Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 60 - Radiologist Assistants › Subchapter 1 - Administration and Organization › Section 435:60-1-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"A.C.R."
means the American College of
				  Radiology.
"Act"
means the Radiologist Assistant Licensure
				  Act.
"A.R.R.T."
means the American Registry of
				  Radiologic Technologists.
"A.S.R.T."
means the American Society of
				  Radiologic Technologists.
"Board"
means the State Board of Medical
				  Licensure and Supervision.
"Committee"
means the Radiologist Assistant
				  Committee.
"Direct Supervision"
means the radiologist must
				  be present in the office suite and immediately available to furnish assistance
				  and direction throughout the performance of the procedure. The radiologist is
				  not required to be present in the room when the procedure is performed.
"General Supervision"
means the procedure is
				  furnished under the radiologist's overall direction and control, but the
				  radiologist's presence is not required during the performance of the
				  procedure.
"Personal Supervision"
means the radiologist
				  must be in attendance in the room during the performance of the
				  procedure.
"Radiologist"
is a physician licensed by the
				  State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or by the State Board of
				  Osteopathic Examiners and certified by the American Board of Radiology or the
				  American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.
"Radiologist Assistant"
means an advanced-level
				  certified radiologic technologist, licensed by the Board, who works under the
				  direct supervision of a radiologist to enhance patient care by assisting the
				  radiologist in the diagnostic imaging environment and shall be certified and
				  registered with the A.R.R.T. as a Registered Radiologist Assistant and
				  credentialed to provide radiology services and have completed a radiologist
				  assistant program approved by the A.R.R.T. and passed the A.R.R.T.
				  certification examinations. A radiologist assistant shall not interpret images,
				  make diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies or obtain informed
				  consent.
"Registered Radiologist Assistant" or "R.R.A."
means a Radiologist Assistant registered by the American Registry of
				  Radiological Technologists (ARRT).
"Unprofessional Conduct"
includes, but is not
				  limited to, a departure from or failure to conform to the minimal standards of
				  acceptable and prevailing radiologist assistant practice; any radiologist
				  assistant practice that may create unnecessary danger to a patient's life,
				  health, or safety; or any practice that is contrary to the ethical conduct
				  appropriate to the professional that results in the termination from
				  employment. Actual injury to a patient or the public need not be
				  established.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 681,
				  eff 2-19-09 (emergency); Added at 26 Ok Reg 2578, eff
				  7-11-09