Ch. 440                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

July 1, 1988 is not required to obtain Board certification, and

may continue to perform simple X-rays of the chest and

extremities, i.e., hands, feet, wrists, ankles, elbows, and
knees, until the individual receives Board certification.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of

Medical Examiners shall adopt standards that specify radiological
procedures that may be performed by individuals who are exempted
from certification requirements under Section 2 of this Act.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of
Medical Examiners shall be authorized to issue a certificate of
temporary authority to any individual employed as a medical
radiation technologist or a nuclear medical technologist as of
January 1, 1988. A certificate of temporary certification issued
in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be valid
until July 1, 1991.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of
Medical Examiners shall adopt standards specifying radiological
procedures that may be performed by individuals who are issued a
certificate of temporary certification under Section 2 of this
Act.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of
Medical Examiners shall develop, by July 1, 1989, a permanent
certification examination that is designed to evaluate minimum
cognitive skills and technical proficiency for uncertified
individuals employed, as of January 1, 1988, as medical radiation
technologists or nuclear medical technologists. The test
developed under this section shall be utilized by the Board until
July 1, 1991.

SECTION 4. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

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