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Tex. Occ. Code § 601.402

CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Known as the Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Act

The act spans §§ 601–601 (90 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person who is required to be certified under this chapter commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly administers a radiologic procedure to another person without holding a valid certificate issued by the advisory board;

(2) practices radiologic technology without holding a certificate under this chapter;

(3) uses or attempts to use a suspended or revoked certificate;

(4) knowingly allows a student enrolled in an education program to perform a radiologic procedure without direct supervision;

(5) obtains or attempts to obtain a certificate through bribery or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(6) uses the title or name "certified medical radiologic technologist" or any other name or title that implies the person is certified to practice radiologic technology, unless the person is certified under this chapter;

(7) knowingly conceals information relating to enforcement of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(8) employs a person not certified by or in compliance with this chapter for the purpose of applying ionizing radiation to a person.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.