Section 325.5705. CT operators.

Six months after the effective date of  these  rules,  all  CT examinations shall be performed by a radiologic technologist who meets all of the following requirements or by a physician or osteopathic  physician licensed under article 15 of the act.

(a)     Initial qualifications. Before beginning to perform CT examinations independently, a technologist shall meet both of the following:

(i)       Be currently registered by the  American  registry  of   radiologic technologists (ARRT) or by the  Canadian  association  of medical radiation technologists (CAMRT).

(ii)        Document at least 20 hours of training and experience in operating CT equipment, radiation physics, and radiation protection or have the advanced certification in computed tomography from the ARRT.

(b)         Continuing education. A technologist shall be in compliance with the ARRT requirements for continuing education for the imaging modality in which he or she performs services.  The continuing education shall include  credits pertinent to CT.

History: 2011 AACS.