Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=30&art=23
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 01:01:23+00:00

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§30-23-1. License required to practice.
§30-23-5. Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners.
§30-23-6. Powers and duties of the board.
§30-23-8. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
§30-23-9. Requirements for Radiologic Technology license.
§30-23-10. Scope of Practice for a Radiologic Technologist.
§30-23-11. Scope of Practice for a Radiation Therapist.
§30-23-12. Exemptions from Radiologic Technology license.
§30-23-13. Requirements for temporary Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology license.
§30-23-14. Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology license from another state; license to practice in this state.
§30-23-16. Scope of practice for Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
§30-23-17. Requirements for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist license.
§30-23-18. Scope of Practice for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist.
§30-23-19. Requirements for an apprentice license for Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists.
§30-23-20. Requirements for Podiatric Medical Assistant permit.
§30-23-21. Scope of practice for Podiatric Medical Assistants.
§30-23-22. License and permit renewal requirements.
§30-23-24. Refusal to issue or renew, suspension or revocation; disciplinary action.
§30-23-26. Hearing and judicial review.
§30-23-29. Single act evidence of practice.
(2) A person performing medical imaging or radiation therapy technology in this state shall be licensed.
Therefore, it is the purpose of this article to regulate the practice of medical imaging or radiation therapy in this state by requiring that a person have a license, apprentice license or permit when practicing medical imaging or radiation therapy technology.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy technology in this state without a license, apprentice license or permit issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapy Technologist, unless such person has been duly licensed under the provisions of this article, and such license, apprentice license or permit has not expired, been suspended or revoked.
(b) Without a licensee, it is unlawful for any business entity to render any service or engage in any activity which if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practice of medical imaging or radiation therapy technology.
The practice of medical imaging or radiation therapy technology and the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners are subject to the provisions of article one of this chapter and the provisions of this article and any rules promulgated thereunder.
(a) "ASPMA" means the American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants.
(b) "ARMRIT" means the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists.
(c) "ARRT" means the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist.
(d) "Board" means the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners.
(e) "Business entity" means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity providing medical imaging or radiation therapy technology.
(f) "Dental X-rays" means X-rays taken of the oral cavity with x-ray units designed for this specific performance.
(g) "JRCERT" means the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
(h) "JRCNMT" means the Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
(i) "License" means a medical imaging and radiation therapy technology license issued under the provisions of this article.
(j) "Licensed practitioner" means a person licensed in West Virginia to practice medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, osteopathy or dentistry.
(k) "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article.
(l) "Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI" means the performance of medical imaging using radio waves, magnetic fields and a computer to produce images of the body tissues.
(m) "Medical Imaging" means the use of ionizing radiation, electromagnetic radiation, or radioactivity for evaluation of body tissue in order to diagnose injury and disease by means of image production.
(n) "NMTCB" means the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
(o) "Nuclear Medicine Technologist" means a person holding a nuclear medicine license issued under the provisions of this article.
(p) "Nuclear Medicine Technology" means the compounding, calibrating, dispensing and administrating of radio-pharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals and radio-nuclides under the direction of an individual listed as an authorized user by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the production of images for diagnosis and/or treatment of various disorders.
(q) "Permittee" means any person holding a podiatric medical assistant permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(r) "PET/CT Technologist" means an individual recognized by the board as qualified to operate a PET/CT scanner.
(s) "PET/CT Technology" means the operation of a Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography scanner to view internal images of the body.
(t) "Podiatric medical assistant" means a person who has been issued a permit under the provisions of this article, to perform podiatric radiographs.
(u) "Podiatric radiographs" means radiographs confined to the foot and ankle performed on dedicated podiatric X-ray equipment.
(v) "Practice of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology" means the practice of Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology.
(w) "Radiologic technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who applies medical imaging or assists in the application of ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
(x) "Radiologic technology" means the application of ionizing radiation or assisting in the application of medical imaging to human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes as prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
(y) "Radiologist" means a licensed practitioner who has successfully completed a residency in the field of Radiology and specializes in the use of medical imaging for the diagnosis or treatment of disease.
(z) "Radiologist Assistant or RA" means an individual who is licensed under the rules of the West Virginia Board of Medicine and has completed specialized training from an accredited program in the profession and passed a written examination as recognized by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
(aa) "Radiology resident" means a licensed practitioner who is in training to become a Radiologist and who uses medical imaging in the diagnosis or treatment of disease, under the supervision of a Radiologist.
(bb) "Supervision" means responsibility for and control of quality, safety and technical aspects in the application of medical imaging technology on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
(cc) "Technology" means Medical Imaging Technology or Radiation Therapy Technology.
(a) The West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners is continued. The members of the board in office, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
(5) One citizen member, who is not licensed under the provisions of this article and does not perform any services related to the practice licensed under the provisions of this article.
(c) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years and may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. A member having served two consecutive full terms may not be appointed for one year after completion of his or her second full term. A member continues to serve until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. The terms shall be staggered in accordance with the initial appointments under prior enactments of this article.
