§ 3502. License required. 1. The department shall issue separate\nlicenses in the areas of radiography, radiation therapy and nuclear\nmedicine technology to individuals who qualify under section thirty-five\nhundred five of this title.\n 2. Except where otherwise authorized by law:\n (a) only licensed practitioners and persons licensed under this\narticle are permitted to apply ionizing radiation to human beings, and\nonly within the limits of their specific license;\n (b) only licensed physicians who are authorized by a radioactive\nmaterials license or persons licensed under this article are permitted\nto use radiopharmaceuticals on human beings, and only within the limits\nof their specific license;\n (c) only persons licensed under this article shall practice\nradiography, radiation therapy or nuclear medicine technology or use the\ntitle "radiographer," "radiologic technologist," "radiation therapist"\nor "nuclear medicine technologist" or use the abbreviations LRT, RTT,\nLRTT, NMT, or LNMT with his or her name; and\n (d) notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subdivision, quality control\ntests and radiation therapy treatment planning may also be performed by\nindividuals not licensed by this article.\n 3. On or after January first, two thousand nine no person shall\npractice nuclear medicine technology or hold himself or herself out as a\nnuclear medicine technologist unless the individual is the holder of a\nlicense pursuant to this article and in accordance with the\ncommissioner's rules and regulations.\n 4. No radiologic technologist shall administer or inject intravenous\ncontrast media unless (a) the individual is certified by the department\nto perform such function in accordance with the commissioner's rules and\nregulations (b) such administration or injection has been approved by a\nphysician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or registered\nprofessional nurse within twenty-four hours prior to the administration\nor injection (c) a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner\nor registered professional nurse performs an evaluation of the patient\non the day of the procedure. Administration or injection of contrast\nmedia means and is limited to the placement or insertion of a needle or\na catheter, not exceeding three inches in length and not above the level\nof the axilla into a person's upper extremity and the administration or\ninjection of the intravenous contrast media, manually or by mechanical\ninjector, but does not mean the determination of the type or volume of\nmedia to be administered or injected.\n 5. The department shall issue an intravenous contrast administration\ncertificate, as defined in this article, to an individual who is\napproved by the department. Such individual must:\n (a) be a duly licensed and registered radiologic technologist in good\nstanding under this article;\n (b) demonstrate the satisfactory completion of education and training\nconcerning the insertion of a needle and a catheter;\n (c) demonstrate the satisfactory completion of training in recognition\nof adverse reactions and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;\n (d) pay a biennial certification fee of twenty dollars; and\n (e) meet such other criteria as may be established by the commissioner\nin regulation.\n * 6. (a) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any\nother provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, licensed\npractitioners, persons licensed under this article and unlicensed\npersonnel employed at a local correctional facility may, in a manner\npermitted by the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subdivision,\nutilize body imaging scanning equipment that applies ionizing radiation\nto humans for purposes of screening incarcerated individuals committed\nto such facility, in connection with the implementation of such\nfacility's security program.\n (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other\nprovision of law, rule or regulation to the
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