Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Holland
Additional Author: Franks
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.
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