Radiologic technology.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to approve schools for radiologic technologists that, in the judgment of the department, will provide instruction adequate to prepare individuals to meet requirements for certification as radiologic technologists under the Radiologic Technology Act. Existing law also requires the department to adopt reasonable standards for approved schools, for procedures for obtaining and maintaining approval, and for revocation of approval where standards are not maintained. Existing law authorizes the department, when approving a school for radiologic technologists, to take into consideration accreditation, approval, or certification of the school by other agencies or organizations if the department finds that accreditation, approval, or certification was granted on the basis of standards that will afford the same protection to the public as the standards provided by the Radiologic Technology Act or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would require the department, subject to specified conditions, to approve a school that presents certification that the school has met specified requirements for certification by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) but would specify that a school is not required to have this certification to be approved by the department. The bill would also provide a system of provisional permitting and a method for the department to revoke, suspend, limit, or condition a school's permit. The bill would also require the department to adopt the standards through a specified process before approving schools. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.