Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Exam

Third-party exam

Education

Degree

Experience

Experience

Background check

None

Nuclear medicine technologist means a person other than a licensed practitioner who has passed a national certification examination such as the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist examination or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board examination or its equivalent, who performs in vivo imaging and measurement procedures and in vitro non-imaging laboratory studies, prepares radiopharmaceuticals, and administers diagnostic/therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals and administers other medications or procedures incidental for nuclear medicine exams to human beings while under the supervision of a licensed practitioner who is licensed to possess and use radioactive material. A certified nuclear medicine technologist also may perform diagnostic CT exams on hybrid equipment for diagnostic purposes, including the administration of parenteral and enteral contrast media and administration of other medications or procedures incidental to CT exams. Certified nuclear medicine technologists who perform CT scans must be certified in CT by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or other CT certifying body. A certified nuclear medicine technologist may do on-the-job training on hybrid equipment provided that the certified nuclear medicine technologist is supervised by a certified technologist and obtains a CT certification within six (6) months of that training. SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. § 41-58-3. Rule 7.3.2 General Requirements: An applicant for registration shall submit to the Department, verified under oath, written evidence in form and content satisfactory to the Department that the applicant: 1. Is a United States citizen or has status as a legal resident alien, which is a continuing requirement for registration. 2. Has not been declared mentally incompetent by any court, and if any such decree has ever been rendered, that the decree has since been changed, which is a continuing requirement for registration. 3. Is free from dependency on alcohol or drugs, which is a continuing requirement for registration. 4. Has not had a license or registration in medical radiation technology suspended or revoked in any other state, jurisdiction, or country, which is a continuing requirement for registration. SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. § 41-58-3. “Nuclear medicine technologist registration” means the registration which permits a person to perform in vivo imaging and measurement procedures and in vitro nonimaging laboratory studies, to prepare radiopharmaceuticals, and to administer diagnostic and therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings while under the supervision of a licensed practitioner who is identified as an authorized user on a Department license that authorizes the medical use of radioactive material.