Action | Licensure of radiologist assistants |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/28/2009 |
There is a shortage of Radiologist across the country, I believe there is a need for the mid level radiology extenders.
I support state licensure for mid level radiology extenders. I am currently working as a mid level radiology provider. I have been in the Radiology field for twenty years, the only concern that I have is the new entry level clinical activities recently published by the ARRT. I would like to ask the board to allow the supervising Radiologist and the hospital credentialing committee have a role in the decision making of what clinical activites the Radiology extender may or maynot do. The ECLA (entry level clincal activities) document is a good starting point, but this document will limit my current job duties. I believe you should have to prove competency with any new procedure. The supervising Radiologist is not going to let you do a procedure that they are not comfortable with you doing because we are working under their license.
Thanks for consideration,
David Pyle RPA/RA