Section 14-5 - B-01. Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-5B-01. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Board.- "Board" means the State Board of Physicians. 

(c)  Certification.- "Certification" means recognition of an individual who has satisfied certain standards required by a national certifying board. 

(d)  Committee.- "Committee" means the Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiology Assistance Advisory Committee of the Board. 

(e)  Holder of a temporary license.- "Holder of a temporary license" means an individual who is granted a temporary license to practice radiation therapy, radiography, or nuclear medicine technology pending fulfillment of the requirements under § 14-5B-09(c) of this subtitle. 

(f)  License.- "License" means a license issued by the Board to practice as a radiation therapist, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant. 

(g)  Licensed nuclear medicine technologist.- "Licensed nuclear medicine technologist" means a nuclear medicine technologist who is licensed by the Board to practice nuclear medicine technology. 

(h)  Licensed radiation therapist.- "Licensed radiation therapist" means a radiation therapist who is licensed by the Board to practice radiation therapy. 

(i)  Licensed radiographer.- "Licensed radiographer" means a radiographer who is licensed by the Board to practice radiography. 

(j)  Licensed radiologist assistant.- "Licensed radiologist assistant" means an individual who is licensed to practice radiology assistance under the supervision of a licensed physician who: 

(1) Specializes in radiology; and 

(2) Is certified by: 

(i) The American Board of Radiology; 

(ii) The American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; 

(iii) The British Royal College of Radiology; or 

(iv) The Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons. 

(k)  Licensee.- "Licensee" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice as a radiation therapist, a radiographer, a nuclear medicine technologist, or radiologist assistant. 

(l)  National certifying board.- "National certifying board" means: 

(1) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; 

(2) The Nuclear Medicine Technology Certifying Board; or 

(3) Another certifying organization approved by the Board. 

(m)  Practice nuclear medicine technology.- "Practice nuclear medicine technology" means to: 

(1) Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals to human beings; or 

(2) Conduct in vivo detection and measurement of radioactivity for medical purposes to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury. 

(n)  Practice radiation therapy.- "Practice radiation therapy" means to perform tumor localization radiography and apply therapeutic doses of radiation for the treatment of disease or injury. 

(o)  Practice radiography.- "Practice radiography" means to use ionizing radiation to: 

(1) Demonstrate portions of the human body to assist in the diagnosis or localization of disease or injury; or 

(2) Perform tumor localization radiography. 

(p)  Practice radiology assistance.- "Practice radiology assistance" means to practice medical radiation technology and to perform: 

(1) Fluoroscopy and selected radiology procedures; 

(2) Patient assessment; and 

(3) Patient management. 

(q)  Supervision.- "Supervision" means the responsibility of a licensed physician to exercise on-site or immediately available direction for licensees or holders of temporary licenses. 
 

[2002, ch. 373, § 2; 2003, ch. 252, § 10; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2008, ch. 328.]