Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
SECTION I.
AUTHORITY
These Rules and Regulations pertaining to Radiologic Technology
Licensure are duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of
Health pursuant to the authority expressly conferred by the Laws of the State
of Arkansas including, without limitation, Act 1071 of 1999, as amended, (Ark.
Code Ann.
17-106-101
-111) and Act 96 of 1913 (Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101 et seq).
SECTION II.
PURPOSE
These Rules and Regulations are adopted for the purpose of
regulating and licensing persons administering ionizing radiation to human
beings to help keep the radiation dose to patients as low as reasonably
achievable.
SECTION III.
DEFINITIONS
A. 'Act' means Act
1071 of 1999, as amended (Ark. Code Ann. §
17-106-111);
B. ' ACRRT' means the American
Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists;
C. 'Administering Ionizing Radiation' means
the application of a prescribed dose of ionizing radiation to the human body
for the purposes of diagnosis or treatment. Several factors determine the dose
received by the patient and these include, but are not limited to: the
positioning of the patient in a radiation field, the exposure to or
introduction of ionizing radiation, and the final image production. Each of
these factors are prime determinates in the total dose received by the
patient;
D. 'Advanced practice
nursing' means the delivery of health care services for compensation by
professional nurses who have gained additional knowledge and skills through
successful completion of an organized program of nursing education that
certifies nurses for advanced practice roles as advanced nurse practitioners,
certified nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse
specialists.
E. ' ARRT' means the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists;
F. ' ASCP' means the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists;
G. 'Board'
means the Arkansas State Board of Health;
H. 'Category' means a specific area of
radiologic sciences, for which there is an identified license and licensing
requirements;
I. 'CCF, means
Cardiovascular Credentialing International;
J. 'Committee' means the Medical Ionizing
Radiation Licensure Committee;
K.
'Consumer' means a person who is a resident of the state of Arkansas and who is
not a Licensed Practitioner or Radiologic Technologist or Licensed Technologist
or Limited Licensed Technologist under the Act;
L. 'Continuing Education Hour' means a period
of instruction at least fifty to sixty minutes in length;
M. 'Contrast Media' means material
intentionally administered to the human body to better define a part or parts
radiographically;
N. 'Department'
means the Arkansas Department of Health;
O. 'Direct Supervision of Students' means
responsibility for, and control of,
radiation safety, protection, and technical aspects of the
application of ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic
purposes, with the parameters that are outlined by educational accreditation
agencies that are recognized by the Board;
P. 'Fluoroscopy' means a radiological
examination that uses a fluorescent screen or image intensifier on which the
internal structure of the human body may be continuously viewed by transmission
of x-rays through the body;
Q.
'Formal Education' means education obtained through an approved United States
Department of Education Institution;
R. 'Formal Examination' means an examination
or evaluation specific to a profession which tests the knowledge base in all
three domains of learning: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor;
S. 'Ionizing Radiation' means gamma rays,
x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, protons, neutrons, and
other nuclear particles;
T.
'JRCERT' means the Joint Review Committee for Education in Radiologic
Technology;
U. 'Lapsed Licensee'
means a licensee who has let his/her Licensed Technologist License or Limited
Licensed Technologist License, Radiologic Technologist License, Radiation
Therapy Technologist License, or Nuclear Medicine Technologist License expire
for more than five years;
V.
'License' means a certificate issued by the Committee authorizing the licensee
to use radioactive materials or medical equipment emitting or detecting
ionizing radiation for human diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in accordance
with these regulations;
W.
