Senate Bill 674 (2017) changed the law so that the Texas Medical Board is no longer required to register NCTs who work for physicians. What remains is the requirement that NCTs obtain placement on the MRT Board’s general registry, or have an approved a hardship exemption, prior to starting practice.
You will need to continue to renew your NCT Registry listing or hardship exemption to continue to practice as an NCT in Texas.
Registrations are available online 60-90 days prior to your current expiration date. If you cannot proceed with online registration, try again closer to your expiration date. Registration reminders will be sent out on postcards at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date.
NCT Registry Online Renewal - click here
PLEASE NOTE:
- NCTs on the Registry are a biennial renewal and will expire on June 30th. Please check your permit for your expiration date.
- Information on continuing education is available at CE for NCT Registry .
The biennial registration fee includes $15.00 for the Physician Health Program (PHP) and a $2 Office of Patient Protection (OPP) fee. These fees are required by state law. The remaining $54 is the fee required by TMB.
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Biennial Registration |
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Length of Permit |
Agency Fee |
OPP |
*PHP |
total charged |
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24 months |
$ 54.00 |
$ 2.00 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 71.00 |
*Fees are not refundable.
Online Registration:
No financial information is seen, processed, or stored by the Texas Medical Board. The payment portion of the online registration system is handled by Texas.gov, the official website of Texas. There is a minimal processing fee of this service and all funds go to the operations of Texas.gov, which is provided by a third party in partnership with the State. Texas.gov will remit the amount paid to the Texas Medical Board on your behalf. The charge to your account for the online registration should include a description of the payment type or a reference to “SnapPay”.
Please note that as of 9/1/15, Texas.gov will charge a different minimal amount depending on the type of online payment service used.
Ex: $71.00 Registration fee due
$72.85 Total amount charged on credit card
Ex: $71.00 Registration fee due
$71.00 Total amount charged through electronic check
Non-online (paper) registration:
An additional processing fee of $50 will be charged to those licensees who choose to register through a paper form, when an online option is available. If an online option is not available (ex: license is delinquent or suspended at the time of registration) the additional processing fee will not be required.
To request a hard copy registration form, please contact the Registration Department at registrations@tmb.state.tx.us .
There is no grace period for the expiration date of an NCT Registry permit. Once the expiration date has occurred, a penalty fee of $50.00 will be added. If a permit has been expired for one year or longer it is automatically cancelled.
Please note that the Board does not have a “zero balance receipt” that shows that a licensee has a zero balance or that licensee registration has been paid in full, nor can we provide an individualized billing statement of the amount due to complete license registration/renewal.
Online Registration:
Please remember that the payment portion of the online registration system is handled by Texas.gov, the official website of Texas. A printable receipt will be provided at the end of the online registration process. In addition, a confirmation of payment receipt will be emailed to the address given as part of the Texas.gov payment process. As of May 1, 2025 Texas.gov has a new vender for the payments submitted. The TMB online payments will have a staggered rollout for this new payment vender, so this email receipt will be sent from either “noreply.tmb@egov.com” or “donotreply@snappayglobal.com”.
Additional copies of the receipt will be provided by request only. Submit your request to Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us . Please include your full name, license number, date of payment, and amount paid.
Non-online (paper) registration:
A receipt will be provided by request only. Submit your request to Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us . Please include your full name, license number, date of payment, and amount paid.
NEW - TMB Transitions to electronic licenses
The Texas Medical Board is transitioning to electronic licenses for a more paperless experience and to allow for enhanced licensee control. As of September 1, 2019 the Board will no longer issue paper licenses after a completed registration/renewal for the following license types:
- Physician (including telemedicine, administrative, conceded eminence and public health)
- Physician Assistant
- Acupuncturist
- Acudetox
- General Medical Radiologic Technologist
- Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist
- Non-Certified Radiologic Technician
- Respiratory Care Practitioner
- Medical Physicist
- Perfusionist
What does this mean for licensees renewing their licenses on or after September 1, 2019?
Once your registration/renewal is complete, please allow 2 business days for processing. After that time, you will be able to log into your MyTMB account and view, save or print a copy of your active license. In addition, after September 1, 2019, you will be able to use the same system to view, save or print a copy of your active license as needed.
Please note that primary source verification regarding licensure status is always available to anyone, including licensees’ employers, via the TMB website through Look up a License.