Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2733

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Background

Title

Description: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act; enact.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 02/01 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Nunnelee*

Code Sections: RP 041-0058-0001, RP 041-0058-0003, RP 041-0058-0005

Title: AN ACT ENTITLED "MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF PERSONS WHO ADMINISTER MEDICAL RADIATION IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY PROCEDURES; TO PROVIDE FOR A PROCESS FOR RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGISTS TO PRACTICE; TO ESTABLISH AND EMPOWER A MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY BOARD OF EXAMINERS; TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUALS OPERATING A MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGY MACHINE SHALL BE REGISTERED WITH THE AMERICAN REGISTRY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS OR THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION BOARD; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THIS REQUIREMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-58-1, 41-58-3 AND 41-58-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTS OR RADIATION THERAPISTS, AND CREATE A MEDICAL RADIATION ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:21.

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