Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3208 – Qualifications of applicants
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3208
- Board: means the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3200
- Fusion technology: means the operation of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging equipment or any other hybrid imaging equipment identified and recognized by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3200
- License: means a certificate issued by the board authorizing the licensee to use radioactive materials or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3200
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Radiologic technologist: means any person who is a radiographer, a radiation therapy technologist, a fusion technologist, or a nuclear medicine technologist licensed under this Chapter who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner applies radiation to humans upon prescription of a licensed practitioner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3200
A. An applicant for licensure under the provisions of this Chapter must verify by oath or affirmation that he is:
(1) At least eighteen years of age and
(2) Has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a secondary school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, passed an approved equivalency test, or have graduated from a secondary school outside Louisiana having comparable approval.
B. Each applicant for a license as a radiologic technologist shall have successfully completed a course of study in radiography, radiation therapy technology, fusion technology, or nuclear medicine technology approved by the board in accordance with standards promulgated by the board.
Acts 1984, No. 485, §1; Acts 2010, No. 75, §1; Acts 2014, No. 250, §1.