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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-74-40

Certification requirements; certification without examination; chapter construction

Known as the Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (6 sections).

1999 Act No. 101, SECTION 1.

(A) A radiologic technologist who is certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is deemed to have met the qualifications for certification by the South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association and, upon application, must be issued an initial certification without examination.

(B) Nothing in this chapter limits, enlarges, or affects the practice of a licensed practitioner.

(C) A resident physician or a student enrolled in and attending a school or college of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry, radiologic technology, or a curriculum approved by the South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association who applies ionizing radiation to humans while under the supervision of a licensed practitioner or direct supervision of a certified radiologic technologist appropriately trained to supervise the specific procedure is not required to be certified under this chapter.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.