N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-25.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43A-25.2 - Additional staffing

(a) In addition to providing other staff as required by the rules in this chapter, a facility providing computerized tomography services shall have at least the following staff:

1. One radiologist available during the facility's hours of operation and on the premises whenever a contrast medium is being used;

2. One radiologic technologist on the premises during the facility's hours of operation; and

3. A radiation physicist/health physicist who shall be available for safety evaluations of equipment and of storage and handling practices, and for staff education.

(b) In addition to providing other staff as required by this chapter, a facility providing magnetic resonance imaging services shall have at least the following staff:

1. A medical director available who is a radiologist and whose primary responsibility during the last three years has been in the interpretation of cross-sectional imaging for all body areas. ("Available" means capable of being reached);

2. One radiologist available during the facility's hours of operation and on the premises whenever a contrast medium is being used;

3. One full-time equivalent technician with documented training and experience in MRI service delivery and one other staff member, both of whom shall be on the premises during the facility's hours of operation; and

4. A radiation physicist/health physicist with documented training and experience in MRI techniques who shall be available.

(c) In addition to providing other staff as required by the rules in this chapter, a facility providing radiological services directly in the facility shall have a radiologist available. ("Available" means capable of being reached.) Radiologists shall supervise and interpret all radiologic procedures, unless performed by clinical practitioners in specialty areas who are trained and experienced in these procedures.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-25.2