410 IAC 5.2-7-1 Licensing requirements

Sec. 1. (a) A radiation therapist is an individual, other than a licensed practitioner, who performs radiation therapy procedures on humans for therapeutic purposes employing equipment that emits ionizing radiation. An individual performing any of the following tasks must be licensed as a radiation therapist: (1) Assessing and evaluating a patient in preparation for a radiation therapy procedure. (2) Making decisions concerning the performance of a radiation therapy procedure. (3) Determining and setting exposure factors for a radiation therapy procedure. (4) Performing a radiation therapy procedure. (5) Actuating a radiation machine resulting in the production of ionizing radiation for the purpose of performing a radiation therapy procedure. (b) The following actions do not require an individual to be licensed as a radiation therapist: (1) Assisting a patient on or off a radiation therapy table. (2) Assisting a radiation therapist as explicitly directed by the radiation therapist. (c) To be eligible for a radiation therapist license a person shall: (1) be currently certified and registered in radiation therapy by the ARRT; and (2) complete requirements under 410 IAC 5.2-4. (d) An individual who provides written proof to the department that he or she was actively employed as a radiation therapist for at least one (1) year prior to the effective date of this rule is exempt from subsection (c) and will be granted a radiation therapist license upon the completion of requirements under 410 IAC 5.2-4.