1. The holder of a license may practice as a radiologist assistant if the holder is:
(a) Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or its successor organization, to practice in the area of radiography and is registered as a radiologist assistant by that entity; or
(b) Certified by the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants.
2. In addition to the duties that the holder of a license is authorized to perform by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 653.460, a radiologist assistant:
(a) May perform any duty relating to the care and management of patients, including, without limitation, radiologic imaging and interventional procedures guided by radiologic imaging, under the supervision of a radiologist.
(b) May provide initial observations concerning the images of a patient to a supervising physician who specializes in radiology.
(c) Shall not interpret images of a patient or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in NRS 630.020.
3. A person who practices as a radiologist assistant without meeting the requirements of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2728)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging
NRS 653.320 - "Board" defined.
NRS 653.330 - "Department" defined.
NRS 653.340 - "Division" defined.
NRS 653.350 - "License" defined.
NRS 653.360 - "Limited license" defined.
NRS 653.370 - "Mammography" defined.
NRS 653.380 - "Radiation therapy" defined.
NRS 653.390 - "Radiologic imaging" defined.
NRS 653.400 - "Radiologist assistant" defined.
NRS 653.510 - License to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging: Qualifications.
NRS 653.520 - Limited license to engage in radiologic imaging.
NRS 653.620 - Taking X-ray photographs: Requirements; registration.
NRS 653.630 - Computed tomography: Requirements; registration; penalty.