CHAPTER 376c* RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS

CHAPTER 376c*
RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS

*See Sec. 19a-88b re renewal of certain professional and occupational licenses, certificates, permits or registrations which become void while the holder is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.

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Sec. 20-74aa. Definitions.
Sec. 20-74bb. Qualifications for licensure. License renewal. Practice pending examination results.
Sec. 20-74cc. Disciplinary action.
Sec. 20-74dd. Performance of venipuncture and administration of intravenous medication.
Sec. 20-74ee. Construction of chapter.

Sec. 20-74aa. Definitions. As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-74aa to 20-74cc, inclusive, and 20-74ee:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.

(3) "Medical x-ray system" means an x-ray system designed for the irradiation of any part of the human body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

(P.A. 93-249, S. 1; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.

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Sec. 20-74bb. Qualifications for licensure. License renewal. Practice pending examination results. (a) No person shall operate a medical x-ray system unless such person has obtained a license as a radiographer from the department pursuant to this section. Each person seeking licensure as a radiographer shall make application on forms prescribed by the department, pay an application fee of one hundred dollars and present to the department satisfactory evidence that such person (1) has completed a course of study in radiologic technology in a program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor organization, or a course of study deemed equivalent to such accredited program by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, and (2) has passed an examination prescribed by the department and administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

(b) A radiographer licensed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-74aa to 20-74cc, inclusive, and 20-74ee may operate a medical x-ray system under the supervision and upon the written order of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, a chiropractor licensed pursuant to chapter 372, a natureopath licensed pursuant to chapter 373, a podiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 375, a dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 379 or a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 384.

(c) Licenses shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. The fee for renewal shall be fifty dollars.

(d) No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in this or any other state or territory.

(e) No person shall use the title "radiographer" unless such person holds a license issued in accordance with this section.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a graduate of a course of study approved pursuant to subdivision (1) of said subsection may operate a medical x-ray system for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days after the date of graduation, provided such graduate is working in a hospital or similar organization where adequate supervision is provided. If the person practicing pursuant to this subsection fails to pass the licensure examination, all privileges under this subsection shall cease.

(g) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall grant a license to any person who submits satisfactory evidence that such person has a degree in radiography or identical field of study under a different designation from an institution of higher education authorized to grant degrees by the state or country where located, has a minimum of ten years' experience in the field of radiography, has a temporary license from the Department of Public Health and applies for licensure prior to January 1, 1998.

(h) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, during the period from October 1, 2003, to October 31, 2003, inclusive, the commissioner shall grant a license to any person who (1) has practiced as a radiographer for at least ten years, one of which years was no earlier than two years from the date of application pursuant to this section, (2) holds a current registration as a radiation therapy technologist that was originally issued by the American Registry of Radiological Technologists on or before January 1, 1984, and (3) holds current licensure as a radiographer in another state, that was originally issued on or before January 1, 1984. No license shall be issued pursuant to this subsection to any applicant regarding whom disciplinary action was taken, is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.

(P.A. 93-249, S. 2; P.A. 94-210, S. 21, 30; P.A. 96-152, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-213, S. 5, 13; P.A. 99-102, S. 27; P.A. 02-89, S. 45; P.A. 03-240, S. 1; P.A. 04-221, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 94-210 amended Subsec. (b) to extend dates from 1988 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1994, effective June 9, 1994; P.A. 96-152 added Subsec. (b) alternative qualifications for licensure and added Subsec. (g) allowing operation pending examination results, effective May 31, 1996; P.A. 97-213 added Subsec. (h) re granting of licenses to persons with a degree in radiography or identical field of study, effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 99-102 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting obsolete reference to an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 371 and changing "shall" to "may" re operation of a medical x-ray system; P.A. 02-89 deleted Subsec. (b) authorizing a person seeking licensure to present satisfactory evidence to the department prior to January 1, 1995, that he has practiced as a radiographer for at least thirty-six months between October 1, 1989, and October 1, 1994, and providing that certain persons engaged in radiography for not less than twenty years shall be deemed to have met the requirements of Subsec. (a)(1) and (2), redesignated Subsecs. (c) to (h) as Subsecs. (b) to (g) and made technical changes throughout section for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 03-240 added Subsec. (h) re certain licensure requirements applicable from October 1, 2003, to October 31, 2003; P.A. 04-221 amended Subsec. (f) to limit period of practice pending examination results to one hundred twenty days and disallow practice upon failure of examination.

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Sec. 20-74cc. Disciplinary action. The department may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-74bb fails to conform to the accepted standards of the radiographer profession, including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of radiography; illegal conduct; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any patient record pertaining to radiography; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining or reinstatement of a radiographer license; or violation of any provisions of subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-74aa and 20-74bb, this section and section 20-74ee. The commissioner may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section, the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-249, S. 3; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6.)

History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of "judicial district of Hartford" for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in public acts of the 1993 session of the general assembly, effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.

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Sec. 20-74dd. Performance of venipuncture and administration of intravenous medication. In any hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, a radiologic technologist licensed by the Department of Public Health, who (1) has completed a course of study in radiologic technology in a program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor organization, or a course of study deemed equivalent to such accredited program by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and has passed an examination prescribed by the department and administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or (2) is registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and has performed venipuncture in the course of his employment for at least three years immediately preceding June 29, 1993, may perform venipuncture and administer intravenous medication for diagnostic procedures.

(P.A. 93-296, S. 9, 10; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 93-296 effective June 29, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.

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(b) No provision of subsection (c) of section 19a-14, sections 20-74aa to 20-74cc, inclusive, and this section shall be construed to prohibit students enrolled in a course of study in radiologic technology in a program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor organization from performing such work as is incidental to their course of study.

(P.A. 93-249, S. 4; P.A. 95-271, S. 29, 40; P.A. 99-102, S. 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 25, 72.)

History: P.A. 95-271 extended from 1995 to 1996 the time within which a dental assistant must demonstrate successful completion of the dental radiography examination and added the exemption for certain technologists engaged in the operation of a bone densitometry system, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 99-102 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting obsolete references to osteopathic physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 371; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision prohibiting construction of specified statutes as requiring licensure or limiting activities of podiatric medical assistants, effective July 1, 1999.

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