SB83 Summary

• Creates the Alabama Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Patient Safety Act, establishing a new licensing board to regulate medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals effective January 1, 2020.

• Board composition includes nine members: licensed technologists in each major modality (limited X-ray operators, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiography), two licensed practitioners (one radiologist, one other), one radiologist assistant, and one public member, all appointed by the Governor.

• Requires licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures on humans, with exemptions for licensed practitioners, dental professionals, students under supervision, and federal employees.

• Establishes examination requirements accepting certifications from recognized national organizations (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board, etc.) as equivalent to state exams.

• Authorizes board to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses for fraud, unprofessional conduct, criminal convictions involving moral turpitude, malpractice, or unlicensed practice, with civil penalties up to state law limits and criminal penalties as Class C misdemeanors.