N.D. Admin. Code tit. 114, art. 114-02, ch. 114-02-01, app A
Limited x-ray machine operators are limited in scope of practice to only those procedures approved by the board. Limited x-ray machine operators may not perform fluoroscopic procedures or administer contrast media or radiopharmaceuticals. Specific procedures or examinations that are allowed in the scope of practice for limited x-ray machine operators include the following:
| Chest: | PA, lateral, decubitus |
| Ribs: | AP, PA, obliques |
| Abdomen: | KUB, upright abdomen |
| Hand and fingers: | PA, lateral, oblique |
| Wrist: | PA, lateral, oblique |
| Forearm: | AP, lateral |
| Elbow: | AP, lateral |
| Humerus: | AP, lateral |
| Shoulder: | AP, internal and external rotation, y-view |
| Clavicle: | AP, AP axial |
| Pelvis: | AP |
| Hips: | AP, frog leg lateral, cross-table lateral |
| Femur: | AP, lateral |
| Knee: | AP, lateral, obliques |
| Patella: | AP, lateral, sunrise |
| Tibia-fibula: | AP, lateral |
| Ankle: | AP, lateral, obliques |
| Calcaneus: | Plantodorsal, lateral |
| Foot and toes: | AP, lateral, obliques |
| Sinuses: | Water's, lateral |
| Skull: | AP/PA, lateral |
| Facial bones: | PA, lateral |
| Nasal bones: | Water's, lateral |
| C-spine: | AP, lateral, odontoid, (not trauma), swimmer's (not trauma) |
| T-spine: | AP, lateral, swimmer's (not trauma) |
| L-spine: | AP, lateral, L5-S1 lateral |
Any other procedure or examination performed during an emergency and requiring a limited x-ray machine operator to perform requires a written order from a licensed practitioner with personal supervision.
Licensees may petition the board to perform procedures and examinations not currently identified above. One of the criterion utilized by the board includes frequency of performance to consider approval or justification of expansion of the procedures and examination outlined above.
N.D. Admin Code tit. 114, art. 114-02, ch. 114-02-01, app A
General Authority: NDCC 43-62
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-62-14(4)(7), 43-62-15(2)