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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 415 Short Title:
415 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45234-NBf-20 Short Title:Patient Safety/Med.
Patient Safety/Med.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AND ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY IN MEDICAL IMAGING BY ENSURING EDUCATIONALLY PREPARED AND CLINICALLY COMPETENT PERSONS PERFORM AND ADMINISTER MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY PROCEDURES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AND ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY IN MEDICAL IMAGING BY ENSURING EDUCATIONALLY PREPARED AND CLINICALLY COMPETENT PERSONS PERFORM AND ADMINISTER MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY PROCEDURES.
Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended byadding a new Article to read:
– A national certification organization that specializes in the certification and registration of medical imaging or radiation therapy technical personnel and is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the American National Standards Institute, or other accreditation organization recognized by the Board.
– A national certification organization that specializes in the certification and registration of medical imagingor radiation therapy technical personnel and is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the American National Standards Institute, or other accreditation organization recognized by the Board.
*DRS45234-NBf-20* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (6) Computed tomography.
*S415-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (6) Computed tomography.
– The use of high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound)with specialized equipment to direct thesound waves into an area of the human body to generate an image for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
– The use of high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound)with specializedequipment to direct thesound waves into an area of the human body to generate an image for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Page 2 DRS45234-NBf-20 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (20) Public member.
Page 2 Senate Bill 415-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (20) Public member.
DRS45234-NBf-20 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) A person licensed to perform radiologic imaging or radiation therapy who is performing supervised clinical procedures in preparation for certification in an additional radiologic imaging or radiation therapy modality who has registered with the Board.
Senate Bill 415-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) A person licensed to perform radiologic imaging or radiation therapy who is performing supervised clinical procedures in preparation for certification in an additional radiologic imaging or radiation therapy modality who has registered with the Board.
Page 4 DRS45234-NBf-20 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (e) Individuals licensed as cardiovascular electrophysiology specialists shall be registered and licensed to perform, under the supervision of a qualified physician, radiographic procedures using external ionizing radiation to produce fluoroscopic images.
Page 4 Senate Bill 415-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (e) Individuals licensed as cardiovascular electrophysiology specialists shall be registered and licensed to perform, under the supervision of a qualified physician, radiographic procedures using external ionizing radiation to produce fluoroscopic images.
(j) Apersonlicensedas aradiologistassistantshallnotinterpretimages,makediagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.
(j) Apersonlicensedas aradiologistassistantshall notinterpretimages,makediagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.
(a) CompositionofBoard.–TheNorthCarolinaMedical Imagingand RadiationTherapy Board of Examiners is hereby created.
(a) CompositionofBoard.– TheNorthCarolinaMedical Imagingand RadiationTherapy Board of Examiners is hereby created.
The Board shall consist of a maximum of nine members appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
The Board shall consist of a maximum of nine members appointed bythe Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
DRS45234-NBf-20 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Terms of Office.
Senate Bill 415-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Terms of Office.
– The officers of the Board shall be a chair and a vice-chair, and other officers deemednecessary by the Boardto carry out thepurposes of this Article.All officersshall be elected annually by the Board for one-year terms and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
– The officers of the Board shall be a chair and a vice-chair, and other officers deemednecessarybythe Boardto carryout thepurposes of this Article.All officersshall be elected annually by the Board for one-year terms and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
Page 6 DRS45234-NBf-20 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (9) Set fees for licensure, license renewal, and other services deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article.
Page 6 Senate Bill 415-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (9) Set fees for licensure, license renewal, and other services deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article.
(16) Approve medical imaging and radiation therapy educational programs that the Board determines meet the criteria and standards established by the Board.
(16) Approve medical imaging and radiation therapyeducational programs that the Board determines meet the criteria and standards established by the Board.
DRS45234-NBf-20 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Possess current certification and registration in nuclear medicine technology from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or a certification organization approved by the Board.
Senate Bill 415-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Possess current certification and registration in nuclear medicine technology from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or a certification organization approved by the Board.
