33-9-114. Education and training standards for unlicensed podiatric personnel exposing ionizing radiation; mandatory machine inspections; exemptions.

(a) Any person employed by or assisting a podiatrist licensed under this chapter shall in addition to any other requirements imposed by rule and regulation of the board of registration in podiatry, successfully complete minimum safety education and training requirements specified under this section prior to operating any machine source of ionizing radiation or administering radiation to any patient.

(b) Education and training required under subsection (a) of this section shall consist of not less than twenty (20) hours of educational instruction or supervised training in the following areas:

(i) Podiatric nomenclature;

(ii) Machine operation exposure factor;

(iii) Operator and patient safety;

(iv) Practical or clinical experience in the following:

(A) Foot and ankle techniques for exposing radiographs;

(B) Film handling and storage;

(C) Processing procedures; and

(D) Patient record documentation for radiographs.

(c) Education and training required under this section shall be obtained from board approved programs only. Written verification of required educational curricula and training protocol shall be in a form prescribed by rule and regulation of the board. Nothing in this subsection prohibits on the job training by a licensed podiatrist.

(d) Any licensed podiatrist using an x-ray machine shall have that machine inspected by a qualified radiation expert periodically as determined by the board.

(e) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer this section.

(f) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any person licensed as a radiologic technologist or radiologic technician under W.S. 33-37-101 through 33-37-113.