HB 2173 — An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory therapists, for perfusionist, for genetic counselor and for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters; providing for medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants and trainees; further providing for licenses and certificates and general qualification; repealing provisions relating to radiologic procedures and education and training required; and making a repeal.

PRINTER'S NO.   2947

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2173
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY MULLINS, CUTLER, HILL-EVANS, McANDREW, FREEMAN,
        SANCHEZ, BRENNAN, NEILSON, GUENST, D. WILLIAMS, O'MARA,
        DONAHUE, MEHAFFIE, RIVERA, DAVANZO, STAATS, KERWIN,
        TOMLINSON, FRITZ, DOUGHERTY, KUZMA, DAVIDSON, ARMANINI,
        GIRAL, PROKOPIAK, CERRATO, GALLAGHER, SMITH-WADE-EL, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, KLUNK, ORTITAY, MALAGARI, MERSKI, JAMES, MARCELL,
        GUZMAN, KOSIEROWSKI, MAJOR, WATRO, GAYDOS, KENYATTA AND
        BERNSTINE, FEBRUARY 26, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
        FEBRUARY 27, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
 2      entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
 3      and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
 4      reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
 5      Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
 6      its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
 7      issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
 8      revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
 9      and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for
10      respiratory therapists, for perfusionist, for genetic
11      counselor and for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and
12      orthotic fitters; providing for medical imaging
13      professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants
14      and trainees; further providing for licenses and certificates
15      and general qualification; repealing provisions relating to
16      radiologic procedures and education and training required;
17      and making a repeal.
18      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19   hereby enacts as follows:
20      Section 1.    Section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985
21   (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is
22   amended by adding definitions to read:
 1   Section 2.   Definitions.
 2      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
 3   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 4   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 5      * * *
 6      "Computed tomography."    The process of producing sectional or
 7   three-dimensional images using external ionizing radiation for
 8   diagnostic purposes or for the purpose of providing guidance
 9   during medical interventions.
10      * * *
11      "Diagnostic medical sonography."     The use of high-frequency
12   sound waves with specialized equipment to direct the sound waves
13   into an area of the human body to generate an image for
14   diagnostic purposes or for the purpose of providing guidance
15   during medical interventions.
16      * * *
17      "Fluoroscopy."   The process of producing real-time images
18   using external ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes or for
19   the purpose of providing guidance during medical interventions.
20      * * *
21      "Ionizing radiation."    Radiation that consists of alpha
22   particles, beta particles, gamma rays, x-rays, neutrons, high-
23   speed electrons, high-speed protons or other particles capable
24   of producing ions. The term does not include non-ionizing
25   radiation, including high-frequency sound waves, magnetic
26   fields, microwaves, radiofrequency signals or visible, infrared
27   or ultraviolet light.
28      * * *
29      "Licensed practitioner."     An individual who is a licensed
30   physician, dentist, chiropractor or podiatrist in this

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 1   Commonwealth.
 2      "Limited x-ray machine operations."       The performance of
 3   radiography limited to chest, extremities, spine, skull and
 4   sinuses or bone densitometry procedures using equipment that
 5   emits external ionizing radiation resulting in radiographic
 6   images or bone density measurements.
 7      "Magnetic resonance imaging."       The process of using a
 8   magnetic field and radio frequency waves to produce sectional or
 9   three-dimensional images of internal structures of the human
10   body for diagnostic purposes or for the purpose of providing
11   guidance during medical interventions.
12      * * *
13      "Medical imaging."    A modality used to produce images of the
14   internal structures of the human body for diagnostic purposes or
15   for the purpose of providing guidance during medical
16   interventions through the use of electromagnetic waves, sound
17   waves, radio waves, magnetic fields, ionizing radiation or
18   radioactive materials.
19      "Medical imaging certification organization."       A national
20   organization that specializes in the certification and
21   registration of medical imaging or radiation therapy technical
22   personnel and is accredited by the NCCA, the American National
23   Standards Institute or another accreditation organization
24   recognized by the board.
25      "Medical imaging professional."       An individual, other than a
26   licensed practitioner, who is licensed to perform medical
27   imaging by the board in a modality for which the individual is
28   certified to perform by a medical imaging certification
29   organization.
30      * * *