(2) Possess current certification and registration in radiation therapy from the American Registryof RadiologicTechnologists or a certification organization recognized by the Board.
(2) Possess current certification and registration in radiation therapy from the American Registryof RadiologicTechnologists or a certificationorganization recognized by the Board.
(2) Possess current certification and registration in radiography from the American Registryof RadiologicTechnologists or a certification organization approved by the Board.
(2) Possess current certification and registration in radiography from the American Registryof RadiologicTechnologists or a certificationorganization approved by the Board.
Page 8 DRS45234-NBf-20 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Possesscurrent certificationincardiacelectrophysiologyfromCardiovascular Credentialing International or a certification organization approved by the Board.
Page 8 Senate Bill 415-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Possesscurrent certificationin cardiacelectrophysiologyfromCardiovascular Credentialing International or a certification organization approved by the Board.
– The Board shall issue a license under this Article, within two years of the effective date of this Article, to a person practicing as a medical imaging professional, radiation therapist, or radiologist assistant if the person holds a current license or certification in one of those respective modalities or fields issued by a medical imaging certification organization approved by the Board.
– The Board shall issue a license under this Article, within two years of the effective date of this Article, to a person practicing as a medical imaging professional, radiation therapist, or radiologist assistant if the person holds a current license or certification in one of those respective modalities or fields issued bya medical imaging certification organization approved by the Board.
DRS45234-NBf-20 Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Limited Practice Radiographer Examination.
Senate Bill 415-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Limited Practice Radiographer Examination.
(f) Display of License;
(f) Displayof License;
(b) The curriculum for each course of study in medical imaging or radiation therapy shall be no less stringent than the standards approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or other educational accreditation agency approved by the Board.
(b) The curriculum for each course of studyin medical imaging or radiation therapyshall be no less stringent than the standards approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or other educational accreditation agency approved by the Board.
Page 10 DRS45234-NBf-20 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) The Board may provide for the late renewal of an automatically lapsed license upon the payment of a reinstatement fee.
Page 10 Senate Bill 415-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) The Board may provide for the late renewal of an automatically lapsed license upon the payment of a reinstatement fee.
(b) All fees shall be set by the Board pursuant to rules adopted under this Article.
(b) All fees shall be set bythe Board pursuant to rules adopted under this Article.
(c) All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this Article shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the fees received by the Board as authorized by this Article or out of funds received from other sources.
(c) All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this Article shall be paid bythe Board exclusivelyout of the fees received bythe Board as authorized by this Article or out of funds received from other sources.
(8) Being unfit orincompetent to administer medical imagingorradiationtherapy services by reason of deliberate or negligent acts or omissions, regardless of whether actual injury to a patient is established.
(8) Beingunfit or incompetent to administer medical imagingor radiationtherapy services by reason of deliberate or negligent acts or omissions, regardless of whether actual injury to a patient is established.
DRS45234-NBf-20 Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Senate Bill 415-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
90-754, as enacted by Section 1 of this act, the initial appointees to the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board ofExaminers filling themembershippositions forlicensedradiologist, licensed nuclearmedicine technologist, licensed radiation therapist, and licensed sonographer do not have to meet the licensure requirements established in Section 1 of this act, provided that these initial appointees shall apply for and obtain a license from the Board within 90 days after the Board begins issuing licenses.
90-754, as enacted by Section 1 of this act, the initial appointees to the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board ofExaminersfillingthe membershippositions forlicensedradiologist, licensednuclearmedicine technologist, licensed radiation therapist, and licensed sonographer do not have to meet the licensure requirements established in Section 1 of this act, provided that these initial appointees shall apply for and obtain a license from the Board within 90 days after the Board begins issuing licenses.
The Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board of Examiners may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this act once the Board is appointed by the Governor under this act.
The Medical Imagingand Radiation TherapyBoard of Examiners may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this act once the Board is appointed by the Governor under this act.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective January 1, 2026.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective January1, 2026.
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