North Dakota Code 43-62-15 – Scope of practice
1. A license issued by the board under this chapter must specify each medical imaging or radiation therapy modality for which the licensee is qualified to practice under section 43-62-14.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-62-15
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. The board shall adopt by rule standards concerning scope of practice for medical imaging and radiation therapy modalities, including:
a. Nuclear medicine technologist; b. Radiation therapist; c. Radiographer; d. Radiologist assistant; e. Sonographer; f. Magnetic resonance imaging technologist; and g. Limited x-ray machine operator.
3. A licensee’s performance of medical imaging or radiation therapy on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes must be by written, facsimile, electronic, or verbal prescription of an individual authorized by this state to prescribe medical imaging or radiation therapy and must be under the supervision of a licensed practitioner.
4. A licensee’s performance of medical imaging and radiation therapy on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes is limited to the scope of the medical imaging and radiation therapy modality of that license as specified under the rules adopted by the board.