Ohio Admin. Code 3701-72-03 - Standards for educational programs, continuing education courses, and national certifying organizations
(A) Any person may apply to the director for
approval to conduct an educational program for general x-ray machine operators,
radiographers, radiation therapists, or nuclear medicine technologists. Any
person desiring to conduct an accredited educational program for a specific
course of study shall complete an application prescribed by the director and
submit the completed application to the director with the non-refundable
application fee at least sixty days prior to initiating the program. The
application fee shall be paid by check or money order, payable to "Treasurer,
State of Ohio" in the amount of five hundred dollars. The director shall return
an incomplete application to the applicant for completion. An approval to
conduct an educational program does not expire but may be suspended or revoked
in accordance with paragraph (J)
(L) of this rule. An application for approval as an
accredited educational program shall contain the following:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of
applicant;
(2) Title of program,
length of program, target audience, specific program objectives, and the
instructional techniques or strategies that will be used to obtain the intended
learning outcomes;
(3) Name,
address, telephone number, and curriculum vitae of all instructors;
and
(4) A statement certifying that
the program complies and will remain in compliance with the requirements of
this rule.
(B)
Any national certifying organization that certifies
nuclear medicine technologists or radiation therapists for computed tomography
may apply to the director for approval to accept the national organization's
certification in computed tomography. An approval does not expire but may be
suspended or revoked in accordance with paragraph (L) of this rule. The
application shall contain the following:
(1)
Name, address,
and telephone number of the organization;
(2)
The certification
requirements;
(3)
Verification of accreditation by the "National
Commission for Certifying Agencies"; and
(4)
A statement
certifying that the national certifying organization complies and will remain
in compliance with the requirements of this rule.
(C)
The director may
approve a national certifying organization that certifies nuclear medicine
technologists or radiation therapists for computed tomography if the national
certifying organization is accredited by the "National Commission for
Certifying Agencies" and the computed tomography certification requires, at a
minimum, the following:
(1)
Sixteen credit hours of didactic education, with at
least one credit hour in each of the following categories, and the remaining
twelve credit hours distributed across the following categories:
(a)
Patient
care
(b)
Radiation safety
(c)
Image production;
and
(d)
Computed tomography procedures;
(2)
Clinical experience of at least:
(a)
Ten different
types of computed tomography procedures; and
(b)
Fifty repetitions
distributed across the different types of computed tomography
procedures.
(1)
Appendix A of 42 CFR 75 (as published in the October 1, 2005, Code of Federal
Regulations); or
(2) The program is
accredited by the "Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology;" or
(3) The program is
housed in a college accredited by the "North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools" or other United States department of education approved regional
accrediting agencies.
(1) Appendix D of 42 CFR 75 (as published in
the October 1, 2005, Code of Federal Regulations); or
(2) The program is accredited by the "Joint
Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology"; or
(3)
The program is housed in a college accredited by the "North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools" or other United States department of education
approved regional accrediting agencies.
(1) Appendix E in 42 CFR 75 (as published in
the October 1, 2005, Code of Federal Regulations); or
(2) The program is accredited by the "Joint
Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology"; or
(3) The program is housed in a college
accredited by the "North Central Association of Colleges and Schools" or other
United States department of education approved regional accrediting
agencies.
