AB 1092, as amended, Mullin. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law also provides for the certification and regulation of radiologic technologists by the State Department of Public Health.
This bill would provide for the registration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologists, as defined, with the State Department of Public Health. The bill would authorize the department to issue a citation and civil penalty to a person acting as an MRI technologist without being registered. The bill would require the department to maintain an official roster of registered MRIbegin delete technologists, andend deletebegin insert
technologists, as specified. The billend insert would authorize the department to imposebegin delete feesend deletebegin insert a feeend insert on a registrant in an amount reasonably sufficient to cover the administrative costs of the registrationbegin delete programend deletebegin insert program, but would exempt a certified radiologic technologist from paying that feeend insert.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1400) is
2added to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
7apply:
8(a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.
9(b) “MRI” means magnetic resonance imaging.
10(c) “MRI technologist” means a person who operates MRI
11equipment to produce cross-sectional images of a patient’s body
12for diagnostic purposes.
13(d) “Serious disability” has the same meaning as defined in
14Section 1279.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
A person shall not hold himself or herself out as an MRI
16technologist without registering with the department pursuant to
17this chapter.
(a) The department shall maintain an official roster of
19registered MRI technologists, and shall record all of the following
20information:
21(1) The location, employer, and supervisor of each MRI
22technologist.
23(2) A description of the practice of each MRI technologist,
24including the services provided.
25(3) Any certification possessed by the MRI technologist, if
26applicable.
27(b) A radiologic technologist certified under
subdivision (b) or
28(c) of Section 114870 of the Health and Safety Code may provide
29the information described in subdivision (a) in accordance with
30any of the following:
31(1) As part of the radiologic technologist’s initial application
32for certification.
33(2) As part of the radiologic technologist’s request for renewal
34of certification.
35(3) By use of a method established by the department.
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2begin insert(c)end insert begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert The department may impose a fee for the registration
3of an MRI technologist in an amount that is no greater than the
4amount reasonably sufficient to cover the administrative costs of
5the registration program.
6(2) A radiologic technologist certified under subdivision (b) or
7(c) of Section 114870 of the Health and Safety Code is not required
8to pay a registration fee under this chapter.
begin deleteA end deletebegin insertAn employer of a end insertregistered MRI technologist shall
10report to the departmentbegin delete any accidentend deletebegin insert an accident resulting from
11the use or malfunction of MRI equipmentend insert, within 30 days of its
12occurrence, that resulted inbegin delete injuryend deletebegin insert the serious disabilityend insert or death
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ofend insert a patient, damage to the property of a patient, or damage to
14the MRI equipment.
The department may issue a citation to a person if he or
16she is acting in the capacity of, or engaging in the practice of, an
17MRI technologist without being registered with the department.
18The citation shall contain an order of abatement and an assessment
19of a civil penalty in an amount not less than two hundred dollars
20($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
This chapter does not authorize an MRI technologist to
22practice medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing.
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