N.Y. Public Health Law § 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; 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; and, under the direct supervision of a licensed physician,

certified nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant, the

intravenous 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.