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| To enact sections 4774.01, 4774.02, 4774.04, 4774.06, | 1 |
| 4774.08, 4774.10, and 4774.99 of the Revised Code | 2 |
| regarding licensure of radiologist assistants. | 3 |
| Section 1. That sections 4774.01, 4774.02, 4774.04, 4774.06, | 4 |
| 4774.08, 4774.10, and 4774.99 of the Revised Code be enacted to | 5 |
| read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 4774.01. As used in this chapter: | 7 |
| (A) "Radiologist" means an individual holding a current, | 8 |
| valid certificate issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code | 9 |
| authorizing the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 10 |
| medicine and surgery who specializes in the field of radiology. | 11 |
| (B) "Radiology" means the branch of medicine that deals with | 12 |
| the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of | 13 |
| disease. | 14 |
| Sec. 4774.02. (A) No person shall do any of the following | 15 |
| without a valid license issued under this chapter: | 16 |
| (1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, | 17 |
| perform the radiologic procedures described in division (A) of | 18 |
| section 4774.08 of the Revised Code; | 19 |
| (2) Hold the person's self out in any manner as a radiologist | 20 |
| assistant, including using any sign, advertisement, card, | 21 |
| letterhead, circular, or other writing, document, or design, the | 22 |
| evident purpose of which is to induce others to believe the person | 23 |
| is authorized to practice as a radiologist assistant. | 24 |
| (B) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to either | 25 |
| of the following: | 26 |
| (1) An individual engaging in the scope of practice for which | 27 |
| the individual holds a valid license or certificate; | 28 |
| (2) An individual performing a task as part of an advanced | 29 |
| academic program described in division (C) of section 4774.04 of | 30 |
| the Revised Code. | 31 |
| Sec. 4774.04. Each person seeking to practice as a | 32 |
| radiologist assistant shall apply in writing to the department of | 33 |
| health for a license to practice as a radiologist assistant. The | 34 |
| application shall be made on a form prescribed by the department | 35 |
| and be accompanied by a license fee established in rules adopted | 36 |
| under section 4774.10 of the Revised Code. | 37 |
| An applicant under this section must provide evidence | 38 |
| satisfactory to the department of all of the following: | 39 |
| (A) That the applicant is at least eighteen years of age and | 40 |
| of good moral character; | 41 |
| (B) That the applicant is licensed as a radiographer under | 42 |
| Chapter 4773. of the Revised Code; | 43 |
| (C) That the applicant has a baccalaureate degree or | 44 |
| postbaccalaureate certificate from an advanced academic program | 45 |
| that encompasses a nationally recognized radiologist assistant | 46 |
| curriculum that includes a radiologist-directed clinical | 47 |
| preceptorship; | 48 |
| (D) That the applicant is certified in advanced cardiac life | 49 |
| support; | 50 |
| (E) That the applicant satisfies any other requirements | 51 |
| established by the public health council in rules adopted under | 52 |
| section 4774.10 of the Revised Code. | 53 |
| Sec. 4774.06. The department of health shall issue a license | 54 |
| to practice as a radiologist assistant to each applicant who meets | 55 |
| the qualifications for licensure established in section 4774.04 of | 56 |
| the Revised Code and pays the license fee established in rules | 57 |
| adopted under section 4774.10 of the Revised Code. | 58 |
| A license issued under this section is valid for the length | 59 |
| of time specified in rules adopted under section 4774.10 of the | 60 |
| Revised Code. | 61 |
| The department may renew a license issued under this section | 62 |
| and impose continuing education requirements in accordance with | 63 |
| rules adopted under section 4774.10 of the Revised Code. | 64 |
| Sec. 4774.08. (A) Each person holding a valid license to | 65 |
| practice as a radiologist assistant may do the following under the | 66 |
| direct supervision of a radiologist: | 67 |
| (1) Perform fluoroscopic procedures; | 68 |
| (2) Assess and evaluate the physiologic and psychological | 69 |
| responsiveness of patients undergoing radiologic procedures; | 70 |
| (3) Evaluate image quality, make initial image observations, | 71 |
| and communicate observations to the supervising radiologist; | 72 |
| (4) Administer contrast media or other medications prescribed | 73 |
| by the supervising radiologist; | 74 |
| (5) Perform any other procedures consistent with guidelines | 75 |
| adopted by the American college of radiology, the American society | 76 |
| of radiologic technologists, and the American registry of | 77 |
| radiologic technologists. | 78 |
| (B) A person licensed to practice as a radiologist assistant | 79 |
| shall not interpret images, make diagnoses, or prescribe | 80 |
| medications or therapies. | 81 |
| (C) A radiologist supervising a radiologist assistant may | 82 |
| authorize the assistant to perform only those radiologic | 83 |
| procedures described in division (A) of this section and shall be | 84 |
| present at the location where the assistant performs the | 85 |
| radiologic procedures, consult with the assistant, and direct the | 86 |
| assistant's performance of the radiologic procedures. The | 87 |
| radiologist is not required to observe each radiologic procedure | 88 |
| the assistant performs. | 89 |
| Sec. 4774.10. The public health council shall adopt rules in | 90 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and | 91 |
| administer this chapter. The rules shall be consistent with | 92 |
| guidelines adopted by the American college of radiology, the | 93 |
| American society of radiologic technologists, and the American | 94 |
| registry of radiologic technologists, where applicable, and shall | 95 |
| establish all of the following: | 96 |
| (A) Standards and fees for issuing and renewing licenses | 97 |
| under section 4774.06 of the Revised Code, including the length of | 98 |
| time a license is valid; | 99 |
| (B) Procedures and grounds for denying applications for | 100 |
| licensure; | 101 |
| (C) Procedures and grounds for revoking or suspending | 102 |
| licenses or taking other disciplinary action against a licensee; | 103 |
| (D) Continuing education requirements for persons licensed | 104 |
| under this chapter; | 105 |
| (E) Any other requirements the council considers appropriate | 106 |
| to implement this chapter. | 107 |
| Sec. 4774.99. Whoever violates section 4774.02 of the | 108 |
| Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a | 109 |
| first offense and felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent | 110 |
| offense. | 111 |