'Licensed Practitioner' means a person licensed to practice medicine,
dentistry, podiatric medicine, chiropractic, osteopathy or optometry in this
state;
X. 'Licensed Radiologic
Technologist' means a person who holds a national registry with the ARRT,
ACRRT, NMTCB, and/or ASCP, and who is licensed in the State of
Arkansas;
Y. 'Licensed
Technologist' means a person other than a Licensed Practitioner, who is
grandfathered under the Act and can perform specific radiologic procedures and
exams identified by a specific license and who administers radioactive
substances or uses medical equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation
for human diagnostic or therapeutic purposes while under the supervision of a
Licensed Practitioner;
Z. 'Limited
License' means an authorization to perform radiologic procedures under the
supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and are limited to specific parts of the
human body, specific procedures, or both, specifically of the chest and
skeletal structures excluding fluoroscopy and contrast studies;
AA. 'Limited Licensed Technologist' means a
person, other than a Licensed
Practitioner, Radiologic Technologist, or Licensed
Technologist, while under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and
operates medical equipment emitting ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes
on human beings that are limited to specific body parts, and who has
successfully passed a limited scope examination deemed appropriate by the
Board;
BB. 'Medical
Dosimetrist' means a person who is certified or eligible for certification by
the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board;
CC. 'NMTCB' means Nuclear Medicine Technology
Certification Board;
DD. 'Nuclear
Medicine Technologist' means a person, other than a Licensed
Practitioner, who performs therapeutic, in vivo, imaging,
procedures, prepares radiopharmaceuticals, and administers diagnostic doses of
radiopharmaceuticals to human beings while under supervision of a Licensed
Practitioner who is licensed as required to possess and use radioactive
materials;
EE. 'PET/CT
License' means an authorization to perform radiologic procedures under the
supervision of a Licensed Practitioner that is limited to radiologic procedures
performed for PET/CT procedures;
FF. 'PET/CT Technologist' means a person
other than a Licensed Practitioner, who has specific qualifications, education,
certification and responsibilities as recognized by the Committee;
GG. 'Radiation Health/Medical Physicist'
means a person who is certified or eligible for certification in radiologic
physics by the American Board of Radiology, the American Board of
Health/Medical Physics or the American Board of Science in Nuclear
Medicine;
HH. 'Radiation
Practitioner' means a Licensed Practitioner that has completed a residency in
radiology, nuclear medicine, or radiation oncology, and is certified by the
American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the
American Board of Nuclear Medicine, or its equivalent;
II. 'Radiation Therapist' means a person,
other than a Licensed Practitioner or
Nuclear Medicine Technologist, who applies radiation to humans
for therapeutic purposes under the supervision of a Licensed
Practitioner;
JJ.
'Radiographer' means a person other than a Licensed Practitioner, who uses
medical equipment emitting ionizing radiation for human diagnostic purposes
under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and holds a national
certification obtained through education and examination, licensed under the
Act;
KK. 'Radiography' means the
practice of the theory and technical aspects of the use of x-rays which are
used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease;
LL. 'Radiologic Technologist' means a person
other than a Licensed Practitioner, who is identified by category and who
administers radioactive substances or uses medical equipment emitting or
detecting ionizing radiation for human diagnostic or therapeutic purposes under
the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner, and holds a national certification
obtained through education and examination, licensed under the Act;
MM. 'Radiologic Technology' is the science of
using a radioactive substance or medical equipment emitting or detecting
ionizing radiation of humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes;
NN. 'Radiologic Technology Student' means an
individual currently enrolled in and attending a school of radiologic
technology, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine with recognized educational
accreditation who uses radioactive material on or applies ionizing radiation to
a human being while under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner or a
Licensed Radiologic Technologist;
OO. 'RCIS' means Registered Cardiovascular
Invasive Specialist;
PP. 'RCIS
License' means an authorization to perform radiologic procedures under the
supervision of a Licensed Practitioner that are limited to fluoroscopic
radiologic procedures performed for cardiovascular interventional
procedures;
QQ. 'RCIS Technologist'
means a person other than a Licensed Practitioner,
Radiologic Technologist, or Licensed Technologist, while under
the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and operates medical equipment
emitting ionizing radiation for fluoroscopic cardiovascular interventional
radiologic purposes on human beings that arejimited to specific body parts and
only for cardiovascular interventional procedures, who has successfully
completed educational requirements and passed an examination deemed appropriate
by the Committee;
RR.
'Reciprocity' means the Board may accept an applicant's current certificate,
registration, or license as a Licensed Technologist, Limited Licensed
Technologist, or Radiologic Technologist issued by another state, provided that
the standards in the other state require at least six hours of continuing
education a year and the examination of the other state meets or exceeds the
minimum standards and content of the examination approved by the Arkansas State
Board of Health;
SS. 'Retired'
means a license holder who notifies the Department in writing that the
individual will cease the practice of Radiologic Technology;
TT. 'Scaled Score' means a score that is
consistent from exam to exam despite differences in difficulty that may be
present among the exams. A scaled score takes into account any differences in
exam difficulty. A scaled score represents the same level of performance for
all exams.
