Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-950 - Mammography Quality Assurance
Section R432-950-7 - Physician, Physicist and Radiologic Technologist Standards
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-950-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A physician interpreting mammograms or supervising mammography, or both, shall provide documentation to the Department upon request showing he meets minimum qualifications specified by the Utah Department of Commerce and the Mammography Quality Standards Act. A qualified physician shall interpret the results of all mammograms. Diagnostic mammography shall be done under the direct on-site supervision of a qualified physician.
(2) A radiologic technologist shall meet the following requirements and the facility shall provide documentation to the Department upon request showing the radiologic technologist:
(a) Meets minimum
qualifications specified by the Utah Department of Commerce and the Mammography
Quality Standards Act;
(b) Obtains
on-the-job training in mammography under the supervision of a qualified
physician, or the supervising radiologic technologist, or both;
(c) Is competent in breast positioning and
compression as determined from critiques by a qualified physician of mammogram
films taken by the radiologic technologist;
(d) Is knowledgeable in facility policies
concerning technical factors, radiation safety, radiation protection, and
quality control as evaluated by the radiologic technologist's
supervisor;
(e) Receives continuous
supervision and feedback on image quality from the interpreting or supervising
physician.
(3) A medical physicist must:
(a) be certified in an
acceptable specialty by one of the bodies approved by the FDA to certify
medical physicists;
(b) be licensed
or approved by a State to conduct evaluations of mammography equipment as
required by State law; or
(c) for
those medical physicists associated with facilities that apply for
accreditation before October 27, 1997, who meet training and experience
requirements of Mammography Quality Standards Act and its implementing
regulations.
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