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 1      "Modality."    The type of medical imaging a licensed medical
 2   imaging professional is certified to perform, including any of
 3   the following:
 4            (1)   Diagnostic medical sonography.
 5            (2)   Limited x-ray machine operations.
 6            (3)   Magnetic resonance imaging.
 7            (4)   Nuclear medicine technology.
 8            (5)   Radiography.
 9      * * *
10      "Nuclear medicine technology."         Medical imaging that utilizes
11   sealed and unsealed radioactive materials for diagnostic,
12   treatment and research purposes. The term includes any of the
13   following:
14            (1)   The procurement, preparation and administration of
15      radiopharmaceuticals, adjunctive and imaging medications.
16            (2)   The combination of nuclear medicine instrumentation
17      with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or other
18      modalities to produce a three-dimensional image with or
19      without adjunctive and imaging medications to enhance the
20      evaluation of physiological processes at a molecular level.
21      * * *
22      "Radiation therapist."       An individual, other than a licensed
23   physician, who is licensed to practice radiation therapy by the
24   board.
25      "Radiation therapy."       The use of ionizing radiation for
26   treating disease.
27      "Radiography."    The process of obtaining an image using
28   external ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes or for the
29   purpose of providing guidance during medical interventions.
30      "Radiologist."    A physician who is licensed in this

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 1   Commonwealth and is certified by the American Board of
 2   Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the
 3   Royal College of Radiology or the Royal College of Physicians
 4   and Surgeons of Canada as a radiologist.
 5      "Radiologist assistant."      An individual, other than a
 6   licensed physician, who is licensed to practice advanced
 7   diagnostic imaging procedures by the board.
 8      * * *
 9      "Trainee."    An individual who has met the requirements and
10   the regulations promulgated under this act to hold a temporary
11   license issued by the board as a medical imaging professional,
12   radiation therapist or radiologist assistant.
13      * * *
14      Section 2.    Sections 13.1(a)(3), 13.3(f)(2), 13.4(e)(2) and
15   13.5(a)(1) of the act are amended to read:
16   Section 13.1.    Respiratory therapists.
17      (a)   Qualifications.--An individual shall be eligible to
18   apply for licensure as a respiratory therapist if that
19   individual satisfies all of the following:
20            * * *
21            (3)   Has proved to the satisfaction of the board that the
22      individual is of good moral character and is not unfit or
23      unable to practice as a respiratory therapist by reason of
24      physical or mental impairment. In assessing the moral
25      character of an applicant with a criminal conviction, the
26      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
27      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (relating to consideration
28      of criminal convictions).
29      * * *
30   Section 13.3.    Perfusionist.

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 1      * * *
 2      (f)   Qualifications.--An applicant shall be licensed to
 3   practice perfusion under this act if the applicant meets all of
 4   the following qualifications and has otherwise complied with the
 5   provisions of this act:
 6            * * *
 7            (2)   The person is of good moral character. In assessing
 8      the moral character of an applicant with a criminal
 9      conviction, the board shall conduct an individualized
10      assessment in accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (relating to
11      consideration of criminal convictions).
12            * * *
13   Section 13.4.     Genetic counselor.
14      * * *
15      (e)   Qualifications.--An applicant shall be licensed to
16   practice genetic counseling under this act if the applicant
17   meets all of the following qualifications and has otherwise
18   complied with the provisions of this act:
19            * * *
20            (2)   The person is of good moral character. In assessing
21      the moral character of an applicant with a criminal
22      conviction, the board shall conduct an individualized
23      assessment in accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (relating to
24      consideration of criminal convictions).
25            * * *
26   Section 13.5.     Prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and
27                  orthotic fitters.
28      (a)   Licensure qualifications.--To qualify for licensure to
29   practice prosthetics, orthotics, pedorthics or orthotic fitting,
30   an applicant shall:

