(e) Assuming responsibility for patient needs during procedures.
(f) Preparing patients for procedures.
(g) Applying principles of ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable, to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others.
(h) Performing venipuncture as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(i) Starting, maintaining, and removing intravenous access as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(j) Identifying, preparing, and administering medications as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(k) Evaluating images for technical quality, ensuring proper identification is recorded.
(L) Identifying and responding to emergency situations.
(m) Providing education.
(n) Educating and monitoring students and other health care providers.
(o) Performing ongoing quality assurance activities.
(p) Applying the principles of patient safety during all aspects of patient care.
(q) Performing diagnostic radiographic and noninterpretive fluoroscopic procedures as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(r) Determining technical exposure factors.
(s) Assisting a licensed independent practitioner with fluoroscopic and specialized radiologic procedures.
Note: The Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy issued by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists define ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable, to mean “making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits as practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed activity is undertaken, while taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in relation to the use of nuclear energy and licensed materials in the public interest.”
Section 4. RAD 4.02 (1) (title) is created to read:
RAD 4.02 (1) (title) General scope of practice.
Section 5. RAD 4.02 (2) is renumbered RAD 4.02 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:
RAD 4.02 (2) (intro.) Applicable Standards standards. The scope of practice of a an LXMO is includes all of the following, as defined in the Limited X-ray Machine Operator Practice Standards, 2010 2016 American Society of Radiologic Technologists.:
Section 6. RAD 4.02 (2) (a) to (o) and (Note) are created to read:
RAD 4.02 (2) (a) Providing optimal patient care.
(b) Corroborating a patient's clinical history with procedure and ensuring information is documented and available for use by a licensed independent practitioner.
(c) Preparing patients for procedures.
(d) Assuming responsibility for patient needs during procedures.
(e) Applying principles of ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable, to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others.
(f) Evaluating images for technical quality and ensuring proper identification is recorded.
(g) Identifying and responding to emergency situations.
(h) Providing education.
(i) Performing ongoing quality assurance activities.
(j) Applying the principles of patient safety during all aspects of patient care.
(k) Performing radiographic procedures limited to education or the specific area of anatomical interest based on training and licensure or certification as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
(L) Assisting a licensed independent practitioner or radiographer during static radiographic procedures.
(m) Determining technical exposure factors in accordance with the principles of ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
(n) Evaluating images for overall diagnostic quality.
(o) Assisting a licensed independent practitioner or radiographer in providing patient education.
Note: The Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy issued by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists define ALARA, or As Low As Reasonably Achievable, to mean “making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits as practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed activity is undertaken, while taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in relation to the use of nuclear energy and licensed materials in the public interest.”
Section 7. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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