N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-22.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:28-22.12 - Qualifications of medical physicists and medical physicist assistants

(a) Only a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the Department in accordance with 7:28-22.13(a) and meets at least one of the following criteria may perform the duties of a "qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging" as required in this subchapter:

1. Certification by one of the following agencies in the specialty listed:

i. The American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Radiological Physics or Radiological Physics;

ii. The American Board of Medical Physics in Diagnostic Imaging Physics;

iii. Certification issued by the Fellowship in the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine that is equivalent to (a)1i or ii above; or

iv. Certification by other national certifying boards, which may be recognized by the Commission, where the person seeking recognition as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging has petitioned the Commission in writing and where the Commission has issued a written determination that the certification in question meets the criteria of a qualified medical physicist pursuant to this section;

2. A master's or doctorate degree from an accredited college in radiological health, radiation sciences, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, engineering or a related field and at least three years of professional, clinical and technical experience in the field of radiological physics, including the performance of quality control tests of diagnostic x-ray imaging, that was obtained under the supervision of an individual who meets the requirements of this section, except the requirement to hold a certificate issued by the Department; or

3. Any individual who does not meet at least one of the foregoing criteria may petition the Commission for recognition as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging. The individual shall submit a written petition to the Commission that contains sufficient information on his or her educational, professional, clinical, technical, employment and/or any other relevant experience. The Commission may approve any such petition based on its determination that the individual demonstrates competence to act as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging.

(b) Only a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the Department in accordance with 7:28-22.13(a) and meets at least one of the following criteria may perform the duties of a "qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for computed tomography equipment" as required in this subchapter:

1. Certification by one of the following agencies in the specialty listed:

i. The American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Radiological Physics or Radiological Physics;

ii. The American Board of Medical Physics in Diagnostic Imaging Physics;

iii. Certification issued by the Fellowship in the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine that is equivalent to (b)1i or ii above; or

iv. Certification by other national certifying boards, which may be recognized by the Commission, where the person seeking recognition as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for computed tomography x-ray equipment has petitioned the Commission in writing and where the Commission has issued a written determination that the certification in question meets the criteria of a qualified medical physicist pursuant to this section;

2. A master's or doctorate degree from an accredited college in radiological health, radiation sciences, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, engineering or a related field and at least three years of professional, clinical and technical experience in the field of radiological physics, including the performance testing of computed tomography equipment that was obtained under the supervision of an individual who meets the requirements of this section, except the requirement to hold a certificate issued by the Department; or

3. Any individual who does not meet at least one of the foregoing criteria may petition the Commission for recognition as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for computed tomography equipment. The individual shall submit a written petition to the Commission that contains sufficient information on his or her educational, professional, clinical, technical, employment and/or any other relevant experience. The Commission may approve any such petition based on its determination that the individual demonstrates competence to act as a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for computed tomography equipment.

(c) Only a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the Department in accordance with 7:28-22.13(a), meets one of the criteria contained in (c)1 through 5 below and also meets the criterion in (c)6 below may perform the duties of a "qualified medical physicist assistant in radiography":

1. Is currently ARRT certified in general radiography or holds a current New Jersey license as a diagnostic radiologic technologist and has five years of experience as a practicing diagnostic technologist, one year of which shall include performing quality control tests on radiographic equipment;

2. Is currently ARRT certified in both general radiography and in quality management with three years of experience as a practicing diagnostic radiologic technologist;

3. Has a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in biology, chemistry, radiation sciences, physics, engineering or mathematics and four years of technical experience performing quality control tests on radiographic equipment in the field of radiological health;

4. Has a master's degree or a doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in radiological health, radiation sciences, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, engineering or a related field and two years of technical experience performing quality control tests on radiographic equipment in the field of radiological health; or

5. Any individual who does not meet at least one of the foregoing criterion may petition the Commission for recognition as a qualified medical physicist assistant in radiography. The individual shall submit a written petition to the Commission that contains sufficient information on his or her educational, professional, clinical, technical, employment and/or any other relevant experience. The Commission may approve any such petition based on its determination that the individual demonstrates competence to act as a qualified medical physicist assistant in radiography.

6. In addition to the criteria in (a)1 through 5 above, the individual shall document to the satisfaction of the Department, that the individual has received, at a minimum, training and instruction on performing QC tests and has performed quality control tests 1 through 9 of Table 4, Medical Physicist's Radiographic QC Survey, in 7:28-22.8 on at least five radiographic units while under the immediate supervision of a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging.

(d) Only a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the Department in accordance with 7:28-22.13(a), meets one of the criteria contained in (d)1 through 5 below, and also meets the criterion in (d)6 below may perform the duties of a "qualified medical physicist assistant in fluoroscopy":

2. Is currently ARRT certified in both general radiography and in quality management with three years of experience as a practicing diagnostic radiologic technologist;

3. Has a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in biology, chemistry, radiation sciences, physics, engineering or mathematics and four years of technical experience performing quality control tests on fluoroscopic equipment in the field of radiological health;

4. Has a master's degree or a doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in radiological health, radiation sciences, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, engineering or a related field and two years of technical experience performing quality control tests on fluoroscopic equipment in the field of radiological health; or

5. Any individual who does not meet at least one of he foregoing criterion may petition the Commission for recognition as a qualified medical physicist assistant in fluoroscopy. The individual shall submit a written petition to the Commission that contains sufficient information on his or her educational, professional, clinical, technical, employment and/or any other relevant experience. The Commission may approve any such petition based on its determination that the individual demonstrates competence to act as a qualified medical physicist assistant in fluoroscopy.

6. In addition to the criteria in (d)1 through 5 above, the individual shall document to the satisfaction of the Department, that the individual has received, at a minimum, training and instruction on performing QC tests and has performed quality control tests 1 through 10 of Table 5, Medical Physicists Fluoroscopic QC Survey, in 7:28-22.9 on at least five fluoroscopic units while under the immediate supervision of a qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray imaging.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-22.12

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 768(a), effective 5/5/2014.