Effective: September 11, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 229 - 127th General Assembly
(A) To be eligible to supervise a radiologist assistant, a physician shall be actively and directly engaged in the clinical practice of medicine and surgery as a radiologist or actively and directly engaged in the clinical practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery as a radiologist.
(B) In providing supervision of a radiologist assistant, a supervising radiologist is subject to all of the following:
(1) Except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, the supervising radiologist shall provide on-site supervision of the radiologist assistant. The supervision shall be provided by being physically present in the same location as the radiologist assistant. The provision of on-site supervision does not necessarily require that the supervising radiologist be in the same room as the radiologist assistant. On-site supervision shall be provided when the radiologist assistant performs a radiologic procedure on a patient who is under minimal sedation.
(2) When the radiologist assistant performs a radiologic procedure on a patient who is under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation, the supervising radiologist shall provide direct supervision. The supervision shall be provided by being physically present in the same room as the radiologist assistant, with the radiologist assistant in the actual sight of the supervising radiologist when the radiologist assistant is performing the radiologic procedure.
(3) In the case of any radiologic procedure that a radiologist assistant is authorized to perform pursuant to division (A)(5) of section 4774.08 of the Revised Code, the supervising radiologist shall provide the level of supervision specified by the state medical board in the rules adopted under section 4774.11 of the Revised Code authorizing the performance of the procedure.
(C) The supervising radiologist of a radiologist assistant assumes legal liability for the services provided by the radiologist assistant.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 47 | Occupations-Professions
Chapter 4774 | Radiologist Assistants
Section 4774.01 | Radiologist Assistants Definitions.
Section 4774.02 | License Required to Practice as Radiologist Assistant.
Section 4774.03 | Application for License - Eligibility - Review.
Section 4774.031 | Compliance With Criminal Records Check Requirements.
Section 4774.04 | Issuance of License - Term.
Section 4774.05 | Issuance of Duplicate License.
Section 4774.06 | Application for Renewal of License.
Section 4774.061 | Prerequisites for Resumption of Practice.
Section 4774.08 | Supervision of Radiologist Required - Permitted Procedures.
Section 4774.09 | Display of Title During Patient Care.
Section 4774.10 | Radiologist Supervision - Eligibility - Liability.
Section 4774.11 | Rules Implementing Chapter.
Section 4774.13 | Revocation, Refusal, Limitation, or Suspension of License.
Section 4774.131 | Procedure on Notice of Default in Child Support.
Section 4774.132 | Procedure in Case of Mental Illness or Incompetence.
Section 4774.133 | Violation by Radiologist Assistants; Civil Penalties.
Section 4774.14 | Investigation of Alleged Violations of Chapter.
Section 4774.15 | Notice by Prosecutor of Conviction of Certain Offenses.
Section 4774.16 | Notice of Disciplinary Action or Suspected Violation.
Section 4774.17 | Secretary of Board to Enforce Chapter.
Section 4774.18 | Action for Injunction Against Practice Without License.
Section 4774.20 | Fees Exceeding Specified Amounts.
Section 4774.21 | Immunity of Board and Members - Defense by State.
Section 4774.22 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.