NY Pub Health L § 3501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 35 - Practice of Radiologic Technology Title 1 - General Provisions and Public Policy 3501 - Definitions.

§  3501.  Definitions.  When used in this article, the following words   and phrases shall have the following definitions:1.  "Radiologic  technology"  means  the  practice   of   radiography,   radiation therapy and nuclear medicine technology.2. "Radiologic technologist" means a person who is licensed under this   article   to  practice  radiography  or  radiation  therapy  or  nuclear   medicine.3. "Radiography" means the use of x-rays or x-ray producing  equipment   on  human  beings  for  diagnostic  purposes  under the supervision of a   licensed practitioner. The practice includes, but  is  not  limited  to:   measuring  and  positioning  patients; selecting and setting up exposure   factors on x-ray equipment, and the making of the  x-ray  exposure;  the   performance  of quality control tests; and, under the direct supervision   of a licensed physician, the intravascular  administration  of  contrast   media  when  such  administration  is  an  integral part of the x-ray or   imaging procedure.4. "Radiographer" means a person, other than a licensed  practitioner,   who is licensed under this article to practice radiography.5.  "Radiation  therapy"  means  the  use  of external beam and remote   afterloading brachytherapy equipment for  the  application  of  ionizing   radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes under the supervision   of  a radiation oncologist. The practice includes but is not limited to:   setting up treatment position; selecting required filter  and  treatment   distance; positioning the beam directional shells and molds; using x-ray   equipment  for tumor localization; delivering the radiation treatment as   prescribed by the physician; certifying  the  record  of  the  technical   details  of the treatments; assisting the professional medical physicist   in calibration procedures; assisting in treatment  planning  procedures;   and the performance of quality control tests.6.  "Radiation  therapist"  means  a  person,  other  than  a licensed   physician, who is licensed under  this  article  to  practice  radiation   therapy.7. "Nuclear medicine technology" means the use of radiopharmaceuticals   administered  to  human  beings  for  diagnostic or therapeutic purposes   under the  supervision  of  a  physician  authorized  by  a  radioactive   materials  license. The practice includes but is not limited to: elution   of  a  radiopharmaceutical  generator;  dosage  preparation;  assay   of   radiopharmaceutical  dosages  administered  to  patients; use of nuclear   medicine equipment on patients; performance of  quality  control  tests;   administration   of  radiopharmaceuticals  to  patients  for  diagnostic   purposes; and administration of radioactive materials  to  patients  for   therapeutic  purposes  under  the  personal  supervision  of a physician   authorized by a radiopharmaceuticals license for such use.8. "Nuclear medicine technologist" means  a  person  who  is  licensed   under this article to practice nuclear medicine technology.9.  "Radiologist" means a physician duly licensed to practice medicine   in the state of New York and who is certified by the American  Board  of   Radiology   or  by  the  American  Osteopathic  Board  of  Radiology  in   diagnostic radiology or radiation oncology.10. "Radiation oncologist" means a physician duly licensed to practice   medicine in the state of New York and who is certified by  the  American   Board  of Radiology or by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology in   radiation oncology.11. "Licensed practitioner"  means  a  person  licensed  or  otherwise   authorized  under  the  education  law  to practice medicine, dentistry,   podiatry, or chiropractic. 12. "Professional  medical  physicist"  means  a  person  licensed  or   otherwise  authorized  to  practice  medical  physics in accordance with   article one hundred sixty-six of the education law.14.  "License"  means  a  license granted and issued by the department   under this article to practice radiography, radiation therapy technology   or nuclear medicine technology.15. "X-ray or  imaging  procedure"  means  and  includes  conventional   diagnostic   x-ray   or  radiology,  computer  tomography,  angiography,   magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound.16.  "Intravenous  contrast  administration   certificate"   means   a   certificate  granted  and issued by the department under this article to   administer and inject contrast media.17.  "Supervision"  means  the  oversight  of  a  licensed  radiologic   technologist  by  a  licensed  practitioner  acting  within  the  limits   specified in the law under which the practitioner is licensed.18. "Direct supervision" means a physician  must  be  present  in  the   section  of  the  facility where the procedure is being performed and is   not concurrently encumbered by responsibilities that would preclude  the   physician from responding to a request for assistance within a timeframe   that  poses  no  risk to the patient. The physician shall be immediately   available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the performance   of the procedure, and is professionally responsible for the  performance   of the procedure. It does not mean that the physician must be present in   the room when the procedure is performed.19.  "Personal  supervision" means the physician must be in attendance   in the room during the performance of the procedure.