Section 25.222. Auxiliary personnel performing radiologic procedures

(a) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Radiography, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, as a radiologic technologist in radiography, may apply ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure, nor be on the premises when the diagnostic procedure is performed.

(b) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Radiation Therapy Technology, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, in radiation therapy technology, may apply ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure. The physician shall be on the premises when the therapeutic procedure is performed.

(c) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology, and who pass that examination as determined by ARRT, or who have been certified by ARRT, or by another certifying body recognized by the Board, as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, in nuclear medicine technology, may use radionuclide agents on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician shall be on the premises when the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is performed.

(d) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Limited Examination in Radiography, and who receive a score of 70 or higher on that examination as determined by ARRT, may use ionizing radiation on the thorax and extremities of human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to personally observe the performance of the procedure. The use of ionizing radiation is restricted to producing radiographs of the thorax and the extremities to demonstrate the following:

(1) Ankle.

(2) Chest.

(3) Clavicle.

(4) Elbow.

(5) Femur.

(6) Foot.

(7) Hand.

(8) Humerus.

(9) Knee.

(10) Radius and ulna.

(11) Scapula.

(12) Shoulder.

(13) Soft tissue (foreign body localization).

(14) Tibia and fibula.

(15) Wrist.

(e) Auxiliary personnel who take the ARRT Limited Examination in Radiography—Skill and Sinuses, and who receive a score of 70 or higher on that examination as determined by ARRT, may use ionizing radiation on the skull and sinuses of human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to personally observe the performance of the procedure. The use of ionizing radiation is restricted to producing radiographs of the skull and sinuses to demonstrate the following:

(1) Facial bones.

(2) Mandible.

(3) Paranasal sinuses.

(4) Skull.

(f) Auxiliary personnel who take the Examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology of the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board, and who pass that examination as determined by the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board, or who have been certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology College Board as a radiologic technologist in nuclear medicine technology as the result of satisfactory completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Board, may use radionuclide agents on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure. The osteopathic physician shall be on the premises when the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is performed.

(g) A person licensed by the State Board of Dentistry as a dental hygienist may use ionizing radiation on the maxilla, mandible and adjacent structures of human beings for diagnostic purposes on the premises of an osteopathic physician under the direct supervision of a physician. The physician is not required to be on the premises when the diagnostic procedure is performed.

The provisions of this § 25.222 adopted July 17, 1987, effective July 18, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3021; amended November 15, 1991, effective November 16, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5342. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (148346) and (119323) to (119324).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 25.222 issued under sections 13a and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act (63 P. S. § § 271.13a and 271.16); and section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § § 279.3a); amended under section 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act (63 P. S. § 271.16); and section 902(b) of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (40 P. S. § 1301.902(b)).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 25.223 (relating to applications for examination).