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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 194MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
SUBCHAPTER ACERTIFICATE HOLDERS, NON-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES
RULE §194.21Scope of Practice

(a) NCTs.

  (1) NCTs registered under §194.13 of this title (relating to Mandatory Training Programs for Non-Certified Technicians) may not perform a dangerous or hazardous procedure as set out in §194.17 of this title (relating to Dangerous or Hazardous Procedures).

  (2) All NCTs may only perform radiologic procedures under the supervision and direction of a practitioner, and must comply with all applicable statutes and rules under the laws governing the practice of the practitioner.

(b) LMRTs. Persons holding a limited certificate in one or more categories may not perform radiologic procedures involving the use of contrast media, utilization of fluoroscopic equipment, mammography, tomography, portable radiography, nuclear medicine, and/or radiation therapy procedures. However, a person holding a limited certificate in the cardiovascular category may perform radiologic procedures involving the use of contrast media and/or ionizing radiation for the purposes of imaging a disease or condition of the cardiovascular system. Holding a limited certificate in all categories shall not be construed to mean that the holder of the limited certificate has the rights, duties, and privileges of a general certificate holder.


Source Note: The provisions of this §194.21 adopted to be effective April 3, 2017, 42 TexReg 1763; amended to be effective November 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 6883

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