Nebraska Statutes 38-1917.01. Limited computed tomography radiographer; requirements; nuclear medicine technologist; activities authorized
(1) A person licensed by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as a limited computed tomography radiographer may practice medical radiography restricted to computed tomography. An applicant for a license as a limited computed tomography radiographer shall:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-1917.01
- Board: means the Board of Medical Radiography. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1903
- Limited computed tomography radiographer: means a person licensed pursuant to section Nebraska Statutes 38-1905.01
- Nuclear medicine technologist: means a person who meets the requirements for training and experience for nuclear medicine technology under the Radiation Control Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1908.01
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) Complete an application in accordance with the Uniform Credentialing Act;
(b) Be certified by (i) the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or (ii) the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in nuclear medicine technology; and
(c) Be certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in computed tomography.
(2) A nuclear medicine technologist may perform computed tomography without being licensed under the Medical Radiography Practice Act if such practice is limited to X-rays produced by a combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography system and administered as an integral part of a nuclear medicine procedure that uses a computed tomography protocol for purposes of attenuation correction and anatomical localization only and if the nuclear medicine technologist has received documented device-specific training on the combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography system.