Regulation .06 Scope of Practice.
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A.
An LXMO shall perform X-ray duties in a physician’s office under the immediately available supervision of a licensed physician or licensed radiologic technologist and in accordance with §B of this regulation.
B.
An individual registered as an LXMO may perform X-ray duties without a license only if the duties:
(1)
Do not include:
(a)
Computerized or non-computerized tomography;
(b)
Fluoroscopy;
(c)
Invasive radiology;
(d)
Mammography;
(e)
Nuclear medicine;
(f)
Radiation therapy; or
(g)
Xerography; and
(2)
Are limited to X-ray procedures of the:
(a)
Chest;
(b)
Spine, including the:
(i)
Cervical spine;
(ii)
Lumbar spine;
(iii)
Sacroiliac joints;
(iv)
Sacrum and coccyx; and
(v)
Thoracic spine;
(c)
Lower extremities, including:
(i)
Toes;
(ii)
The foot;
(iii)
The ankle;
(iv)
The calcaneus;
(v)
The tibia and fibula;
(vi)
The knee and patella; and
(vii)
The femur; and
(d)
Upper extremities, including:
(i)
Fingers;
(ii)
The hand;
(iii)
The wrist;
(iv)
The forearm;
(v)
The elbow;
(vi)
The humerus;
(vii)
The shoulder;
(viii)
The clavicle;
(ix)
Acromioclavicular joints; and
(x)
The scapula.