N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-24.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:28-24.4 - Scopes of practice

(a) Any person who possesses a valid license pursuant to this subchapter shall exercise proper principles of radiation protection with regard to nuclear medicine and CT procedures.

(b) Any person who possesses a valid license to practice nuclear medicine technology issued in accordance with this subchapter may engage in the following activities, which constitute the scope of practice of nuclear medicine technology:

1. Prepare radiopharmaceuticals for administration to humans, administering radiopharmaceuticals to humans;

2. Position patients for examinations that require the administration of radiopharmaceuticals to humans;

3. Set technical factors for examinations that require the administration of radiopharmaceuticals to humans;

4. Operate imaging and/or measuring equipment for examinations that require the administration of radiopharmaceuticals to humans;

5. Acquire and manipulate patient data with or without the use of computers for procedures requiring the administration of radiopharmaceuticals; and

6. Administer pharmaceuticals, provided that the material and its administration comply with the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners rule 13:35-6.20.

(c) It is not within the scope of practice of a licensed nuclear medicine technologist to:

1. Prescribe or determine the dosage of any form of radionuclide to a human being; or

2. Apply, administer, determine the dosage of, or order the administration of therapeutic doses of any form of radionuclide to a human being.

(d) Any person who possesses a valid license to practice fusion imaging CT technology issued in accordance with this subchapter may engage in the following activities, which constitute the scope of practice of fusing imaging CT technology:

1. Operate CT equipment as part of fusion imaging procedures;

2. Position patients as part of fusion imaging procedures;

3. Set technique factors and make x-ray exposures as part of fusion imaging procedures;

4. Acquire and manipulate the resultant patient imaging data obtained from a fusion imaging procedure; and

5. Perform attenuation correction.

(e) The Board may authorize a licensed nuclear medicine technologist to perform CT procedures for the purpose of gaining competency in CT for New Jersey licensure in Fusion Imaging CT Technology or national certification, provided:

1. The licensed nuclear medicine technologist submits and the Board approves an educational plan, which shall include a list of clinical prerequisites to be completed, the name and address of the clinical education center, a list of the CT equipment to be used, the names and professional credentials of the individuals who will supervise the licensed nuclear medicine technologist while he or she performs CT procedures in accordance with (e)3 below, and a schedule indicating the beginning and ending dates of the period during which the licensed nuclear medicine technologist will perform CT procedures under the educational plan. The plan shall be signed by both the licensed nuclear medicine technologist and the manager or administrator of the clinical education center;

2. The licensed nuclear medicine technologist has fulfilled the requirements at 7:28-24.6(a)1;

3. The licensed nuclear medicine technologist performs CT procedures only while under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, licensed diagnostic radiologic technologist, or a licensed fusion imaging CT technologist named in the approved educational plan identified in (e)1 above; and

4. The licensed nuclear medical technologist and clinical education center comply with the terms of the approved educational plan identified in (e)1 above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-24.4

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 409(b), effective 3/7/2016