NRS 653.600 Radiologist assistant: Qualifications for practice; authorized services; prohibition; penalty.
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NRS 653.600 Radiologist assistant: Qualifications for practice; authorized services; prohibition; penalty.
1. The holder of a license may practice as a radiologist assistant if the holder is:
(a)Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or its successor organization, to practice in the area of radiography and is registered as a radiologist assistant by that entity; or
(b)Certified by the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants.
2. In addition to the duties that the holder of a license is authorized to perform by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 653.460 , a radiologist assistant:
(a)May perform any duty relating to the care and management of patients, including, without limitation, radiologic imaging and interventional procedures guided by radiologic imaging, under the supervision of a radiologist.
(b)May provide initial observations concerning the images of a patient to a supervising physician who specializes in radiology.
(c)Shall not interpret images of a patient or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in NRS 630.020 .
3. A person who practices as a radiologist assistant without meeting the requirements of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.