Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 30 > Article 23 - Radiologic Technologists

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• ARRT: means the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• ASPMA: means the American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Board: means the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Business entity: means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity providing medical imaging or radiation therapy technology. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• JRCERT: means the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• JRCNMT: means the Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means a medical imaging and radiation therapy technology license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Licensed practitioner: means a person licensed in West Virginia to practice medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, osteopathy or dentistry. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Licensee: means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Medical Imaging: means the use of ionizing radiation, electromagnetic radiation, or radioactivity for evaluation of body tissue in order to diagnose injury and disease by means of image production. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist: means a person holding a nuclear medicine license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Nuclear Medicine Technology: means the compounding, calibrating, dispensing and administrating of radio-pharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals and radio-nuclides under the direction of an individual listed as an authorized user by the U. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Permittee: means any person holding a podiatric medical assistant permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Podiatric medical assistant: means a person who has been issued a permit under the provisions of this article, to perform podiatric radiographs. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Podiatric radiographs: means radiographs confined to the foot and ankle performed on dedicated podiatric X-ray equipment. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Radiologic technologist: means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who applies medical imaging or assists in the application of ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as prescribed by a licensed practitioner. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Radiologic technology: means the application of ionizing radiation or assisting in the application of medical imaging to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as prescribed by a licensed practitioner. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Radiologist: means a licensed practitioner who has successfully completed a residency in the field of Radiology and specializes in the use of medical imaging for the diagnosis or treatment of disease. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Radiology resident: means a licensed practitioner who is in training to become a Radiologist and who uses medical imaging in the diagnosis or treatment of disease, under the supervision of a Radiologist. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Supervision: means responsibility for and control of quality, safety and technical aspects in the application of medical imaging technology on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Technology: means Medical Imaging Technology or Radiation Therapy Technology. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.