UU. 'Skeletal
Structures' means extremities, skull, sinuses, spine, ankle, and foot of the
human body;
VV. 'Suspended
licensee' means a license holder who after sixty days of expiration date,
failed to pay the renewal fee and/or provide documentation of six hours of
continuing education credits;
WW.
'Temporary License' means a certificate issued by the Board, authorizing the
applicant to use radioactive materials or medical equipment emitting or
detecting ionizing radiation for human diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, when
licensure or relicensure is pending before the Board and when the issuance may
be justified by special circumstances as determined by the
Board.
SECTION IV.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
A. No person, other than a Licensed
Practitioner, Radiologic Technologist, Licensed Technologist, or Limited
Licensed Technologist shall use radioactive materials or medical equipment
emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on human beings for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes.
B. A person
holding a license under the Act or these regulations shall use medical
equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on a human being only by
prescription of a Licensed Practitioner or an advanced practice
nurse.
C. No person shall knowingly
or negligently employ a person to apply ionizing radiation or administer
radiopharmaceuticals to a human being or otherwise engage in the practice of
radiologic technology unless the person possesses a valid license issued under
the provisions of the Act or these regulations within that specific
category.
D. A person shall not
apply ionizing radiation or administer radiopharmaceuticals to a human being or
otherwise engage in the practice of radiologic technology unless the person
possesses a valid license issued under the Act or these regulations.
E. Eligibility for retired status requires
that the individual sign an agreement not to engage to any extent whatsoever in
actual patient contact in the provision of: radiologic technology, management
of radiologic technology, education of persons involved or seeking to become
involved in radiologic technology, in commercial sales, services, or
applications with respect to any aspect of radiologic technology or items,
services, or devices used in that technology.
F. Based on identified specific educational
requirements and/or examinations, the Board may recognize emerging modalities
in radiological sciences and procedures.
SECTION V.
EXEMPTIONS
A. Licensed Practitioners, individuals
licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatric medicine, chiropractic,
optometry or osteopathy in this state, dental hygienists, registered dental
assistants with the expanded duty of radiography, radiation health physicists,
radiation medical physicists, chiropractic externs, bone densitometrists
and certified medical dosimetrists are exempt from the requirement of
obtaining a license to apply ionizing radiation or administer
radiopharmaceuticals.
B. The
requirement for a license shall not apply to a student enrolled in and
attending a school of radiologic technology, radiation therapy, nuclear
medicine technology chiropractic radiologic technology or cardiovascular
intervention with recognized education accreditation, who uses radioactive
material on or applies ionizing radiation to a human being for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes while under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner or
Licensed Radiologic Technologist.
C. The requirement for a license shall not
apply to a student enrolled in and attending a health care profession school
that is recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Arkansas
Department of Higher Education that has radiologic sciences taught in part of
the educational process who uses equipment emitting or detecting ionizing
radiation.
D. Nothing in the
provisions of the Act or these regulations relating to Radiologic Technology
shall limit, enlarge, or affect the practice of Licensed Practitioners herein
defined.
SECTION VI.
LICENSES REQUIRED
A. A
Radiologic Technologist License is required for any individual who holds a
national registry with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists,
Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists and uses medical equipment emitting or detecting ionizing
radiation or administers radiopharmaceuticals for human diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes.
B. A Licensed
Technologist License is required for any individual who uses medical equipment
emitting or detecting ionizing radiation for human diagnostic or therapeutic
purposes under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and is licensed under
the "Grandfather" provision in the Act.
C. A Limited Licensed Technologist License is
required for any individual who is under the supervision of a Licensed
Practitioner and uses medical equipment emitting ionizing radiation for human
diagnostic purposes for radiographic examination of the chest or skeletal
areas. This license is obtained by successful completion of the examination by
the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists or an
examination approved by the Arkansas State Board of Health
D. An RCIS license is required for any
individual who is under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner and operates
medical equipment emitting ionizing radiation for fluoroscopic radiologic
purposes on human beings that are limited to specific body parts and only for
cardiovascular interventional procedures. This license is obtained by
successful completion of an examination deemed appropriate by the Committee and
approved by the Board.
