Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-7-615

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 40, October 4, 2024

Section R9-7-615 - Mammography Personnel

A. Personnel.

1. Each registrant shall require personnel who perform mammography, which includes the production, processing, and interpretation of mammograms and related quality assurance activities, to meet the following requirements:

a. An interpreting physician shall meet federal requirements (Contained in 21 CFR 900.12(a)(1), revised April 1, 2013, incorporated by reference, and available under R9-7-101. This incorporated material contains no future editions or amendments.); or

i. Be licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapters 13 or 17;

ii. Have initially completed 40 hours of medical education credits in mammography;

iii. Be certified by the American Board of Radiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology or meet the requirements of the mammography quality standards act regulations for quality standards of interpreting physicians;

iv. Have interpreted or reviewed an average of 300 mammograms per year during the preceding two years or have completed a radiology residency that included mammogram image interpretation in the preceding two years;

v. Have completed 15 hours of continuing medical education credits in mammography during the preceding three years; and

vi. Have received at least eight hours of training specific to each mammographic modality before engaging in independent interpretation.

b. A mammographic technologist shall meet federal requirements (Contained in 21 CFR 900.12(a)(2), revised April 1, 2013, incorporated by reference, and available under R9-7-101. This incorporated material contains no future editions or amendments.); or

i. Possess a valid mammographic technologist certificate issued by the Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, as required in A.R.S. § 32-2841, or be pursuing mammography certification by training under the direct supervision of a technologist who possesses a valid mammographic technologist certificate;

ii. Have performed at least 200 mammographic examinations in the preceding two years;

iii. Have completed 15 hours of continuing medical education credits in mammography during the preceding three years; and

iv. Have received at least eight hours of training specific to each mammographic modality to be used by the technologist in performing mammographic examinations.

c. A radiologic physicist shall meet federal requirements (Contained in 21 CFR 900.12(a)(3), revised April 1, 2013, incorporated by reference and available under R9-7-101. This incorporated material contains no future editions or amendments.); or

i. Be certified by the American Board of Radiology, American Board of Medical Physics, or the American Board of Health Physics;

ii. Possess documentation of state approval;

iii. Hold a master's degree or higher in a physical science;

iv. Have, upon initial employment as a radiologic physicist, experience conducting, at least one mammographic facility survey and evaluating at least 10 mammographic units;

v. Have, after completing the experience requirements in subsection (A)(1)(c)(iv), continuing experience surveying two mammographic facilities and evaluating six mammographic units during the preceding two years;

vi. Have completed 15 hours of continuing medical education credits in mammography during the three preceding years; or

vii. Have received at least eight hours of training specific to any modality surveyed; and

2. Each registrant shall maintain records documenting the requirements in subsection (A)(1) for three years from the date the requirement is met and make the records available for Department inspection.

B. Radiologic physicists shall apply for and renew their certification on Department-approved forms. In addition to the Department-approved forms, applicants must also submit documentation showing education, mammography specific training, education, and board certification. Upon renewal, an applicant must submit documentation showing current continuing education requirements are met.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-615

New Section R9-7-615 recodified from R12-1-615 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).