HB 325 Summary

• Creates the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Examiners to license and regulate practitioners performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures in Idaho, effective July 1, 2018.

• Requires individuals performing diagnostic medical sonography, fluoroscopy, limited X-ray operation, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, radiography, and radiologist assistant services to obtain state licensure with certifications from recognized organizations.

• Establishes licensing requirements including high school diploma, application fees not exceeding $200, passage of nationally recognized competency examinations, and annual continuing education units for renewal.

• Provides exemptions for licensed practitioners, dental professionals, resident physicians, students under supervision, federal government employees, and certain focused sonography procedures.

• Authorizes the board to deny, revoke, or suspend licenses for fraud, incompetence, unprofessional conduct, felony convictions, and violations of chapter provisions, with civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation.