At the present time there are more than 6,000 BRPT registered polysomnography technologists and an estimated half again as many who are not registered; a total of 9000 PSGTS. So on a nationwide basis, the question for the RT leadership is whether or not they believe they can fill this "order" overnight, in a few months or even over a few years?
Replacing non-RT PSGTs with RTs will exacerbate the shortage of RTs many communities are already facing.