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 1            (1)   Be of good moral character. In assessing the moral
 2      character of an applicant with a criminal conviction, the
 3      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
 4      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (relating to consideration
 5      of criminal convictions).
 6            * * *
 7      Section 3.      The act is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   Section 13.7.      Medical imaging professionals, radiation
 9                  therapists, radiologist assistants and trainees.
10      (a)   License required.--Beginning two years after the
11   effective date of this subsection, it shall be unlawful for an
12   individual who is not licensed under this section to perform or
13   offer to perform medical imaging, radiation therapy or
14   radiography procedures on a human body for diagnostic purposes
15   or for the purpose of providing guidance during medical
16   interventions or practice as a medical imaging professional,
17   radiation therapist or radiologist assistant.
18      (b)   Medical imaging professional license.--The board shall
19   issue a license as a medical imaging professional to an
20   applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
21            (1)     Is at least 18 years of age.
22            (2)   Submits an application and the required fee as
23      established by the board by regulation.
24            (3)   Is of good moral character. In assessing the moral
25      character of an applicant with a criminal conviction, the
26      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
27      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (relating to consideration
28      of criminal convictions).
29            (4)     Has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
30            (5)     Satisfactorily completes a course of study in

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 1      diagnostic medical sonography, magnetic resonance imaging,
 2      nuclear medicine technology or radiography or an equivalent
 3      course of study determined by the board.
 4            (6)   Passes an applicable modality or specialization
 5      examination administered by a medical imaging certification
 6      organization approved by the board.
 7      (c)   Medical imaging professional scope of practice.--A
 8   medical imaging professional shall only perform the functions of
 9   the modality in which the medical imaging professional has
10   received education and training, and certification by a medical
11   imaging certification organization.
12      (d)   Radiation therapist license.--The board shall issue a
13   license as a radiation therapist to an applicant who meets all
14   of the following requirements:
15            (1)   Is at least 18 years of age.
16            (2)   Submits an application and the required fee as
17      established by the board by regulation.
18            (3)   Is of good moral character. In assessing the moral
19      character of an applicant with a criminal conviction, the
20      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
21      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113.
22            (4)   Has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
23            (5)   Satisfactorily completes a course of study in
24      radiation therapy or an equivalent course of study determined
25      by the board.
26            (6)   Passes an applicable radiation therapy examination
27      administered by a medical imaging certification organization
28      approved by the board.
29      (e)   Radiation therapist scope of practice.--A radiation
30   therapist may use ionizing radiation to deliver radiation

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 1   therapy treatments and perform treatment simulation using a
 2   medical imaging modality and shall execute treatment plan
 3   procedures and dosimetric calculations as prescribed by a
 4   licensed physician.
 5      (f)   Radiologist assistant license.--The board shall issue a
 6   license as a radiologist assistant to an applicant who meets all
 7   of the following requirements:
 8            (1)   Is at least 18 years of age.
 9            (2)   Submits an application and the required fee as
10      established by the board by regulation.
11            (3)   Is of good moral character. In assessing the moral
12      character of an applicant with a criminal conviction, the
13      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
14      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113.
15            (4)   Has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
16            (5)   Satisfactorily completes a course of study in
17      radiologist assistant or an equivalent course of study
18      determined by the board.
19            (6)   Passes an applicable radiologist assistant
20      examination administered by a medical imaging certification
21      organization approved by the board.
22            (7)   Holds a current certification in radiography and as
23      a radiologist assistant issued by a medical imaging
24      certification organization approved by the board.
25      (g)   Radiologist assistant scope of practice.--
26            (1)   A radiologist assistant may perform advanced
27      diagnostic imaging procedures under the supervision of a
28      supervising radiologist. The procedures under this subsection
29      shall include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
30                  (i)   Enteral and parenteral procedures.

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 1              (ii)    Injection of diagnostic agents and physician-
 2        prescribed medications.
 3              (iii)    Diagnostic and therapeutic aspirations and
 4        localizations.
 5              (iv)    Radiologist directed invasive procedures.
 6              (v)    Fluoroscopy procedures.
 7              (vi)    Entering orders as directed by the supervising
 8        radiologist.
 9              (vii)    Obtaining informed consent as a qualified
10        practitioner under section 504 of the act of March 20,
11        2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care
12        Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act.
13        (2)   A radiologist assistant may not interpret medical
14    imaging, render diagnoses or prescribe medication or
15    therapies.
16        (3)   A radiologist assistant and the supervising
17    radiologist shall establish written clinical protocols in
18    accordance with the following:
19              (i)    The clinical protocols shall identify the
20        supervising radiologist and be signed by the supervising
21        radiologist.
22              (ii)    The clinical protocols shall describe the
23        radiologist assistant's scope of practice.
24              (iii)    The clinical protocols shall describe the
25        nature and degree of supervision that the supervising
26        radiologist will provide the radiologist assistant.
27              (iv)    The supervising radiologist, the radiologist
28        assistant or a delegate of the supervising radiologist
29        and the radiologist assistant shall prepare and submit
30        the clinical protocols to the board.

