Revision: March 9, 2022, 8:42 a.m.
Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 6
March 2, 2022
2022-0929h
12/10
Amendment to HB 1018
Amend the bill by replacing section 4 with the following:
4 Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy; Advisory Board. RSA 328-J:3 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
328-J:3 Advisory Board Established. The executive director shall establish an advisory board of medical imaging and radiation therapy consisting of 3 members who are licensed and in good standing in New Hampshire as a medical imaging professional. There shall be one alternate board member who has the same qualifications set forth for advisory board members. Each member shall be appointed to a term of 3 years. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. The advisory board shall advise the executive director regarding the implementation of this chapter.
Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 328-J:7 as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
328-J:7 [Board] Responsibilities; Rulemaking Authority. The [board] executive director, in consultation with the board, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
Amend RSA 328-J:8 as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
328-J:8 Educational Qualifications. The [board] executive director, in consultation with the board, shall approve medical imaging and radiation therapy educational programs that the [board] executive director, in consultation with the board, determines meet the criteria and standards established by the [board] executive director in consultation with the board. The curriculum for each course of study shall be no less stringent than the standards approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or any other appropriate educational accreditation agency approved by the [board] executive director in consultation with the board.
Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 328-J:11 as inserted by section 6 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
328-J:11 Licensure; Medical Imaging Professionals and Radiation Therapists. The [board] executive director, in consultation with the board, shall issue licenses to individuals who meet the following qualifications:
Amend RSA 328-J:14 as inserted by section 6 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
328-J:14 Educational Programs. All educational programs approved by the [board] executive director, in consultation with the board, in radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, magnetic resonance technology, sonography, radiologist assistant or limited x-ray machine operation may be offered by a medical facility or educational institution. The program shall be affiliated with one or more hospitals or clinics approved by the [board] executive director to provide the requisite clinical education.