TITLE XXX
OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

CHAPTER 328-J
MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY

Section 328-J:7

    328-J:7 Responsibilities; Rulemaking Authority. –
The executive director, in consultation with the board, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those required by statute.
II. The content of all forms required under this chapter.
III. How an applicant shall be examined, including:
(a) Time and place of examination.
(b) The subjects to be tested.
(c) Passing grade.
(d) Disposition of examination papers.
IV. Ethical standards, required to be met by each limited x-ray machine operator, medical imaging professional, and radiation therapist licensed under this chapter, and how a license may be revoked for violation of these standards.
V. Establishment of the scope of practice for limited x-ray machine operators, medical imaging professionals, and radiation therapists.
VI. Procedures for assuring the continuing competence of limited x-ray machine operators, medical imaging professionals, and radiation therapists licensed under this chapter including, but not limited to, continuing education requirements and the professional's health program.
VII. How licensees shall provide evidence of good professional character and reliability to satisfy the executive director that they shall faithfully and conscientiously avoid professional misconduct and otherwise adhere to the requirements of this chapter.
VIII. Procedures for accepting and responding to written complaints, publicizing the complaint procedure, standards of and procedures for conducting investigations, investigator training requirements, and procedures for conducting disciplinary hearings and alternative dispute resolution under this chapter.
IX. Procedures relative to the disclosure to the public of final disciplinary actions by the executive director, including those actions that occur without holding a public hearing. Dismissed complaints shall not be made public.
X. Standards of care for the practice of telemedicine or telehealth.
XI. Interstate licensure and temporary permits under RSA 328-J:20.

[Paragraph XII effective until September 8, 2026; see also paragraph XII set out below.]


XII. Standards for educational program approval by the executive director.

[Paragraph XII effective September 8, 2026; see also paragraph XII set out above.]


XII. Standards for educational programs which shall be no less stringent than the standards approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology, or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
XIII. A process for reviewing the accreditation status of an educational program which is currently accredited by a recognized national educational accreditation organization.

Source. 2016, 54:2, eff. July 1, 2016. 2021, 197:62, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 104:5, eff. July 26, 2022. 2026, 300:5, eff. Sept. 8, 2026.