BILL NUMBER: SB 571	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 15, 1997

INTRODUCED BY  Senator Wright

                        FEBRUARY 24, 1997

   An act to amend Section 106985 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to radiologic technology.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 571, as amended, C. Wright.  Radiologic technology:
venipuncture.
   Existing law authorizes a radiologic technologist, under the
general supervision, as defined, of a physician and surgeon, to
assist a physician and surgeon in completing an injection to
administer contrast materials after the performance of venipuncture
or arterial puncture by a person authorized to perform these tasks.
   This bill would instead authorize a radiologic technologist, under
the general supervision of a physician and surgeon, to perform
venipuncture  for an injection  to administer
contrast materials if the radiologic technologist has received
certain training and education and been issued a certificate.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 106985 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   106985.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 2052 of the Business and
Professions Code or any other provision of law, a radiologic
technologist certified pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act
(Section 27) may, under the general supervision of a licensed
physician and surgeon, perform venipuncture  for an injection
 to administer contrast materials, manually or by utilizing
a mechanical injector, if the radiologic technologist has 
received training and education, and  been issued a
certificate, as described in (b).
   (b)  A radiologic technologist may perform venipuncture, as
described in (a), only if the radiologic technologist has received
sufficient training and  education as determined by the
Bureau of Radiologic Health   education, as specified in
subdivision (d)  .  The radiologic technologist shall be issued
a certificate by  the training institution   an
approved school of radiologic technology  or instructor
indicating satisfactory completion of the training required.
   (c) "General supervision," for purposes of this section, means the
direction of procedures authorized by this section by a licensed
physician and surgeon who shall be physically present within the
facility and  immediately  available within the
facility where the procedures are  performed.  
performed, in order to provide immediate medical intervention to
prevent or mitigate injury to the patient in the event of adverse
reaction.
   (d) Training and education is deemed sufficient if the radiologic
technologist has complied with both of the following:
   (1) Received a total of ten hours of instruction, including all of
the following:
   (A) Anatomy and physiology of venipuncture sites.
   (B) Venipuncture instruments, intravenous solutions, and related
equipment.
   (C) Puncture techniques.
   (D) Techniques of intravenous line establishment.
   (E) Hazards and complications of venipuncture.
   (F) Post-puncture care.
   (G) Composition and purpose of antianaphylaxis tray.
   (H) First aid and basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
   (2) Performed ten venipunctures under supervision.
   (e) Schools for radiologic technologists shall include the
instruction specified in subdivision (d).