Rhode Island General Laws 5-68.1-5. Licensure standards
(a) The director shall develop standards for licensure of the following categories of radiologic technology:
(1) Radiographer;
(2) Nuclear medicine technologist;
(3) Radiation therapist; and
(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 12].
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-68.1-5
- Board: means the board of radiologic technology. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-68.1-2
- Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-68.1-2
- National organization: means a professional association or registry, approved by the director, that examines, registers, certifies, or approves individuals and education programs relating to operators of sources of radiation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-68.1-2
(b) The director may promulgate rules and regulations that authorize additional categories of licensure, consistent with a radiologic technology certification established by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or other national organization.
(c) The director may promulgate rules and regulations that establish requirements for radiologic technologist authorization to operate hybrid imaging modalities, including, but not limited to, a combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography device.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 12.