(d) Each member of the board shall be a resident of West Virginia during the appointment term.
(e) The Radiologic Technologists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists and the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists serving on the board shall maintain an active license with the board.
(f) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term of the member whose office is vacant.
(g) The Governor may remove any member from the board for neglect of duty, incompetency or official misconduct.
(h) A licensed member of the board immediately and automatically forfeits membership to the board if his or her license to practice has been suspended or revoked. A member of the board immediately and automatically forfeits membership to the board if he or she is convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States, or becomes a nonresident of this state.
(i) The board shall designate one of its members as chairperson and one member as secretary who shall serve at the will of the board.
(j) Each member of the board shall receive compensation and expense reimbursement in accordance with article one of this chapter.
(k) A majority of the members serving on the board shall constitute a quorum.
(l) The board shall hold at least two annual meetings. Other meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of two members, at such time and place as designated in the call or request.
(m) Prior to commencing his or her duties as a member of the board, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath required by section five, article four of the Constitution of this state.
(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in article one of this chapter, and elsewhere in law.
(18) Propose rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article.
(6) Take all other actions necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this article.
Acts, 2007 Reg. Sess., Ch. 206.
(11) Any other rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article.
(b) All rules in effect on the effective date of this article shall remain in effect until they are amended or repealed, and references to provisions of former enactments of this act are interpreted to mean provisions of this article.
(a) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the state Treasury designated the "Board of Examiners of Medical Imaging Technology Fund", which fund is hereby continued. The fund shall be used by the board for the administration of this article. Except as may be provided in article one of this chapter, the board shall retain the amounts in the special revenue account from year to year. No compensation or expense incurred under this article is a charge against the General Revenue Fund.
(b) Any amounts received as fines imposed pursuant to this article shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund of the state Treasury.
(6) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony under the laws of any state or the United States at any time if the offense for which the applicant was convicted related to the practice of Medical Imaging, which conviction remains unreversed.
(b) A person seeking a Radiologic Technology license shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board and pay the license fee, which fee shall be returned to the applicant if the license application is denied.
(c) A Radiologic Technology license issued by the board prior to July 1, 2009, shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this article.
(12) Performing any other duties that the board authorizes for a Radiologic Technologist.
(6) Performing any other duties that the board authorizes for a Radiation Therapist.
(C) Received a densitometry technologist degree certified by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.
(a) The board may issue a temporary Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology license to engage in the practice of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology in this state to an applicant who meets the qualifications for a Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology license, but has not passed the examination.
(b) Temporary licenses expire as provided by rule.
(7) Has completed other action as required by the board.
(4) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony under the laws of any state or the United States at any time if the offense for which the applicant was convicted related to the practice of Medical Imaging, which conviction remains unreversed.
(6) Pass an examination which has been approved by the board, with a minimum passing score of seventy-five percent, which examination shall cover the basic subject matter of medical imaging, radiation safety, skills and techniques as it pertains to Nuclear Medicine.
(b) A person seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technology license shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board and pay the license fee, which fee shall be returned to the applicant if the license application is denied.
(c) A Nuclear Medicine Technology license issued by the board prior to July 1, 2007, shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this article: Provided, That a person holding a Nuclear Medicine Technology license issued prior to July 1, 2007, must renew the license pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(O) Performance of in-vitro testing of serum, plasma, or other body fluids using radio immunoassay, or similar ligand assay methods.
(D) Recording of radiopharmaceutical information on a patient's permanent record.
(G) Performing any other duties that the board determines may be performed by a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
(B) A licensed radiographer, (ARRT(R)), or Nuclear Medicine Technologist with an additional certification by the ARRT or other nationally recognized certifying body in computed tomography, shall operate the computed tomography scanner if it is used for any other diagnostic radiographic procedures.
(6) Pass an examination which has been approved by the board, with a minimum passing score of seventy-five percent, which examination shall cover the basic subject matter of Medical Imaging, radiation safety, skills and techniques as it pertains to Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
(b) A person seeking a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology license shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board and pay the license fee, which fee shall be returned to the applicant if the license application is denied.
(c) A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology license issued by the board prior to July 1, 2007, shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this article: Provided, That a person holding a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology license issued prior to July 1, 2007, must renew the license pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(20) Perform any other duties that the board authorizes.
(a) The board may issue an apprentice license to an individual who is practicing as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist or a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist prior to July 1, 2007 but has not obtained certification in the discipline. A notarized letter, signed by the individual's supervising licensed physician, must be submitted with the individual's application, stating that the individual has performed the duties of a Nuclear Medicine Technologist or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist prior to July 1, 2007.
(b) The apprentice license is valid for one year. An apprentice license may be renewed annually for an additional four years, giving the individual a total of five years to complete the requirements and successfully pass the certification examination for a Nuclear Medicine Technologist license or a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist license. All individuals possessing an apprentice license must work under the supervision of a licensed practitioner for MRI, an authorized user for nuclear medicine or a technologist who is licensed in that discipline.