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 1            (4)   The clinical protocols under paragraph (3) shall
 2      take effect upon submission to the board by a supervising
 3      radiologist, a radiologist assistant or a delegate of the
 4      supervising radiologist and the radiologist assistant.
 5            (5)   It shall not be a defense in an administrative or
 6      civil action that a radiologist assistant acted outside the
 7      scope of the clinical protocols submitted to the board under
 8      paragraph (3) or that a supervising radiologist utilized the
 9      radiologist assistant outside the scope of the clinical
10      protocols due to the supervising radiologist or radiologist
11      assistant authorizing another individual to represent to the
12      board that the description of the radiologist assistant's
13      scope of practice had been approved by the supervising
14      radiologist or radiologist assistant.
15            (6)   Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
16      require the clinical protocols under paragraph (3) to be
17      approved by the board.
18      (h)   Current professionals.--The board shall issue a license
19   under this section to an individual practicing as a medical
20   imaging professional, radiation therapist or radiologist
21   assistant if the individual meets all of the following
22   requirements within two years of the effective date of this
23   subsection:
24            (1)   Is at least 18 years of age.
25            (2)   Submits an application and the required fee as
26      established by the board by regulation.
27            (3)   Is of good moral character. In assessing the moral
28      character of an individual with a criminal conviction, the
29      board shall conduct an individualized assessment in
30      accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113.

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 1            (4)   Holds a current license or certification as a
 2      medical imaging professional, radiation therapist or
 3      radiologist assistant issued by a medical imaging
 4      certification organization approved by the board.
 5      (i)   Use of title.--Beginning two years after the effective
 6   date of this subsection, an individual who holds an active
 7   license under this section may do any of the following:
 8            (1)   Hold oneself out as a licensed medical imaging
 9      professional, radiation therapist or radiologist assistant.
10            (2)   Use a title indicating the specific modality for
11      which the individual is licensed under this section.
12            (3)   Use any words, symbols or abbreviations indicating
13      the specific modality for which the individual is licensed
14      under this section.
15      (j)   Temporary licensure for trainees.--
16            (1)   Upon the submission of a board-approved written
17      application and fee, the board may issue a temporary license
18      to practice as a medical imaging professional trainee,
19      radiation therapist trainee or a radiologist assistant
20      trainee to an applicant who is a student or graduate of an
21      approved institution of higher learning.
22            (2)   A trainee shall be responsible to and under the
23      direct and immediate personal supervision of a supervising
24      radiologist.
25            (3)   The board shall only issue one temporary license to
26      an applicant under this subsection and the temporary license
27      shall expire one year after the date of issuance or upon the
28      trainee obtaining a license as a medical imaging
29      professional, radiation therapist or radiologist assistant.
30            (4)   The following apply:

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 1                  (i)    The board shall promulgate temporary regulations
 2            for the purpose of temporary licensure under this
 3            subsection, which shall expire no later than two years
 4            following the publication of the temporary regulations.
 5            The regulations shall not be subject to:
 6                         (A)   Section 612 of the act of April 9, 1929
 7                  (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code
 8                  of 1929.
 9                         (B)   Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the
10                  act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to
11                  as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
12                         (C)   Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of
13                  October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the
14                  Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
15                         (D)   The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181),
16                  known as the Regulatory Review Act.
17                  (ii)    The authority of the board to adopt temporary
18            regulations under subparagraph (i) shall expire six
19            months after the effective date of this subparagraph.
20            Regulations adopted after this period shall be
21            promulgated as provided by law.
22      (k)   Exemptions.--The licensure requirements under this
23   section shall not apply to any of the following:
24            (1)   An individual licensed in this Commonwealth whose
25      scope of practice includes performing medical imaging,
26      radiation therapy or radiography.
27            (2)   A physician assistant licensed under this act or the
28      act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the
29      Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, or a certified registered
30      nurse practitioner licensed under the act of May 22, 1951

