45:9-2.1 Permitted duties of radiologist assistants; definitions; regulations.

6. a. Radiologist assistants may, under the supervision of a licensed radiologist, perform delegated fluoroscopic procedures in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Medical Examiners, provided that such practice is authorized pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, in the Department of Environmental Protection.

b. For purposes of this section:

(1) "Delegated fluoroscopic procedures" means the use of fluoroscopic equipment to perform any of the following procedures to the extent approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners: esophageal study; swallowing function study; upper gastrointestinal study; small bowel study; barium enema lower gastrointestinal study; nasogastric/enteric and oroenteric/enteric tube placement; t-tube cholangiogram; chest fluoroscopy; hysterosalpingogram procedure and imaging; Antegrade Pyelogram; arthrogram, joint injection and aspiration; cystography or voiding cystourethrography (catheter placement); loopography; lumbar puncture with contrast; myelogram; abcess, fistula, sinus tract study; paracentesis; thoracentesis; venous access ports; tunneled and non-tunneled central venous catheters; tunneled and non-tunneled peripherally inserted central venous catheters; and tunneled and non-tunneled chest and abdominal drainage catheters; and

(2) "Radiologist assistant" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who is a licensed radiologic technologist, is certified and registered with a national radiologic certifying body approved by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.295 (C.26:2D-28), and is credentialed to provide primary advanced-level radiology health care under the supervision of a licensed radiologist.

c. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to implement this section, including but not limited to approving specific delegated fluoroscopic procedures that a radiologist assistant may perform and establishing the level of supervision necessary for a radiologist assistant to perform any of the approved delegated fluoroscopic procedures.

L.2017, c.281, s.6.