These rules do not have an economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), Stats. The Department’s Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at Daniel.Hereth@wisconsin.gov, or by calling (608) 267-2435. Agency contact person:
Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8366; telephone 608-261-4472; email at DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Comments may be submitted to Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366, or by email to DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Comments must be received at or before the public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m. on July 31, 2019, to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Section 1. RAD 1.02 (intro.) and (1m) are created to read:
RAD 1.02 (intro.) In this chapter and chs. RAD 2 to 6: (1m) “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” or “ALARA” means making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits as practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed activity is undertaken, while taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in relation to the use of nuclear energy and licensed materials in the public interest.
Section 2. RAD 1.02 (12) (intro.) and (h) are amended to read:
RAD 1.02 (12) (intro.) “Licensed independent practitioner" means any of the following:
(h) A health care provider who is defined as an independent a licensed practitioner.
Section 3. RAD 4.01 (2) (intro.), (c), (h), (i), (j), (k), (q), (r), and (s) are amended to read:
RAD 4.01 (2) (intro.) Applicable standards. The scope of practice of a licensed radiographer includes all of the following, as defined in the Radiography Practice Standards, Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 2016 2017 American Society of Radiologic Technologists:
(c) Corroborating a patient's clinical history with procedure and ensuring information is documented and available for use by a licensed independent practitioner.
(h) Performing venipuncture as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(i) Starting, maintaining, and removing intravenous access as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(j) Identifying, preparing, and administering medications as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(k) Evaluating images for technical quality, and ensuring proper identification is recorded.
(q) Performing diagnostic radiographic and noninterpretive fluoroscopic procedures as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(r) Determining Optimizing technical exposure factors in accordance with the principles of ALARA.
(s) Assisting a the licensed independent practitioner with fluoroscopic and specialized radiologic procedures.
Section 4. RAD 4.01 (2) (Note 1) is repealed.
Section 5. RAD 4.01 (2) (Note 2) is amended to read:
RAD 4.01 (2) (Note 2) Copies of the Standard The standard are on file at is available from the office of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Legislative Reference Bureau American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ website at www.asrt.org. Section 6. RAD 4.02 (2) (intro.), (b), (k), (L), and (m) are amended to read:
RAD 4.02 (2) (intro.) Applicable standards. The scope of practice of an LXMO includes all of the following, as defined in the Limited X-ray Machine Operator Practice Standards, 2016 Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 2017 American Society of Radiologic Technologists:
(b) Corroborating a patient's clinical history with procedure and ensuring information is documented and available for use by a licensed independent practitioner.
(k) Performing diagnostic radiographic procedures limited to education or the prescribed by a licensed practitioner of a specific area of anatomical interest based on limited education, training, and licensure or certification as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner within the LXMO’s scope of practice.
(L) Assisting a licensed independent practitioner or radiographer during static radiographic procedures.
(m) Determining Optimizing technical exposure factors in accordance with the principles of ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
Section 7. RAD 4.02 (2) (o) and (Note 1) are repealed.
Section 8. RAD 4.02 (2) (Note 2) is amended to read:
RAD 4.02 (2) (Note 2) Copies of the Standard The standard are on file at is available from the office of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Legislative Reference Bureau American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ website at www.asrt.org. Section 9. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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