SB64 Summary

• Establishes licensure and regulation by the State Radiation Control Agency for health care personnel performing radiologic imaging or radiation therapy procedures, effective January 1, 2022.

• Creates a Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Advisory Committee with five members appointed by the Governor to guide the agency in establishing scope of practice, licensing rules, and fees.

• Requires licenses for nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists, radiographers, and limited x-ray machine operators; allows the agency to accept certification from recognized organizations as qualification for licensure.

• Allows unlicensed practitioners currently employed in radiologic imaging to continue practicing if they register by January 1, 2022, complete continuing education biennially, and obtain proper certification by January 1, 2025.

• Establishes civil penalties up to $200 for violations, with proceeds deposited into a dedicated Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Fund; exempts dental hygienists, dental assistants, students under supervision, U.S. government employees, and those working on nonhuman subjects or cadavers.