Arizona Laws 32-2815. Rules; bone densitometry certification; nuclear medicine certification; continuing education
A. The department shall adopt rules regarding the certification of practical technologists in bone densitometry to allow the certificate holder to apply ionizing radiation to a person‘s extremities through the use of a bone densitometry machine. The rules shall prescribe:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2815
- Certificate: means a certificate that is granted and issued by the department. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Ionizing radiation: means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear particles or rays. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Nuclear medicine technologist: means a person who uses radiopharmaceutical agents on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as set forth in rules adopted pursuant to section 32-2815. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Practical technologist in bone densitometry: means a technologist who holds a certificate to apply ionizing radiation to a person's hips, spine and extremities through the use of a bone density machine. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Practical technologist in podiatry: means a person holding a practical technologist in podiatry certificate that is granted and issued by the department. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Practical technologist in radiology: means a person holding a practical technologist in radiology certificate that is granted and issued by the department. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Radiation therapy technologist: means a person who uses radiation on humans for therapeutic purposes. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Radiologic technologist: means a person who holds a certificate that is issued by the department and that allows that person to apply ionizing radiation to individuals at the direction of a licensed practitioner for general diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Radiologist: means a licensed practitioner of medicine or osteopathic medicine who has undertaken a course of training that meets the requirements for admission to the examination of the American board of radiology or the American osteopathic board of radiology. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
- Unlimited practical technologist in radiology: means a person holding an unlimited practical technologist in radiology certificate that is granted and issued by the department. See Arizona Laws 32-2801
1. The minimum education and training qualifications for certification. The qualifications prescribed by the department shall allow a person who does not meet the education and training requirements of a radiologic technologist or a practical technologist in radiology to obtain a certificate as a practical technologist in bone densitometry.
2. The application and renewal fees.
B. Subsection A of this section does not prohibit a radiologic technologist or a practical technologist in radiology from operating a bone densitometry machine.
C. A person who wishes to practice as a nuclear medicine technologist must apply to the department for certification as prescribed by rule. The department shall adopt rules to establish minimum educational and training requirements for nuclear medicine technologists.
D. The department shall adopt rules to prescribe the following minimum continuing education requirements for the renewal of the following certificates:
1. Practical technologist in podiatry, two hours every two years.
2. Practical technologist in radiology, six hours every two years.
3. Practical technologist in bone densitometry, two hours every two years.
4. Unlimited practical technologist in radiology, twenty-four hours every two years.
5. Nuclear medicine technologist, twenty-four hours every two years.
6. Radiologist assistant, fifty hours every two years.
7. Radiologic technologist, twenty-four hours every two years.
8. Radiation therapy technologist, twenty-four hours every two years.
E. The department may require an applicant for renewal to document compliance with the appropriate continuing education requirements of subsection D of this section.