8700 – Introduction.

§ 8700. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of medical physics. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.

8701 – Definitions.

§ 8701. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Clinical” shall mean activities directly relating to the treatment or diagnosis of human ailments. 2. “Specialty” or “specialty area” shall mean the following branch or branches of special competence within medical physics: (a) “Diagnostic radiological physics” shall mean the branch of medical physics relating to the […]

8702 – Definition of “Practice of Medical Physics”.

§ 8702. Definition of “practice of medical physics”. 1. The “practice of the profession of medical physics” shall mean the use and application of accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to assure the correct quality, quantity and placement of radiation during the performance of a radiological procedure, so as to protect […]

8703 – Use of the Title “Professional Medical Physicist”.

§ 8703. Use of the title “professional medical physicist”. Only a person licensed under this article shall use the title “professional medical physicist”.

8704 – State Committee for Medical Physics.

§ 8704. State committee for medical physics. 1. A state committee for medical physics shall be appointed by the board of regents upon the recommendation of the commissioner and shall assist on matters of licensure and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. Notwithstanding the provisions of section sixty-five hundred […]

8705 – Requirements and Procedures for Professional Licensure.

§ 8705. Requirements and procedures for professional licensure. To qualify for a license as a professional medical physicist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: 1. Application: file an application with the department; 2. Education: have received an education including a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in accordance with the […]

8706 – Limited Permits.

§ 8706. Limited permits. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice and duration shall be issued by the department to eligible applicants, as follows: 1. Eligibility. The following persons shall be eligible for a limited permit: (a) a person who fulfills all requirements for a license as a professional medical physicist except those relating to examination […]

8707 – Exemptions.

§ 8707. Exemptions. Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect, prevent or in any manner expand or limit the authority of any person otherwise authorized by law or regulation to practice any function of a medical physicist, or any department or agency authorized by law or regulation to regulate the use of radiation, […]

8708 – Licensure Without Examination.

§ 8708. Licensure without examination. 1. Within eighteen months of the effective date of regulations implementing the provisions of this article, the department may issue a license to practice medical physics with special competency in one or more specialties in this state, without an examination, to a person who meets the requirements of subdivisions one, […]

8709 – Separability.

§ 8709. Separability. If any section of this article, or part thereof, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of any other section or part thereof.