(c) Any individual possessing a valid Medical Imaging license issued by the board and seeks to cross-train in the discipline of Nuclear Medicine Technology or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology, may obtain an apprentice license in that discipline for the purpose of obtaining the necessary clinical experience requirements in order to qualify to sit for the required examination. This apprentice license will be valid for one year and renewable for four years, giving a cross-trained individual five years to obtain certification in the discipline.
(6) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony under the laws of any state or the United States at any time if the offense for which the applicant was convicted related to the practice of Radiologic Technology, which conviction remains unreversed.
(b) A person seeking a Podiatric Medical Assistant permit shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board and pay the permit fee, which fee shall be returned to the applicant if the permit application is denied.
Upon application for renewal, the permittee shall submit documentation of an active certification in ASPMA and payment of a renewal fee.
(c) A Podiatric Medical Assistant permit issued by the board prior to July 1, 2007, shall for all purposes be considered a permit issued under this article: Provided, That a person holding a Podiatric Medical Assistant permit issued prior to July 1, 2007, must renew the permit pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(b) Performed under the supervision of a licensed Podiatrist.
(a) A licensee and permittee shall annually renew his or her license or permit by completing a form prescribed by the board, paying a renewal fee, and submitting any other information required by the board.
(b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal of a license or permit and a late fee for any renewal not paid in a timely manner.
(c) The board shall require as a condition for the renewal of a license and permit that each licensee or permittee complete continuing education requirements.
(d) The board may deny an application for renewal for any reason which would justify the denial of an original application for a license or permit.
(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a license and permit and may issue a duplicate license or permit, upon payment of a fee.
(b) A licensee shall conspicuously display his or her license at his or her principal place of practice. A photocopy of the original license shall be conspicuously displayed at his or her secondary place of employment.
(c) A permittee shall conspicuously display his or her permit at his or her principal place of practice. A photocopy of the original permit shall be conspicuously displayed at his or her secondary place of employment.
(13) Except in emergency situations, failed to obtain written authorization from the attending licensed practitioner or from the patient and if the patient is a minor, from a parent or a person having custody of the minor.
(b) The board shall suspend or revoke any license or permit if it finds the existence of any grounds which would justify the denial of an application for such license or permit if application were then being made for it.
(c) If the board suspends, revokes, refuses to issue, refuses to renew or limits any license, permit or practice privilege, the board shall make and enter an order to that effect and give written notice of the order to the person by certified mail, return receipt requested, which order shall include a statement of the charges setting forth the reasons for the action, and notice of the date, time and place of the hearing. If a license or permit is ordered suspended or revoked, then the licensee or permittee shall, within twenty days after receipt of the order, return the license, apprentice license or permit to the board. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(d) Disciplinary action includes, but is not limited to, a reprimand, censure, probation, administrative fines, and mandatory attendance at continuing education seminars.
(a) The board may, on its own motion, conduct an investigation to determine whether there are any grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee or permittee. The board shall, upon the verified written complaint of any person, conduct an investigation to determine whether there are any grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee or permittee. For the purposes of an investigation, a member of the board or the executive director of the board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to obtain testimony and documents to aid in the investigation.
(b) Upon receipt of a written complaint filed against any licensee or permittee, the board shall provide a copy of the complaint to the licensee or permittee.
(c) If the board finds, upon investigation, that probable cause exists that the licensee or permittee has violated any provision of this article or the rules promulgated hereunder, then the board shall serve the licensee or permittee with a written statement of charges and a notice specifying the date, time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b) Either party may elect to have an administrative law judge or hearing examiner conduct the hearing and must notify the other party of the election. The administrative law judge or hearing examiner, at the conclusion of a hearing, shall prepare a proposed order which shall contain findings of fact and conclusions of law. Disciplinary action may be a part of the proposed order, or the board may reserve this obligation for its consideration. The board may accept, reject or modify the decision of the administrative law judge or hearing examiner.
(c) For the purpose of conducting a hearing, a member of the board or the executive director of the board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum which shall be issued, served, and enforced as specified in section one, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and all of the said section one provisions dealing with subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum shall apply to subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued for the purpose of a hearing hereunder.
(d) If, after a hearing, the board determines the licensee or permittee has violated any provision of this article, or the board's rules, a formal decision shall be prepared and signed by a member of the board or the executive director of the board, which contains findings of fact, conclusions of law and specifically lists the disciplinary actions imposed.
(e) Any licensee or permittee adversely affected by any decision of the board entered after a hearing, may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(f) In addition to any other sanction imposed, the board may require a licensee or permittee to pay the costs of the proceeding.
(b) The board may fine and/or issue cease and desist orders against individuals and/or firms found to be in violation of the provisions of this article or any rule adopted thereunder.
(c) A cause of action by the board may be brought in the circuit court of Kanawha County or in the circuit court of the county where the cause of action took place.
(b) If a court of law finds that a person knowingly violated any provision of this article, any rule promulgated hereunder, any order of the board or any final decision of the board, then the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 and no more than $1,000 for each violation, imprisoned for up to six months for each violation, or both fined and imprisoned.

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