{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-653.600","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 653.600","heading":"Radiologist assistant: Qualifications for practice; authorized services; prohibition; penalty.","body":"1. The holder of a license may practice as a radiologist assistant if the holder is:\n(a) Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or its successor organization, to practice in the area of radiography and is registered as a radiologist assistant by that entity; or\n(b) Certified by the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants.\n2. In addition to the duties that the holder of a license is authorized to perform by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 653.460, a radiologist assistant:\n(a) May perform any duty relating to the care and management of patients, including, without limitation, radiologic imaging and interventional procedures guided by radiologic imaging, under the supervision of a radiologist.\n(b) May provide initial observations concerning the images of a patient to a supervising physician who specializes in radiology.\n(c) Shall not interpret images of a patient or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in NRS 630.020.\n3. A person who practices as a radiologist assistant without meeting the requirements of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 653 - RADIATION THERAPY AND RADIOLOGIC IMAGING","PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-653.html#NRS653Sec600","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:45Z","sha256":"ee163acd5f570a4c55c40cc35382a3f0c30707518908c64b4f561d19182518ff","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-653.550--2","next":"us-nv/nrs-653.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}