(1) The program is accredited
by the "Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology";
or
(2) The program is housed in a
college accredited by the "North Central Association of Colleges and Schools";
or
(3) The program is accredited by
an organization recognized by the United States department of education;
or
(4) The program:
is a professional
association of and recognized by licensed practitioners; and
(5)(b)
Has a curriculum that includes
with a didactic training section
which, as a minimum,
that includes the following:(a)(i) Radiographic
equipment and often-used terms/terminology;
(b)(ii) The nature of
x-rays, their relative energy spectrum, and their fundamental properties when
traveling in space and interacting with matter;
(c)(iii) The components of
the x-ray tube and their basic functions;
(d)(iv) How x-rays are
produced by the x-ray machine;
(e)(v) The essential
factors controlling the quality and quantity of x-ray beam intensity,
specifically what kilovoltage peak (kVp) and milliamperes (mA) do to the x-ray
beam;
(f)(vi) The functions of
the x-ray tube, control panel, table, and grid devices;
(g)(vii)
The three potential interactions of x-rays with matter, how these combine to
produce a useful image, along with their potential negative effects on both the
image clarity and radiation safety. However, the student is not required to
conceptualize how these interactions occur using atomic models or their
relative probabilities of interaction;
(h)(viii) X-ray image
formation and the different processing techniques for both film/screen and
digital image receptors;
(i)(ix) Major factors that
control and affect image quality forming the basis of technique chart
development;
(J)(x) The applicable
units of measurement used in dosimetry, the methods to monitor occupational
exposure, and when dosimetry is required;
(k)(xi) The acute biologic
effects of radiation, with an emphasis on their limited relevance in diagnostic
radiology;
(l)(xii) The long term
biologic effects of x-rays as a foundation to understanding the principles of
safe practice;
(m)(xiii) The cardinal
rules of safety, along with standard safe practices in protecting both patients
and operators from ionizing radiation;
(n)(xiv) The initial
clinical approach to identifying the patient and explaining the
procedure;
(o)(xv) Proper patient
assessment and patient care skills when performing radiographic
procedures;
(p)(xvi) Methods of
patient safety;
(q)(xvii) Methods of
operator safety; and
(r)(xviii) Patient
assessment and patient care - "Prelude to Clinical Training";
or
(a)
Is a professional
association of, and recognized by, licensed practitioners, and
(a)
Evaluating and assessing the patient with respect
to
Has one or more of the clinical training
modules specified in the appendix to this rule, and the competency based
clinical assessment is conducted in a laboratory setting to include digital
image receptors, or DXA scanners for bone densitometry, and include the
following minimum requirements:(B)(ii) Explaining the
radiologic procedure to the patient;
(C)(iii) Measuring part
thickness (excluding podiatric and extremities) with calipers;
(D)(iv)
Comparing the technique chart with the patient characteristics and setting the
exposure factors on the unit;
(E)(v) Properly placing or
employing the image receptor identification labels;
(f)(vi) Competently
positioning patients for all routine procedures associated with the category of
interest identified in the appendix to this rule, to include:(i)(a) Appropriate
immobilization and use of positioning aids;
(ii)(b) Visualization of
pertinent anatomy;
(iii)(c) Correct
object-image distance (OID), source-to-image distance (SID), image receptor
size, grid use, and compensating filters, as applicable;
(iv)(d)
Proper collimation of the radiation beam; and
(v)(e) Appropriate
breathing instructions to patient;
(g)(vii) Operating
equipment safely by keeping radiation exposures "as low as reasonably
achievable" (ALARA) to the patient by using optimal
technique factors. This also entails
routinely employing the cardinal safety principles of time, distance and
shielding for both patient and operator;
(h)(viii)
Processing the image; and
(i)(ix) Assessing the
image for basic quality control; and
(i)
Evaluating and assessing the patient with respect
to:
(i)
(a) Verification of the correct patient;
(ii)(b)
Categorizing key factors, such as patient age and body habitus, for purposes of
determining technique;
(iii)(c) Basic patient
history and underlying medical issues (such as age, osteoporosis, spinal
osteoarthritis) pertinent to radiography;
(iv)(d) Patient concerns
regarding radiation exposure or the procedure;
(v)(e) Communication
problems;
(vi)(f) Prior
studies;
(vii)(g) Pregnancy status,
last menstrual cycle;
(viii)(h) Mobility and
ambulatory status of patient (e.g., post op, post trauma, wearing a
cast);
(1) Name, address, and
telephone number of applicant;
(2)
Title of course, number of CE credits, target audience, specific program
objectives, and the instructional techniques or strategies that will be used to
obtain the intended learning outcomes;
(3) Name, address, telephone number, and
curriculum vitae of all instructors; and
(4)
A statement certifying that the course complies and will remain in compliance
with the requirements of this rule.
; and
(5)
A sample copy of the certificate that will be given to each participant that
successfully completes the continuing education course which includes the
following information:
(a) The title of the
program and the department approval number;
(b) Date of the course;
(c) Number of approved CE credits;
(d) Name of the approved sponsor;
(e) Signature space for the instructor or
authorized representative of the sponsor; and
(f) Name of the participant.
(1) The course shall be
is conducted
by an instructor who has a minimum of two years of professional experience and
proficiency in instructing, and is qualified through academic preparation
evidenced by a degree in radiological science, or completion of core course
work in the radiological sciences, or demonstrates equivalent standards of
experience and education.
; and
(2)
The course content shall include
Includes one of the following subjects:
(a) Quality control, quality assurance, or
quality management practices;
(b)
Principles of radiographic imaging;
(c) Radiographic, radiation therapy, nuclear
medicine or bone densitometry equipment, instrumentation, positioning, or
procedures; or
(d) Radiation safety
and protection.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4773.08
Rule Amplifies: 4773.07
Prior Effective Dates: 10/16/1995, 09/01/1997, 09/04/2000, 03/23/2004, 08/01/2007, 04/01/2012, 06/01/2018
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