Chapter 554

2004 -- H 7658 AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/09/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC

TECHNOLOGY

Introduced By: Representatives Giannini, Aubin, and Gallison

Date Introduced: February 10, 2004

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Sections 5-68-2 and 5-68-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-68 entitled

"Board of Radiologic Technology" are hereby amended to read as follows:

5-68-2. Definitions. -- As used in this chapter:

      (1) "Board" means the board of radiologic technology.

      (2) "Department" means the department of health.

      (3) "Financial interest" means being:

      (i) A licensed practitioner of radiologic technology; or

      (ii) A person who deals in goods and services that are uniquely related to the practice of

radiologic technology; or

      (iii) A person who has invested anything of value in a business that provides radiologic

technology services.

      (4) "License" means a written authorization issued by the department authorizing an

individual to perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic radiologic procedures on humans.

      (5) "Licensed practitioner" or "licensed practitioner of the healing arts" means an

individual licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry or an individual

licensed as a physician assistant in this state.

      (6) "National organization" means a professional association, approved by the board, that

examines, registers, certifies or approves individuals in education programs relating to operators

of sources of radiation.

      (7) "Nuclear medicine technology" means the act of giving a radioactive substance to a

human being for diagnostic purposes, or the act of performing associated procedures, or both.

      (8) "Operator" or "operator of sources of radiation" means any individual, other than a

licensed practitioner of the healing arts, who uses or operates a source(s) of radiation.

      (9) "Radiation physicist" means an individual in the field of radiation protection who has

knowledge and responsibility to apply appropriate radiation practice.

      (10) "Radiation therapy technology" means the direct application of ionizing radiation to

human beings for therapeutic purposes.

      (11) "Radiography" means the direct application of ionizing radiation to a human being

for diagnostic purposes.

      (12) "Radiologic technology" includes the practice of:

      (i) Radiography; or

      (ii) Nuclear medicine technology; or

      (iii) Radiation therapy technology.

      (13) "Radiologist" means a licensed practitioner practicing within the field of radiology.

      (14) "Sources of radiation" means any substance or device emitting or capable of

producing ionizing radiation, for the purpose of performing human therapeutic or diagnostic

radiologic procedures.

      (15) "State" means the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

      (16) "Student" means an individual enrolled in a course of study for medicine or

radiologic technology.

      (17) "Supervision" means:

      (i) "Direct personal supervision" means supervised by and in the physical presence of a

radiologist or licensed operator.

      (ii) "Direct supervision" means supervised by a radiologist or licensed operator who is at

all times available in the individual's place of employment.

      (iii) "General supervision" means supervised by a radiologist or licensed operator who is

available but not necessarily within the individual's place of employment.

5-68-7. Exemptions. -- The provisions of the preceding sections do not apply to:

(1) A radiologist certified or eligible for board certification from the American board of

radiology.

(2) (1) A licensed practitioner when practicing within his or her field of expertise.

(3) (2) Students of medicine, when under the general supervision of an instructor who is

a radiologist board certified or eligible for board certification and when acting within the scope of

practice.

(4) (3) A dentist, licensed dental hygienist or certified dental assistant when practicing

within his or her field of expertise.

(5) (4) Podiatry assistants who have received a "certificate of completion" from the

community college of Rhode Island or other equivalent training approved by the board, after

having taken and passed the course on "radiography for podiatry assistance" and when acting

within the practice of podiatry.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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