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 1    (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law,
 2    who:
 3                 (i)     performs fluoroscopy and has completed training
 4           acceptable to the board;
 5                 (ii)    is working under the supervision of a licensed
 6           physician who interprets diagnostic medical imaging
 7           studies, performs medical imaging guided procedures or
 8           provides radiation therapy;
 9                 (iii)    provides a direct report to the supervising
10           physician of each fluoroscopy procedure performed; and
11                 (iv)    has met the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §
12           221.16 (relating to training, competency and continuing
13           education) or 49 Pa. Code Ch. 18 Subch. E (relating to
14           performance of radiologic procedures by auxiliary
15           personnel).
16           (3)   Auxiliary personnel under the supervision of a
17    licensed chiropractor who is permitted to perform x-rays
18    under the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known
19    as the Chiropractic Practice Act.
20           (4)   Auxiliary personnel under the supervision of a
21    licensed dentist who is authorized to perform x-rays under
22    section 11.4 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76),
23    known as The Dental Law.
24           (5)   Auxiliary personnel under the supervision of a
25    doctor of podiatric medicine who is permitted to perform x-
26    rays under section 21.2 of the act of March 2, 1956 (1955
27    P.L.1206, No.375), known as the Podiatry Practice Act.
28           (6)   An individual performing sonography procedures
29    within the individual's scope of practice that is used to
30    assess information about a patient's immediate condition, is

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 1    limited to a focused imaging target and does not generate a
 2    recorded diagnostic medical image, including an assessment of
 3    any of the following:
 4               (i)    Fetal presentation or heartbeat.
 5               (ii)    Fluid in a body cavity.
 6               (iii)    Foreign body position or location.
 7               (iv)    Fetal monitoring during active labor.
 8               (v)    An anatomical landmark or blood vessel for
 9        vascular access or administration of anesthesia.
10        (7)    A physician in graduate medical training or a
11    student enrolled in and attending a school or college of
12    medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, podiatry, medical imaging
13    or radiation therapy who performs medical imaging or
14    radiation therapy procedures on a human body while under the
15    supervision of a licensed practitioner or the supervision of
16    an individual holding a license under this section in the
17    supervised modality.
18        (8)    A student enrolled in a medical imaging educational
19    program recognized by the board who is employed by a medical
20    facility affiliated with the program to perform authorized
21    medical imaging procedures for which the student has a
22    demonstrated competency if the medical imaging procedures are
23    performed under the supervision of a licensed practitioner or
24    the supervision of an individual holding a license under this
25    section in the supervised modality.
26        (9)    An individual employed by the Federal Government to
27    provide medical imaging or radiation therapy services while
28    discharging the individual's official duties.
29        (10)    An individual performing medical imaging or
30    radiation therapy procedures on nonhuman subjects or

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 1      cadavers.
 2      (l)   Authorizations and restrictions.--
 3            (1)   A licensee under this section may use radioactive
 4      substances or equipment emitting ionizing radiation, high-
 5      frequency sound waves or magnetic resonance and perform
 6      medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures on a human
 7      body for diagnostic purposes or for the purpose of providing
 8      guidance during medical interventions only:
 9                  (i)    with a valid prescription of an individual
10            authorized by the Commonwealth to prescribe medical
11            imaging and radiation therapy procedures;
12                  (ii)    under the supervision of a licensed
13            practitioner; and
14                  (iii)    within the scope of the license as specified
15            under this section and the regulations promulgated by the
16            board and in a modality for which the licensee has
17            received education and training.
18            (2)   A licensee under this section may not make a
19      diagnostic interpretation of an image, make a diagnosis or
20      prescribe a medication or therapy.
21      (m)   License renewal.--A license under this section shall be
22   subject to biennial renewal. For license renewal, a licensee
23   shall submit all of the following to the board:
24            (1)   An application and the required fee as established
25      by the board by regulation.
26            (2)   Proof of continuing education as determined by the
27      board by regulation.
28            (3)   Proof of holding a current certification issued by a
29      medical imaging certification organization approved by the
30      board.

