§ 106976 Nuclear Medicine Ct Scans

This law says that a nuclear medicine technologist can do a CT scan on a special dual‑mode machine only if they also have a current CT certification (or are in approved training) and are supervised by a qualified radiology tech and an authorized radioactive‑material user.

Key Takeaways

•You need both a nuclear medicine certification and a current CT certification (or be in approved training) to run a CT on a dual‑mode PET/CT machine.
•You must be directly supervised by a certified diagnostic radiology technologist.
•Your supervisor also has to be an authorized user of radioactive materials under the Radiation Control Law.
•Doing the scan without meeting these rules is a misdemeanor and can lead to disciplinary action.

Example

A hospital employee who is certified in nuclear medicine wants to run a CT scan on a machine that can also do PET scans.

The employee can only do the CT scan if they have a valid CT certificate (or are in on‑the‑job training), are directly supervised by a certified diagnostic radiology technologist, and that supervisor is also an authorized user of radioactive materials. If any of those pieces are missing, the employee cannot legally perform the CT scan.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), a person who is currently certified as meeting the standards of competence in nuclear medicine technology pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 107150) may perform a computerized tomography scan only on a dual mode machine on which both a nuclear medicine procedure, including a positron emission tomography scan, and a computerized tomography scan may be performed if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The person holds a current, valid certificate in computerized tomography issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, has registered with the department pursuant to Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 107115) as participating in on-the-job training to meet the clinical competencies required by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, and is under the direct supervision of a person who holds a current, valid certificate in diagnostic radiology technology, or is a student described in subdivision (b) of Section 106975. (2) The person is under the supervision of a person who is an authorized user identified on a specific license authorizing medical use of radioactive materials pursuant to the Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9). (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 107170 and a violator is subject to discipline pursuant to Section 107165. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Key Takeaways

•You need both a nuclear medicine certification and a current CT certification (or be in approved training) to run a CT on a dual‑mode PET/CT machine.
•You must be directly supervised by a certified diagnostic radiology technologist.
•Your supervisor also has to be an authorized user of radioactive materials under the Radiation Control Law.
•Doing the scan without meeting these rules is a misdemeanor and can lead to disciplinary action.

Example

A hospital employee who is certified in nuclear medicine wants to run a CT scan on a machine that can also do PET scans.

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