§466J-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
"Approved school for radiologic technologists", "approved training program for radiographers", "approved training program for radiation therapists", and "approved training program for nuclear medicine technologists" mean a school or training program determined by the board to provide a course of instruction in radiologic technology that is adequate to meet the purposes of this chapter.
"Board" means the radiologic technology board.
"Certified" means holding a license issued by the board when used in conjunction with the title "radiographer", "radiation therapist", or "nuclear medicine technologist".
"Department" means the department of health.
"Director" means the director of health.
"Nuclear medicine technologist" means any person who administers radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and conducts in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
"Nuclear medicine technology" means the application of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and the performance of in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
"Radiation therapist" means any person who applies ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.
"Radiation therapy technology" means the application of ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.
"Radiographer" means any person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.
"Radiography" means the application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.
"Radiologic technologist" means any person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
"Radiologic technology" means the application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
"Supervision" means responsibility for, and control of, quality, radiation safety, and technical aspects of all x-ray, radiopharmaceutical, or ionizing radiation examinations and procedures. [L 1974, c 253, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 128, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 273, §4; am L 1995, c 143, §2]
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