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 1      (n)   Professional liability.--
 2            (1)   A licensee under this section practicing in this
 3      Commonwealth shall maintain a level of professional liability
 4      insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per
 5      occurrence or claims made. Failure to maintain insurance
 6      coverage as required shall subject the licensee to
 7      disciplinary proceedings. The board shall accept from the
 8      licensee as satisfactory evidence of insurance coverage any
 9      of the following:
10                  (i)    Self-insurance.
11                  (ii)    Personally purchased liability insurance.
12                  (iii)    Professional liability insurance coverage
13            provided by the licensee's employer or similar insurance
14            coverage acceptable to the board.
15            (2)   An applicant for a license under this section shall
16      provide proof that the applicant has obtained professional
17      liability insurance in accordance with paragraph (1). It is
18      sufficient if the applicant files with the application a copy
19      of a letter from the applicant's professional liability
20      insurance carrier indicating that the applicant will be
21      covered against professional liability in the required
22      amounts effective upon the issuance of the applicant's
23      license to practice in this Commonwealth under this section.
24      Upon issuance of the license, the licensee has 30 days to
25      submit to the board the certificate of insurance or a copy of
26      the policy declaration page.
27      Section 4.        Section 22(b) introductory paragraph of the act
28   is amended to read:
29   Section 22.     Licenses and certificates; general qualification.
30      * * *

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 1      (b)   Qualifications.--The board shall not issue a license or
 2   certificate to an applicant unless the applicant establishes
 3   with evidence, verified by an affidavit or affirmation of the
 4   applicant, that the applicant is of legal age, is of good moral
 5   character and is not addicted to the intemperate use of alcohol
 6   or the habitual use of narcotics or other habit-forming drugs
 7   and that the applicant has completed the educational
 8   requirements prescribed by the board and otherwise satisfies the
 9   qualifications for the license or certificate contained in or
10   authorized by this act. In assessing the moral character of an
11   applicant with a criminal conviction, the board shall conduct an
12   individualized assessment in accordance with 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113
13   (relating to consideration of criminal convictions). The board
14   shall not issue a license or certificate to an applicant who has
15   been convicted of a felony under the act of April 14, 1972
16   (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
17   Device and Cosmetic Act, or of an offense under the laws of
18   another jurisdiction which, if committed in this Commonwealth,
19   would be a felony under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device
20   and Cosmetic Act, unless:
21            * * *
22      Section 5.     Section 45 of the act is repealed:
23   [Section 45.     Radiologic procedures; education and training
24                required.
25      (a)   Supervision.--On and after January 1, 1988, no auxiliary
26   personnel shall perform radiologic procedures on the premises of
27   a medical doctor unless such person is under the direct
28   supervision of a medical doctor and unless such person has
29   passed an examination approved by the board and administered in
30   accordance with section 812.1 of the act of April 9, 1929

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 1   (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929,
 2   provided that no such auxiliary personnel shall perform
 3   radiologic procedures for therapeutic purposes unless the
 4   medical doctor under whose direct supervision such auxiliary
 5   personnel is acting is on the premises at the time the
 6   radiologic procedures are performed.
 7      (b)   Exclusion.--The board shall have the authority, after
 8   notice and hearing, to prohibit an auxiliary personnel from
 9   performing radiologic procedures if the continued performance of
10   radiologic procedures by the auxiliary personnel is determined
11   by the board to pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare
12   of the public.
13      (c)   Penalty.--It shall be unlawful under this act to
14   knowingly permit radiologic procedures to be performed in
15   violation of this section or in violation of the regulations
16   promulgated or orders issued in accordance with this section.
17      (d)   Education and testing.--No auxiliary personnel who has
18   or obtains a license, certificate or registration issued by, or
19   on behalf of, a board within the Bureau of Professional and
20   Occupational Affairs or a comparable board of another state, or
21   who has obtained certification as the result of satisfactory
22   completion of a test and an educational course accredited by an
23   accrediting body recognized by the board, shall be required to
24   undergo any additional education or testing pursuant to this
25   section if radiologic procedures were included in the education
26   or the examination which he or she was required to complete
27   successfully in order to be eligible for such license,
28   certificate, registration or certification.
29      (e)   Definition.--As used in this section, the term
30   "radiologic procedures" means the use of ionizing radiation for

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 1   diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.]
 2      Section 6.   Repeals are as follows:
 3          (1)   The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
 4      paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of
 5      section 13.7 of the act.
 6          (2)   Section 16.4 of the act of October 5, 1978
 7      (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice
 8      Act, is repealed.
 9      Section 7.   The State Board of Medicine shall promulgate
10   final regulations necessary to implement the addition of section
11   13.7 of the act within 24 months of the effective date of this
12   section.
13      Section 8.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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