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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 107 — Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety

§ 10005. Model statute

Statutory text

In order to encourage the administration of accreditation and certification programs by the States, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the States a model statute for radiologic procedure safety. Such model statute shall provide that—

(1)

it shall be unlawful in a State for individuals to perform radiologic procedures unless such individuals are certified by the State to perform such procedures; and

(2)

any educational requirements for certification of individuals to perform radiologic procedures shall be limited to educational programs accredited by the State.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981

    Pub. L. 97–35 title IX § 980 · 95 Stat. 357

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10005

    (Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 980, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 600.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 980, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 600.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 980. model statute In order to encourage the administration of accreditation and certification programs by the States, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the States a model statute for radiologic procedure safety. Such model statute shall provide that— (1) it shall be unlawful in a State for individuals to perform radiologic procedures unless such individuals are certified by the State to perform such procedures; and (2) any educational requirements for certification of individuals to perform radiologic procedures shall be limited to educational programs accredited by the State.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 980, , 95 Stat. 600.)

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