SB 580
Updating practice act for WV Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board
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Bill overview
This bill updates the practice act for West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board. It aims to modernize licensing requirements, including educational standards for radiation therapists to obtain a degree in radiation therapy without first needing a radiography degree. The bill also addresses criminal convictions, removes references to exam administration, eliminates a temporary license, establishes new definitions, aligns scope of practice with national standards, and transfers regulation of radiology assistants to the Medical Imaging Board. Technical changes are also included to clarify and update the act.
Key provisions
- Updates educational requirements for radiation therapist licensure, allowing a degree in radiation therapy instead of radiography.
- Modifies criteria for criminal convictions considered for licensure denial.
- Removes references to administering exams.
- Eliminates the six-month temporary licensure option.
- Adds new definitions related to medical imaging and radiation therapy technology.
- Updates the scope of practice for radiologic technologists, MRI technologists, radiation therapists, and nuclear medicine technologists to align with national standards.
- Transfers regulation of radiology assistants from the Board of Medicine to the Medical Imaging Board.
- Includes technical changes and clarifications to the existing practice act.
Who is affected
- Medical Imaging Technologists
- Radiation Therapists
- Radiologic Technologists
- MRI Technologists
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