HB369 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe LovvornRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Radiation Control Agency of Public Health Dept., radiography, diagnostic imaging, and radiation therapy, health care personnel performing, licensing and reg. advisory, committee established

Summary

HB369 would create a state licensing and regulatory framework for health care personnel who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires licensure or registration with the State Radiation Control Agency for people performing radiography, advanced diagnostic imaging, or radiation therapy after January 1, 2023, and ties licensure to education, training, and certification from recognized organizations. It limits practice to the scope of each certified person and prohibits employing unlicensed staff, with several exemptions. It also creates a Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Advisory Committee to set rules, fees, recognize out-of-state licenses, and oversee related processes, and it establishes a dedicated fund for related activities. The bill provides a temporary path for certain pre-existing noncertified technicians to continue working under supervision if they register and meet certain requirements, and it imposes civil penalties for violations.

Who It Affects

• Health care personnel who perform radiography, advanced diagnostic imaging, or radiation therapy and would need licensure or registration and must operate within their certified scope.
• Noncertified technicians who currently perform radiography and may continue temporarily under supervision if they register with the agency and meet age and continuing education requirements.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the State Radiation Control Agency to license and regulate health care personnel in radiography, ADI, and radiation therapy, with rules, fees, and recognition of certification organizations.
• Defines key terms (e.g., advanced diagnostic imaging, radiographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine) and sets the scope of practice based on nationally recognized standards.
• After January 1, 2023, makes it unlawful to perform radiography, ADI, or radiation therapy without licensure/registration, with certain exemptions for licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, and students under supervision.
• Requires licensure upon completion of approved education/training and certification from an approved organization; restricts practice to the certified scope and prohibits practicing medicine or radiology or issuing diagnoses.
• Allows noncertified technicians to continue radiography under supervision if they register with the agency, are at least 18, and complete continuing education; no registration fee and no primary duty exception.
• Creates the Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Advisory Committee (six members) to advise the agency, with representation from licensed radiologic technologists and physicians; requires diversity considerations and rulemaking authority.
• Authorizes the agency to set fees, recognize out-of-state licenses, provide expedited licenses for retired military personnel and spouses, and impose disciplinary actions; funds go to the Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Fund.
• Provides a temporary pathway for certain pre-2023 practitioners (assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists) to continue practice under supervision if they register and attest prior practice, with no registration fee.
• Permits civil penalties for violations of the act or its rules, with penalties deposited into the Radiologic Imaging and Radiation Therapy Fund.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Health