§ 12-290-202 — Board authorized to issue rules

(1) (a) The board shall adopt
rules prescribing minimum standards for the qualifications, education, and training
of unlicensed persons operating machine sources of ionizing radiation and
administering the radiation to patients for diagnostic podiatric use. Neither a
podiatric physician nor a podiatrist shall allow any unlicensed person to operate a
machine source of ionizing radiation or to administer radiation to any patient unless
the person has met the standards then in effect under rules adopted pursuant to
this section. The board may adopt rules allowing a grace period in which newly
hired operators of machine sources of ionizing radiation shall receive the training
required pursuant to this section.

(b) For purposes of this part 2, unlicensed person means any person who
does not hold a current and active license entitling the person to practice podiatry
under the provisions of this article 290.

(2) The board shall seek the assistance of licensed podiatrists in developing
and formulating the rules promulgated pursuant to this section.

(3) The required number of hours of training and education for all unlicensed
persons operating machine sources of ionizing radiation and administering radiation
to patients shall apply to all persons in podiatric settings other than hospitals and
similar facilities licensed by the department of public health and environment
pursuant to section 25-1.5-103. The training and education may be obtained through
programs approved by the appropriate authority of any state or through equivalent
programs and training experience including on-the-job training as determined by
the board.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1569, � 1, effective October 1.