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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to certification of radiologic personnel;

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amending s. 468.304, F.S.; providing that a postsecondary

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academic institution licensed by the Commission for

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Independent Education to offer a general radiologic

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technology program and accredited by the Accrediting

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Bureau of Health Education Schools is an accredited

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postsecondary academic institution for certification

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purposes; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section

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468.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     468.304  Certification.--The department shall certify any

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applicant who meets the following criteria:

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     (3)  Submits satisfactory evidence, verified by oath or

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affirmation, that she or he:

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     (e)1.  Has successfully completed an educational program,

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which program may be established in a hospital licensed pursuant

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to chapter 395 or in an accredited postsecondary academic

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institution which is subject to approval by the department as

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maintaining a satisfactory standard; or

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     2.a.  With respect to an applicant for a basic X-ray machine

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operator's certificate, has completed a course of study approved

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by the department with appropriate study material provided the

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applicant by the department;

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     b.  With respect to an applicant for a basic X-ray machine

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operator-podiatric medicine certificate, has completed a course

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of study approved by the department, provided that such course of

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study shall be limited to that information necessary to perform

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radiographic procedures within the scope of practice of a

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podiatric physician licensed pursuant to chapter 461;

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     c.  With respect only to an applicant for a general

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radiographer's certificate who is a basic X-ray machine operator

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certificateholder, has completed an educational program or a 2-

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year training program that takes into account the types of

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procedures and level of supervision usually and customarily

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practiced in a hospital, which educational or training program

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complies with the rules of the department;

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     d.  With respect only to an applicant for a nuclear medicine

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technologist's certificate who is a general radiographer

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certificateholder, has completed an educational program or a 2-

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year training program that takes into account the types of

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procedures and level of supervision usually and customarily

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practiced in a hospital, which educational or training program

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complies with the rules of the department; or

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     e.  With respect to an applicant for a radiologist

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assistant's certificate who demonstrates to the department that

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he or she holds a current certificate or registration as a

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radiologist assistant granted by the American Registry of

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Radiologic Technologists.

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For the purposes of this paragraph, a postsecondary academic

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institution licensed by the Commission for Independent Education

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to offer a general radiologic technology program and accredited

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by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools is an

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accredited postsecondary academic institution.

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The department may not certify any applicant who has committed an

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offense that would constitute a violation of any of the

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provisions of s. 468.3101 or the rules adopted thereunder if the

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applicant had been certified by the department at the time of the

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offense. No application for a limited computed tomography

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certificate shall be accepted. All persons holding valid computed

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tomography certificates as of October 1, 1984, are subject to the

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provisions of s. 468.309.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.