§ 8704 — State committee for medical physics

§ 8704. State committee for medical physics. 1. A state committee for\nmedical physics shall be appointed by the board of regents upon the\nrecommendation of the commissioner and shall assist on matters of\nlicensure and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five\nhundred eight of this title. Notwithstanding the provisions of section\nsixty-five hundred eight of this title, the committee shall assist the\nboard for medicine solely in medical physics matters, which board shall\nalso function as the state board for medical physics. The licensure\nrequirements for professional medical physicists shall be waived for the\ninitial committee appointees, provided that such appointees shall have\nreceived national certification in their specialty.\n 2. The committee shall consist of eight individuals, to be composed of\nthe following:\n (a) Four licensed medical physicists represented by each of the\nfollowing specialties:\n (i) diagnostic radiological physics,\n (ii) therapeutic radiological or radiation oncology physics,\n (iii) medical nuclear physics, and\n (iv) medical health physics;\n (b) Three licensed physicians represented by each of the following\nspecialties:\n (i) diagnostic radiology,\n (ii) radiation therapy or radiation oncology, and\n (iii) nuclear medicine; and\n (c) A representative of the public at large.\n