§ 18.202. Auxiliary personnel performing radiologic procedures.
(a) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Radiography, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, as a radiologic technologist in radiography, may apply ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure.
(b) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Radiation Therapy Technology, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, in radiation therapy technology, may apply ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure. The medical doctor shall be on the premises when a radiographic procedure is performed for a therapeutic purpose by an auxiliary person.
(c) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, in nuclear medicine technology, may use radionuclide agents on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure. The medical doctor shall be on the premises when a radionuclide agent is used by an auxiliary person for a therapeutic purpose.
(d) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Limited Examination in Radiography, and who receive a score of 70 or higher on that examination as determined by ARRT, may use ionizing radiation on the thorax and extremities of human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe the performance of the procedure. The use of ionizing radiation is restricted to producing radiographs of the thorax and the extremities to demonstrate the following:
(1) Ankle.
(2) Chest.
(3) Clavicle.
(4) Elbow.
(5) Femur.
(6) Foot.
(7) Hand.
(8) Humerus.
(9) Knee.
(10) Radius and ulna.
(11) Scapula.
(12) Shoulder.
(13) Soft tissue (foreign body localization).
(14) Tibia and fibula.
(15) Wrist.
(e) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Limited Examination in Radiography—Skull and Sinuses, and who receive a score of 70 or higher on that examination as determined by ARRT, may use ionizing radiation on the skull and sinuses of human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of the medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe the performance of the procedure. The use of ionizing radiation is restricted to producing radiographs of the skull and sinuses to demonstrate the following:
(i) Facial bones.
(ii) Mandible.
(iii) Paranasal sinuses.
(iv) Skull.
(f) Auxiliary personnel who take the Examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology of the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board, and who pass that examination as determined by the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board, or who have been certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board as a radiologic technologist in nuclear medicine technology as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, may use radionuclide agents on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure. The medical doctor shall be on the premises when a radionuclide agent is used by an auxiliary person for a therapeutic purpose.
(g) A person licensed by the State Board of Dentistry as a dental hygienist may use ionizing radiation on the maxilla, mandible and adjacent structures of human beings, to produce radiographs of those structures for diagnostic purposes, on the premises of a medical doctor under the direct supervision of that medical doctor. The medical doctor is not required to personally observe the performance of the procedure.
Authority The provisions of this § 18.202 issued under sections 6 and 8 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § § 422.6 and 422.8); section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a); and amended under sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § § 422.6, 422.8 and 422.25).
Source The provisions of this § 18.202 adopted July 17, 1987, effective July 18, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3021; amended May 24, 1991, effective May 25, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 2489. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (119274) to (119276).
Cross References This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.203 (relating to applications for examination).
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