since this operational detail can change. The fee itself remains the same $170.
- If your license has been expired more than one year, plan to submit a new initial application rather than a renewal or reinstatement.
- Your New Hampshire expiration date is tied to when your license was issued, not your birthday — check your actual license record rather than assuming a birth-month deadline, since that rule no longer applies.
- Because OPLC communicates renewal notices by email rather than postal mail, and treats an undelivered-but-unbounced email as received, add OPLC’s sending address to your contacts and check your account’s designated email regularly as your renewal date approaches.
- If you let your license lapse, act within one year — reinstatement at the standard $170 fee is available up to that point, but after a full year New Hampshire requires you to start over with a new initial application rather than any reinstatement path.
Relevant Statutes
- Source: RSA 328-J:15 — License Renewal; Continuing Education.
- Source: N.H. Code of Admin. Rules, Plc 1001.13 and Plc 1002.26 — Reinstatement in Lieu of Late Renewal; MIRT fee schedule.
- Source: N.H. Code of Admin. Rules, Plc 1305.08 and Plc 1309.10 — Initial and renewal license issuance and duration.
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FAQ
When do New Hampshire radiographer licenses expire?
New Hampshire radiographer licenses expire two years from the date they were issued, per Plc 1309.10(b)(1). This replaced the former birth-month expiration rule, which was formally repealed effective July 1, 2024. Source: N.H. Code of Admin. Rules, Plc 1309.10
How many continuing education hours does New Hampshire require for radiographer renewal?
The regulation does not specify a fixed CE-hour count for Radiographers; renewal instead requires documentation of current ARRT certification. New Hampshire’s 24-hour, 2-year CE requirement applies only to Limited X-Ray Machine Operators, a separate license category. Source: RSA 328-J:15
What is the late fee for renewing a New Hampshire radiographer license after expiration?
New Hampshire does not appear to charge a separate stacked late fee. A renewal filed within one year of expiration is processed as a reinstatement at the same $170 fee as a standard renewal. Source: N.H. Code of Admin. Rules, Plc 1001.13
Can I renew my New Hampshire radiographer license online?
Yes. New Hampshire renewal applications are submitted through OPLC’s online licensing portal. Source: OPLC Applications for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
What happens if my New Hampshire license has been expired for more than a year?
A license expired for more than one year cannot be reinstated. The technologist must submit a new initial application rather than a renewal or reinstatement application. Source: OPLC License Status Definitions
2026-07-22 — A previously cited source (OPLC’s general “License Period Changes” page) was confirmed unreachable by direct user check. On review, that page’s specific “last day of the month of issuance” detail and February 2023 effective date could not be re-verified through any currently working source, and appears to reference a different statute (RSA 310-A:1-h) than the one governing this profession (RSA 328-J). The expiration-rule claim was re-grounded in the profession-specific administrative rule text, directly confirmed at Plc 1305.08(b)(1) and Plc 1309.10(b)(1): licenses expire two years from the date of issuance. The unverifiable month-end-rounding detail was removed rather than left in place on a broken citation.
2026-07-21 — Expiration rule corrected to issuance-anniversary based (two years from date of issuance) after direct verification against RSA 328-J:15 as currently in force. Confirmed the birth-month expiration rule was formally repealed effective 2024-07-01 and should not be used in current guidance. Confirmed CE requirement for Radiographers is national-certification-based, not a fixed hour count, directly against Plc 1308.02(a); the 24-hour CE requirement applies only to Limited X-Ray Machine Operators under Plc 1308.02(b). Confirmed renewal fee is $170, matching the initial application fee, with no separate late-fee tier — a within-one-year late renewal is processed as a reinstatement at the same rate. Added a grace-period clarification after direct verification of Plc 1309.02(c): an incomplete renewal application filed before expiration may be completed through the last day of the expiration month. Continuing-competence audit language narrowed to the Advisory Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy specifically, citing Plc 1308.07(c), rather than describing it as applying across all OPLC-supported boards. Military and military-spouse renewal fee exemption confirmed against Plc 1309.03(g).