2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 14-5B-01 - Definitions

(a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Board. -- "Board" means the State Board of Physicians.

(c) Certification. -- "Certification" means recognition of an individual who has satisfied certain standards required by a national certifying board.

(d) Committee. -- "Committee" means the Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiology Assistance Advisory Committee of the Board.

(e) Holder of a temporary license. -- "Holder of a temporary license" means an individual who is granted a temporary license to practice radiation therapy, radiography, or nuclear medicine technology pending fulfillment of the requirements under § 14-5B-09(c) of this subtitle.

(f) License. -- "License" means a license issued by the Board to practice as a radiation therapist, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant.

(g) Licensed nuclear medicine technologist. -- "Licensed nuclear medicine technologist" means a nuclear medicine technologist who is licensed by the Board to practice nuclear medicine technology.

(h) Licensed radiation therapist. -- "Licensed radiation therapist" means a radiation therapist who is licensed by the Board to practice radiation therapy.

(i) Licensed radiographer. -- "Licensed radiographer" means a radiographer who is licensed by the Board to practice radiography.

(j) Licensed radiologist assistant. -- "Licensed radiologist assistant" means an individual who is licensed to practice radiology assistance under the supervision of a licensed physician who:

(1) Specializes in radiology; and

(2) Is certified by:

(i) The American Board of Radiology;

(ii) The American Osteopathic Board of Radiology;

(iii) The British Royal College of Radiology; or

(iv) The Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons.

(k) Licensee. -- "Licensee" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice as a radiation therapist, a radiographer, a nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant.

(l) National certifying board. -- "National certifying board" means:

(1) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists;

(2) The Nuclear Medicine Technology Certifying Board; or

(3) Another certifying organization approved by the Board.

(m) Practice nuclear medicine technology. -- "Practice nuclear medicine technology" means to:

(1) Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals to human beings; or

(2) Conduct in vivo detection and measurement of radioactivity for medical purposes to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury.

(n) Practice radiation therapy. -- "Practice radiation therapy" means to perform tumor localization radiography and apply therapeutic doses of radiation for the treatment of disease or injury.

(o) Practice radiography. -- "Practice radiography" means to use ionizing radiation to:

(1) Demonstrate portions of the human body to assist in the diagnosis or localization of disease or injury; or

(2) Perform tumor localization radiography.

(p) Practice radiology assistance. -- "Practice radiology assistance" means to practice medical radiation technology and to perform:

(1) Fluoroscopy and selected radiology procedures;

(2) Patient assessment; and

(3) Patient management.

(q) Supervision. -- "Supervision" means the responsibility of a licensed physician to exercise on-site or immediately available direction for licensees or holders of temporary licenses.