Wisconsin Administrative Code
Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board
Chapter Pod 7 - PODIATRIC X-RAY ASSISTANT
Section Pod 7.01 - Podiatric x-ray assistant under direct supervision of a podiatrist
Current through February 26, 2024
A podiatric physician may not delegate x-ray tasks to an unlicensed person unless the delegate has successfully completed a course of instruction for podiatric x-ray assistants approved by the board. A course of instruction for podiatric x-ray assistants is approved by the board if all of the following are true:
(1) The instructor is a physician, podiatrist, or radiographer whose license to practice in Wisconsin is current and unlimited.
(2) The program consists of at least 8 hours of instruction and a written examination. The written examination shall test a podiatric x-ray assistant's knowledge and understanding of the required course of instruction.
(3) The course of instruction addresses; and attendees demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, all the following topics:
(4) A podiatric physician who uses the services of a podiatric x-ray assistant shall keep at each practice site a copy of documentation that the podiatric x-ray assistant satisfactorily completed a course of instruction that meets the requirements set out above.
(5) Podiatric x-ray assistants must demonstrate every 10 years that they are competent to perform delegated x-ray tasks by successfully completing 8 hours of course instruction outlined in this chapter and successfully completing a written examination.
(6) Podiatric x-ray assistants who have taken the podiatric x-ray assistant course offering by the Wisconsin society of podiatric medicine between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2013 have met the requirement of this section.