West Virginia Code 30-23-12 – Exemptions from Radiologic Technology license
The following persons are not required to obtain a Radiologic Technology license in accordance with the provisions of this article:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-23-12
- Board: means the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- License: means a medical imaging and radiation therapy technology license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Licensed practitioner: means a person licensed in West Virginia to practice medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, osteopathy or dentistry. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Medical Imaging: means the use of ionizing radiation, electromagnetic radiation, or radioactivity for evaluation of body tissue in order to diagnose injury and disease by means of image production. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Radiologic technology: means the application of ionizing radiation or assisting in the application of medical imaging to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as prescribed by a licensed practitioner. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Radiologist: means a licensed practitioner who has successfully completed a residency in the field of Radiology and specializes in the use of medical imaging for the diagnosis or treatment of disease. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Radiology resident: means a licensed practitioner who is in training to become a Radiologist and who uses medical imaging in the diagnosis or treatment of disease, under the supervision of a Radiologist. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Supervision: means responsibility for and control of quality, safety and technical aspects in the application of medical imaging technology on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
- Technology: means Medical Imaging Technology or Radiation Therapy Technology. See West Virginia Code 30-23-4
(1) A Medical Imaging Technology student enrolled in and attending an approved school of Medical Imaging Technology who as part of his or her course of study applies medical imaging technology to a human being under the supervision of a licensed Medical Imaging Technologist;
(2) A person acting as a dental assistant or dental hygienist who under the supervision of a licensed dentist operates only radiographic dental equipment for the sole purpose of dental radiography of the oral cavity;
(3) A person engaged in performing the duties of a Medical Imaging Technologist in the person's employment by an agency, bureau or division of the government of the United States;
(4) A licensed practitioner, Radiologist or Radiology resident;
(5) A person licensed as a Radiologist Assistant under the West Virginia Board of Medicine; and
(6) A person who demonstrated to the board, prior to July 1, 1999, that he or she:
(A) Had engaged in the practice of Radiologic Technology for the limited purpose of performing bone densitometry in this state for five or more years;
(B) Practiced under the supervision of a licensed practitioner; and
(C) Received a densitometry technologist degree certified by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.