E. A
Temporary License may be issued by the Board to any individual whose licensure
or relicensure may be pending and when issuance may be justified by special
circumstances. A temporary license shall be issued only if the Board finds that
it will not violate the purpose of the Act or theses regulations, or endanger
the public health and safety. A temporary license shall not remain in force
longer than one hundred and eighty days. No more than two temporary licenses
shall be issued to any individual within a specific category. The Committee may
extend the temporary license if the individual demonstrates to the committee a
hardship or a continual progression in fulfilling the educational and
certification requirements recognized by the Committee.
Only temporary license holders, who have graduated from
accredited educational programs, recognized by the Board and are awaiting
examination and licensure may perform fluoroscopy or administer contrast media.
Temporary license holders for limited scope, may only perform the radiologic
procedures on human beings for which they are preparing to take the
examination.
F.
Reactivation of retired license may be reinstated when the individual must pay
the renewal fee and provide documentation of six hours of continuing education
credits within the year prior to renewal.
G. Renewal of a lapsed license for a licensee
who has allowed their Licensed Technologist License or Limited Licensed
Technologist License lapse for five years or less will be permitted on the
basis of payment of the required renewal fee, an accrued late fee and
completion of a minimum of six hours per year continuing education for each
year license has lapsed.
H. Renewal
of a lapsed license for a licensee who has let their Licensed Technologist
License or Limited Licensed Technologist License expire for more than five
years will be based on payment of the required renewal fee, late fee and
successful completion of the licensing examination approved by the State of
Arkansas. Renewal of a lapsed license for an ARRT or its equivalent
technologist who has let their Radiologic Technologist License, Radiation
Therapy License or Nuclear Medicine Technology License expire for more than
five years will be based on payment of the required renewal fee, late fee, and
documentation from the ARRT, NMTCB, ACRRT or CCI of a current valid registry
card.
SECTION VII.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS
A. Accepted Examinations. The accepted
examinations for licensure are the ARRT,
NMTCB, ASCP, ACRRT or CCI examinations for the licensing
examinations approved by the Board. The categories of examinations approved by
the Board are: Radiography, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine Technology,
Limited Chest, Limited Spine, Limited Extremities, Limited Skull and Sinus,
Limited Ankle and Foot and RCIS.
B. Process for Examination Qualifications.
The applicant shall apply for any examination for licensure by providing the
Department with the necessary information on the examination application form
provided by the Department.
C.
Examination pass/fail. The minimum passing score shall be a scaled score of
70.
D. Re-examination. Upon payment
of examination fee and completion of the examination application process, there
will be no limitation on the number of times the examination can be
taken.
E. Licensure by Endorsement.
The Board may accept a current certificate, registration, or license as a
Radiologic Technologist, Licensed Technologist, or Limited Licensed
Technologist issued by another state, provided that the standards in the other
state meet or exceed the criteria for Arkansas licensure of six hours a year
continuing education and an examination whose standards meet or exceed the
standards of the current examination approved by the Arkansas State Board of
Health. Any individual who holds a current certificate from the ARRT, NMTCB,
ACRRT, CCI or ASCP is exempt from examination. The Board shall issue a license
to a credentialed individual, upon application and payment of the licensing
fee.
SECTION VIII.
FEES
A. Examination Fee. The
examination fee will be set by the vendor contracted with the department to
administer the examinations that meet the requirements of the Arkansas State
Board of Health. This fee is non-refundable.
B. License Fee. The license fee shall be
forty-five dollars for one category. The license fee for more than one category
shall be sixty-five dollars. This fee is nonrefundable.
C. Temporary Fee. The temporary fee shall be
forty-five dollars for each additional temporary license. The temporary license
may be renewed once. The temporary license fee will be transferred to the
license fee following successful completion of the examination, for a period of
one hundred eighty days with the renewal date being one hundred eighty days
from the date of the original temporary license that was issued. If a test is
not available the renewal date will be the date when the examination is
available. This fee is non-refundable.
D. Student Temporary Fee. The fee shall be
forty-five dollars, and may be renewed once. There will not be an additional
fee for renewal if successful completion of the ARRT, NMTCB, ACRRT, CCI or
other licensing examination approved by the Board has occurred. This will apply
for a student in an approved United States Department of Education school. This
fee will be transferred to the license fee for a period of one year. This fee
is non-refundable.
E. Late Fee. The
late fee will be fifty percent of the license fee. The late fee will be accrued
on the expiration date of the license. This fee is non-refundable.
SECTION IX.
