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(a) No person shall hold themselves out to be a radiologist assistant, or use the title of “radiologist assistant,” or any other term, to imply or to suggest that the person is a radiologist assistant, unless the person meets all of the following requirements:(1) The person has passed the radiologist assistant examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the radiology practitioner assistant examination administered by the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants, or another examination offered by a successor or comparable entity that has been determined by the department to evaluate the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the protection of the public and has been approved by the
department.
(2) The person maintains current registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants, or a successor or comparable entity.
(3) The person is certified or permitted to conduct radiologic technology in this state or possesses a radiologist assistant license from another state that licenses radiologist assistants.
(b) A radiologist assistant shall work only under the supervision of a radiologist. A radiologist assistant shall not function in their capacity as a radiologist assistant independent of a supervising radiologist.
(c) A radiologist assistant shall not interpret images, make diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.
(d) A radiologist assistant may administer prescribed drugs only as directed by a supervising radiologist or their designee.
(e) (1) A radiologist assistant may communicate and document initial clinical and imaging observations or procedures only to a radiologist for the radiologist’s use.
(2) A radiologist assistant may communicate a supervising radiologist’s report to an appropriate health care provider consistent with the American College of Radiology guideline for communicating diagnostic imaging findings.
(f) A supervising radiologist may delegate to a radiologist assistant, as the radiologist determines appropriate to the radiologist assistant’s competence, those tasks or services that a radiologist usually performs and is
qualified to perform.
(g) This section shall not be construed to eliminate, or in any way affect, any existing duties for a radiologic technologist or any existing requirements for the supervision of a radiologic technologist.