SB217 Summary

• Requires licensing by the State Radiation Control Agency for persons performing radiography, advanced diagnostic imaging, or radiation therapy effective January 1, 2023.

• Establishes a six-member Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Advisory Committee comprised of three licensed radiologic technologists and three physicians to advise the agency on licensure rules and standards.

• Exempts licensed physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, medical and dental students, and certain government employees from licensure requirements.

• Allows "noncertified technicians" employed by licensed practitioners to continue performing basic radiography under supervision without certification if they register with the agency and complete continuing education in radiologic procedures and radiation safety.

• Creates the Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Fund to collect licensing fees and civil penalties for violations of the act.