Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 11-9-10 - Responsibilities of the Supervising Radiologist10.1. The supervising radiologist is responsible for observing, directing and evaluating the work, records and practices performed by the radiologist assistant.10.2. The supervising radiologist shall notify the Board of Medicine in writing of any termination of the employment of his or her radiologist assistant within ten (10) days of the termination.10.3. The legal responsibility for any radiologist assistant remains that of his or her supervising radiologist at all times. Also, in temporary situations not to exceed twenty-one (21) days, when a certified and fully qualified radiologist assistant is substituting for another certified radiologist assistant, the acts and omissions of the substituting radiologist assistant are the legal responsibility of the absent radiologist assistant's designated supervising radiologist.10.4. The temporary change in supervisory responsibility shall be provided to the Board of Medicine in writing, or through electronic notification, within ten (10) days of the effective date of the substitution, signed by the affected supervising radiologists and radiologist assistants, and clearly specifying the dates of substitution.