DISPLAY OF
LICENSE
Licensees shall display the official license document or a copy
of the license, which has been notarized by a notary public in each place of
employment, and the document shall be made available upon its request. The
licensee shall display their license at the primary location of employment, or
where the licensee is regularly scheduled to work. The licensee can have a
notarized copy on file when working at a facility other than their primary
place of work.
SECTION X.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STANDARDS
The standards the Board will accept for Educational Programs in
Radiologic Technology are programs that are accredited by the United States
Department of Education through the Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology, Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in
Nuclear Medicine Technology, Chiropractic Radiologic Technology and
Cardiovascular Credentialing International, or equivalent.
SECTION XI
RENEWAL DATE
A. A license shall be renewed annually. The
renewal date shall be one year from the date of issuance.
B. A temporary license may be renewed once at
the end of the one hundred eighty day period for the temporary
license.
SECTION XII.
CONTINUING EDUCATION STANDARDS
A minimum of six hours of continuing education is required for
license renewal for all license holders. A continuing education hour is defined
as being equal to fifty to sixty minutes. Educational activities of thirty to
forty-nine minutes in duration will be awarded one-half continuing education
credit. Educational activities longer than one hour will only be awarded half
and whole hour credits. Educational activities less than thirty minutes will
receive no credit. The continuing education will be required on a prorated
basis for temporary license holders. If a temporary license has been renewed,
the holder will be required to meet the full six hours of education.
A. The six hours of continuing education is
to have been acquired within the year preceding the date of renewal.
B. Three of the six hours must be in the
Radiologic Sciences, in the core areas of all licenses such as radiation
protection, equipment operation and maintenance, image production and
evaluation, patient care and management and radiopharmaceuticals. The other
three hours may be in other areas related to health care.
C. Continuing education may be provided by
the licensed practitioner or a hospital in-service education department. The
sponsor of the continuing education must provide specific information on the
continuing education forms provided by the Department. Request for approval
must be made to the Committee at least thirty days prior to the educational
activity.
D. The information
required is a request approval form, objectives, outline and lecture or
presenter curriculum vita.
E. The
Committee will review the information and if approved, the Committee will
assign a continuing education approval number.
F. The sponsor shall document attendance at
continuing education and shall provide documentation in suitable format to the
Department.
G. The participant must
keep a record of his/her continuing education and submit the information on the
annual renewal form for license renewal. The Committee may perform random
checks to evaluate attendance at the continuing education.
H. The Committee shall accept the following
as continuing education lecturers or presenters: Licensed Practitioner,
Registered Radiologic Technologist, Medical/Health Physicist, Health Care
Professional who has attended formal education and passed a formal examination
specific for the health care area of interest, and company or service
representatives in Radiologic Technology. The Committee will also consider
other individuals who demonstrate expertise through the submitted curriculum
vitae, education, or work experience relative to the education to be
presented.
I. The approved
continuing education and assigned approval number will be effective for a
period of three years or until substantial changes in content have occurred,
which ever comes first. A new approval must be requested after a period of
three years or if substantial changes have been made to the lecture
content.
J. The licensee can only
use a continuing education approval number once during the renewal
period.
K. Continuing Education
approved by other organizations such as the American Society of Radiologic
Technologists, Society of Nuclear Medicine, American Medical Association,
American Podiatric Medicine Association, or the American Chiropractic
Association, may be accepted. The Committee reserves the right to deny
continuing education approved by other organizations. The name and number for
the continuing education assigned by other approval processes must be provided
on the form. The Committee will accept confirmation forms provided by other
approved processes.
L. If the
minimum amount of continuing education is not met, or the continuing education
is not approved, the licensee will be placed on probation and has sixty days to
complete the required continuing education to receive a renewal license. If the
education is not completed the licensee will be considered a lapsed
licensee.
M. Licensees awarded the
retired status are exempt from the continuing education requirements so long as
they remain on retired status.
SECTION XIII.
ADMINISTRATION
A. The license of a Radiologic Technologist,
Licensed Technologist, or Limited Licensed Technologist may be suspended or
revoked, or the individual may be censured, reprimanded or otherwise sanctioned
by the Board in accordance with the provisions and procedures of this act if,
after due process, it is found that the individual:
1. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in the
procurement or holding of the license;
2. Has been convicted of a felony in a court
of competent jurisdiction, if the licensee has been discharged or acquitted; or
if the holder has been pardoned with full restoration of civil rights in which
case the license shall be restored;
3. Is or has been afflicted with any medical
problem, disability, or addiction, which, in the opinion of the Board, would
impair professional competence;
4.
