This chapter implements the provisions of the Texas Medical Physics Practice Act (Act), Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 602, concerning the regulation and licensure of medical physicists, in that:
(1) the Act is intended to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state from the harmful effects of excessive radiation; and(2) the practice of medical physics is a threat to the public if conducted by incompetent persons.(3) This chapter will protect the public from the dangers described by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section by: (A) establishing minimum standards of education, training, and competency for persons engaged in the practice of medical physics; and(B) ensuring that the privilege of practicing in the field of medical physics is entrusted only to those persons licensed under the Act.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 601.1
The provisions of this §601.1 adopted to be effective December 15, 1992, 17 TexReg 8440; amended to be effective June 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 4344; amended to be effective August 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 5808; amended to be effective January 2, 2008, 32 TexReg 10003; amended to be effective August 30, 2012, 37 TexReg 6594