Kentucky Statutes 311B.150 – Prohibited activities
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It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Claim to be a licensee or perform medical imaging or therapeutic procedures unless licensed under this chapter;
(2) Manipulate equipment that produces ionizing radiation or administer radiopharmaceuticals unless licensed under this chapter;
(3) Knowingly employ an advanced imaging professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine technologist, or limited X-ray machine operator unless that individual is licensed under the provisions of this chapter; or
(4) Be an advanced imaging professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine technologist, limited X-ray machine operator, employer of one (1) of these individuals, or any other person who, having knowledge of a situation listed in paragraphs (a) to (j) of this subsection, refrains from reporting to the board a licensee who:
(a) Has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving drugs, alcohol, fraud, deceit, falsification of records, a breach of trust, physical harm or endangerment to others, or dishonesty under the laws of any state or of the United States;
(b) Is suspected of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license or credential to practice in his or her discipline;
(c) Is suspected of negligently or willfully acting in a manner inconsistent with professional practice relative to his or her discipline;
(d) Is suspected of being unfit or incompetent to practice by reason of negligence or other causes, including but not limited to being unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety;
(e) Has a license or credential to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause a license or credential to be denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined in this Commonwealth;
(f) Is practicing medical imaging or radiation therapy, as it pertains to this chapter, without a current active license or valid temporary license issued by the board;
(g) Is suspected of misusing or misappropriating any drugs placed in the licensee’s custody to be administered to or used by others;
(h) Is suspected of falsely or negligently making incorrect entries or failing to make essential entries on essential records;
(i) Is suspected of abusing controlled substances, prescription medications, illegal substances, or alcohol; or
(j) Is suspected of violating any provision of this chapter.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 15, effective July 12, 2012.
(1) Claim to be a licensee or perform medical imaging or therapeutic procedures unless licensed under this chapter;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311B.150
- Advanced imaging professional: means an individual who is credentialed by a nationally recognized certification organization that is recognized by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nuclear medicine technologist: means an individual who is authorized to prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and radionuclides under the direction of an authorized user to perform nuclear medicine procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- Radiation therapist: means an individual who:
(a) Has completed an accredited educational program in radiation therapy. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020 - Radiographer: means an individual who is authorized to use ionizing radiation- generating equipment to perform a comprehensive scope of diagnostic imaging procedures and is responsible for the operation of radiation-generating equipment, protecting the patient and staff from unnecessary radiation, and selecting the appropriate exposure to produce diagnostic images with the lowest reasonable exposure. See Kentucky Statutes 311B.020
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Manipulate equipment that produces ionizing radiation or administer radiopharmaceuticals unless licensed under this chapter;
(3) Knowingly employ an advanced imaging professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine technologist, or limited X-ray machine operator unless that individual is licensed under the provisions of this chapter; or
(4) Be an advanced imaging professional, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine technologist, limited X-ray machine operator, employer of one (1) of these individuals, or any other person who, having knowledge of a situation listed in paragraphs (a) to (j) of this subsection, refrains from reporting to the board a licensee who:
(a) Has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving drugs, alcohol, fraud, deceit, falsification of records, a breach of trust, physical harm or endangerment to others, or dishonesty under the laws of any state or of the United States;
(b) Is suspected of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license or credential to practice in his or her discipline;
(c) Is suspected of negligently or willfully acting in a manner inconsistent with professional practice relative to his or her discipline;
(d) Is suspected of being unfit or incompetent to practice by reason of negligence or other causes, including but not limited to being unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety;
(e) Has a license or credential to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause a license or credential to be denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined in this Commonwealth;
(f) Is practicing medical imaging or radiation therapy, as it pertains to this chapter, without a current active license or valid temporary license issued by the board;
(g) Is suspected of misusing or misappropriating any drugs placed in the licensee’s custody to be administered to or used by others;
(h) Is suspected of falsely or negligently making incorrect entries or failing to make essential entries on essential records;
(i) Is suspected of abusing controlled substances, prescription medications, illegal substances, or alcohol; or
(j) Is suspected of violating any provision of this chapter.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 15, effective July 12, 2012.