A U.S. Senate committee has passed the Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence (RadCARE) bill, opening the door for the legislation to proceed to the full Senate for a vote.
The bill sets minimum educational and credentialing standards for medical imaging technologists, radiation therapists, and medical physicists, and was passed in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on September 20 with minor amendments, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM. A sunset provision was added requiring the legislation to be reauthorized in 2016.
ASRT director of government relations Christine Lung said the ASRT is optimistic that the bill will pass in the full Senate.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 21, 2006
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