Has knowingly aided and abetted a person who is not a Radiologic Technologist,
Licensed Technologist, or Limited Licensed Technologist, or otherwise
authorized by the Act or these rules and regulations, to perform the duties of
a license holder;
5. Has undertaken
or engaged in any practice beyond the scope of duties permitted a license
holder under the Act or these rules and regulations;
6. Has impersonated a license holder or
former license holder or is performing the duties of a Radiologic Technologist,
Licensed Technologist, or Limited Licensed Technologist under an assumed
name;
7. Has been found guilty of
violations of the Code of Ethics as established by these rules and
regulations;
8. Has applied
ionizing radiation without the prescription of a Licensed
Practitioner;
9. Has interpreted a
diagnostic image for a fee;
10. Is,
or has been found guilty of incompetence or negligence in his performances as a
license holder; or
11. Failure to
comply with any provision of the Act or these rules or regulations.
B. Proceedings against the holder
of a license shall be instituted by filing a written charge or charges with the
Committee. The charge or charges may be brought by a person, corporation,
association, public officer, or the Board. The chairperson of the Committee
shall appoint a subcommittee of three (3) Committee members to examine the
charge or charges and prepare a written recommendation to the Committee stating
whether the charge or charges should be dismissed or brought against the
licensee. If the Committee determines that the charge or charges contain
sufficient merit, the Chairperson shall set a time and place for a hearing.
A copy of the charge or charges, together with the notice of
the time and place of the hearing, shall be served on the person charged either
in person or by registered mail at least thirty (30) days before the date set
for the hearing. The accused shall have the right to appear at the hearing with
counsel, to answer the charge or charges, cross-examine witnesses, and produce
evidence and witnesses in his defense. The Committee shall have the power to
issue subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses and take testimony under
oath.
C. Any licensee who
violates any provision of the Act, or any rule or order made pursuant to the
Act shall be subject to a cease and desist order and a fine of not more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per incident.
D. All hearings and appeals shall be pursuant
to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, as amended,
§
25-15-201 et
seq.
SECTION XIV.
CODE OF ETHICS
A radiologic technologist, licensed technologist, or a limited
licensed technologist shall abide by the following:
A. The Licensee conducts herself or himself
in a professional manner, responds to patient needs and supports colleagues and
associates in providing quality patient care.
B. The Licensee acts to advance the principle
objective of the profession to provide services to humanity with full respect
for the dignity of mankind.
C. The
Licensee delivers patient care and service unrestricted by the concerns of
personal attributes or the nature of the disease or illness, and without
discrimination on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion or socioeconomic
status.
D. The Licensee practices
radiologic technology founded upon theoretical knowledge and concepts, uses
equipment and accessories consistent with the purposes for which they were
designed, and employs procedures and techniques appropriately.
E. The Licensee assesses situations;
exercises care, discretion, and judgment; assumes responsibility for
professional decisions; and acts in the best interest of the patient.
F. The Licensee acts as an agent through
observation and communication to obtain pertinent information for the physician
to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient and recognizes that
interpretation, diagnosis, ordering and prescribing radiologic examinations are
outside the scope of practice for licensees.
G. The Licensee respects confidences
entrusted in the course of professional practice, respects the patient's right
to privacy and reveals confidential information only as required by law or to
protect the welfare of the individual or the community.
H. The Licensee continually strives to
improve knowledge and skills by participating in continuing education and
professional activities, and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
SECTION XV.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of these Rules and
Regulations which can give effect without the invalid provisions or
application, and to this end the provisions hereto are declared
severable.
SECTION XVI.
REPEAL
All regulations and parts of regulations in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
CERTIFICATION
This will certify that the foregoing Rules and Regulations
pertaining to Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure were adopted by the Arkansas
Board of Health at a regular session of the Board held in the Arkansas
Department of Health Board Room of the Freeway Medical Building on the 28th day
of January 2010.
Paul K. Halverson, DrPH Secretary, Arkansas Board of
Health
The foregoing Rules and Regulations, copy of having been filed
in my office, are hereby approved on this _18_ day of
__February__, 2010
Mike Beebe
Governor
