Section Mirt 301.01 - DefinitionsIn this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Board" means "board" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, I, namely, "the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy";(b) "Licensed practitioner" means "licensed practitioner" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, V, namely, "a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, podiatry, or osteopathy in New Hampshire";(c) "Limited x-ray machine operator" means "limited x-ray machine operator" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, VI, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to perform, under the supervision of a licensed practitioner, limited diagnostic radiography procedures of specific parts of human anatomy or bone density measurements using equipment that emits external ionizing radiation";(d) "Magnetic resonance technologist" means "magnetic resonance technologist" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, VII, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to perform magnetic resonance procedures using magnetic fields and radio frequency signals";(e) "Medical imaging" means "medical imaging" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, VIII, namely, "any procedure intended for use in the diagnosis or visualization of disease or other medical conditions in human beings, including, but not limited to the following modalities, radiography, nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance, and other procedures using ionizing radiation, magnetic resonance, or ultrasound";(f) "Medical imaging professional" means "medical imaging professional" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, IX, namely, "any person who is a magnetic resonance technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, radiographer, radiologist assistant, or sonographer licensed under this chapter";(g) "Nuclear medicine technologist" means "nuclear medicine technologist" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, X, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to perform a variety of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging procedures using sealed and unsealed radiation sources, ionizing and nonionizing radiation, and adjunctive medicine and therapeutic procedures using unsealed radioactive sources";(h) "Radiation therapist" means "radiation therapist" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, XI, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to administer ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes";(i) "Radiographer" means "radiographer" as defined in RSA 328-J:1I, XI, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to perform a comprehensive set of diagnostic radiographic procedures using external ionizing radiation to produce radiographic, fluoroscopic, or digital images";(j) "Radiologist" means "radiologist" as defined in RSA 328-J:1II, XI, namely, "a physician certified by or board-eligible to be certified for the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiology, or the Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons in that medical specialty";(k) "Radiologist assistant" means "radiologist assistant" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, XIV, namely, "a radiographer who has met additional qualifications and who is licensed under this chapter to perform a variety of activities under the supervision of a radiologist in the areas of patient care, patient management, radiologic imaging, or interventional procedures guided by radiologic imaging"; and(l) "Sonographer" means "sonographer" as defined in RSA 328-J:1, XV, namely, "a person who is licensed under this chapter to perform a comprehensive set of diagnostic sonography procedures using ultrasound to create medical images."N.H. Admin. Code § Mirt 301.01
Derived From Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12597, Effective 7/31/2018, Expires 7/31/2028.