2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
CHAPTER 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology
§ 5-68-2 - Definitions.

SECTION 5-68-2

   § 5-68-2  Definitions. – As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Board" means the board of radiologic technology.

   (2) "Department" means the department of health.

   (3) "Financial interest" means being:

   (i) A licensed practitioner of radiologic technology; or

   (ii) A person who deals in goods and services that are uniquely related to the practice of radiologic technology; or

   (iii) A person who has invested anything of value in a business that provides radiologic technology services.

   (4) "License" means a written authorization issued by the department authorizing an individual to perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic radiologic procedures on humans.

   (5) "Licensed practitioner" or "licensed practitioner of the healing arts" means an individual licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry or an individual licensed as a physician assistant in this state.

   (6) "National organization" means a professional association, approved by the board that examines, registers, certifies or approves individuals in education programs relating to operators of sources of radiation.

   (7) "Nuclear medicine technology" means the act of giving a radioactive substance to a human being for diagnostic purposes, or the act of performing associated procedures, or both.

   (8) "Operator" or "operator of sources of radiation" means any individual, other than a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, who uses or operates a source or sources of radiation.

   (9) "Radiation physicist" means an individual in the field of radiation protection who has knowledge and responsibility to apply appropriate radiation practice.

   (10) "Radiation therapy technology" means the direct application of ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.

   (11) "Radiography" means the direct application of ionizing radiation to a human being for diagnostic purposes.

   (12) "Radiologic technology" includes the practice of:

   (i) Radiography; or

   (ii) Nuclear medicine technology; or

   (iii) Radiation therapy technology.

   (13) "Radiologist" means a licensed practitioner practicing within the field of radiology.

   (14) "Sources of radiation" means any substance or device emitting or capable of producing ionizing radiation, for the purpose of performing human therapeutic or diagnostic radiologic procedures.

   (15) "State" means the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

   (16) "Student" means an individual enrolled in a course of study for medicine or radiologic technology.

   (17) "Supervision" means:

   (i) "Direct personal supervision" which means supervised by and in the physical presence of a radiologist or licensed operator.

   (ii) "Direct supervision" which means supervised by a radiologist or licensed operator who is at all times available in the individual's place of employment.

   (iii) "General supervision" which means supervised by a radiologist or licensed operator who is available but not necessarily within the individual's place of employment.