pa-56-40-1444: Performance of radiologic procedures by auxiliary personnel

Summary

The State Board of Podiatry (board) amends Chapter 29 (relating to State Board of Podiatry) by amending §§ 29.13 and 29.81 29.83 and deleting § 29.84 to read as set forth in Annex A. Effective Date This final-form rulemaking will be effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . Statutory Authority Section 15 of the Podiatry Practice Act (act) (63 P.S. § 42.15) authorizes the board to ''make such reasonable rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper in order to carry out the intent and purposes of [the] act within the scope of [the] act.'' Additionally, section 21.2(a) of the act (63 P.S. § 42.21c(a)) allows auxiliary personnel to perform radiologic procedures (also known as X-rays) on the premises of a podiatrist as long as the auxiliary personnel are under the direct supervision of a podiatrist who is on the premises at the time the X-ray is taken and the auxiliary personnel have passed an examination approved by the board and administered in accordance with section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 279.3a). Background and Need for the Amendments The board has determined that the act does not provide express statutory authority or otherwise require the board to issue permits, certificates or other documents authorizing auxiliary personnel to perform radiologic procedures. Accordingly, the board ceased issuing permits, certificates or other documents authorizing auxiliary personnel to perform radiologic procedures on April 12,...

The agency’s own summary, as published.