Section 410 IAC 5.2-7-1 - Licensing requirementsAuthority: IC 16-41-35-26; IC 16-41-35-28; IC 16-41-35-29
Affected: IC 16-41-35
Sec. 1.
(a) A radiation therapist is an individual, other than a licensed practitioner, who performs radiation therapy procedures on humans for therapeutic purposes employing equipment that emits ionizing radiation. An individual performing any of the following tasks must be licensed as a radiation therapist: (1) Assessing and evaluating a patient in preparation for a radiation therapy procedure.(2) Making decisions concerning the performance of a radiation therapy procedure.(3) Determining and setting exposure factors for a radiation therapy procedure.(4) Performing a radiation therapy procedure.(5) Actuating a radiation machine resulting in the production of ionizing radiation for the purpose of performing a radiation therapy procedure.(b) The following actions do not require an individual to be licensed as a radiation therapist: (1) Assisting a patient on or off a radiation therapy table.(2) Assisting a radiation therapist as explicitly directed by the radiation therapist.(c) To be eligible for a radiation therapist license a person shall: (1) be currently certified and registered in radiation therapy by the ARRT; and(2) complete requirements under 410 IAC 5.2-4.(d) An individual who provides written proof to the department that he or she was actively employed as a radiation therapist for at least one (1) year prior to the effective date of this rule is exempt from subsection (c) and will be granted a radiation therapist license upon the completion of requirements under 410 IAC 5.2-4.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 5.2-7-1; filed Nov 27, 2006, 1:48 p.m.: 20061227-IR-410050190FRA; errata filed Jan 17, 2007, 11:14 a.m.: 20070131-IR-410050190ACA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2012, 12:09 p.m.: 20120808-IR-410120265RFAReadopted filed 9/26/2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA