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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 14-5B-08

Known as the Maryland Medical Practice Act

The act spans §§ 14-101 to 14-702 (94 sections).

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance in this State.

(2) A radiologist assistant may not:

(i) Interpret images;

(ii) Make diagnoses; or

(iii) Prescribe medications or therapies.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) A radiation therapist, radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, or radiology assistant employed in the service of the federal government while practicing within the scope of the employment; or

(2) A radiation therapy student, a radiography student, a nuclear medicine technology student, or a radiology assistant student enrolled in an education program which is accredited by an approved accrediting organization while practicing radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance in that program.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.