(a) Scope of practice--The board shall establish scope of
practice standards for each medical imaging and radiation
therapy modality. The board may review and adopt by regulation a
scope of practice from a certification organization or a
professional society or association.
(b) Computed tomography.--On and after October 1, 2025, a
licensee who performs computed tomography for diagnostic
purposes must be certified in computed tomography by the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Nuclear Medicine
Technologist Certification Board or other certification
organization recognized by the board.
(c) Fluoroscopy.--An individual licensed to perform
radiography may perform fluoroscopy.
(d) PA-C fluoroscopy operator.--An individual licensed as a
PA-C fluoroscopy operator shall only perform fluoroscopy within
the scope of the license issued to the individual and shall not
perform computed tomography, diagnostic medical sonography,
magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, mobile imaging, nuclear
medicine technology, radiography or radiation therapy
procedures. A physician assistant acting within the physician
assistant's scope of practice and the authority delegated by the
physician assistant's supervising physician may make a
diagnostic interpretation of a fluoroscopic image within the
scope of the physician assistant's practice agreement.
(e) Limited X-ray machine operator.--An individual licensed
as a limited X-ray machine operator shall perform tasks or
procedures only within the scope of the specific permit issued
to the individual by the board for a particular area of the
human anatomy as provided under section 4106 (relating to
requirements for licensure) and may not perform procedures
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