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§ 14-5B-08. Licensure requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 14. Physicians (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5b. Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiology Assistance (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-5B-08
§ 14-5B-08. Licensure requirements
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance in this State.
(2) A radiologist assistant may not:
(i) Interpret images;
(ii) Make diagnoses; or
(iii) Prescribe medications or therapies.
Exemptions
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) An individual employed by the federal government as a radiation therapist, radiographer, a nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant while the individual is practicing within the scope of that employment; or
(2) A radiation therapy student, a radiography student, a nuclear medicine technology student, or a radiology assistant student enrolled in an education program which is accredited by an approved accrediting organization while practicing radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance in that program.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 373, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 539, § 1, eff. June 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 328, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-5B-08, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 14-5B-08
Current through legislation effective through July 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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