This amendment updates Louisiana laws to officially license and regulate radiologist assistants while clarifying the rules for different types of temporary permits.
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HB949
Louisiana Radiologic Technology Board Rules Update
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In one sentence
This law creates new license categories for radiologist assistants and limited purpose permit holders in Louisiana, setting specific rules on who can get them and what they are allowed to do.
What it does
- Creates a 'radiologist assistant' license for technologists with special certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
- Defines a 'limited purpose permit' that allows individuals to perform specific radiology tasks approved by rules adopted by the board.
- Requires applicants to meet education, training, and examination standards set by the board or hold current certifications.
- Allows workers licensed in other states to get a Louisiana license without an exam if their home state has equal or stricter standards.
- Limits radiologist assistants from interpreting images, making diagnoses, or prescribing medicine.
Who it affects
- Radiologic technologists and nuclear technologists working in Louisiana
- Newly created roles of radiologist assistants and limited purpose permit holders
- The Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
Limits and unknowns
- The exact list of advanced imaging procedures allowed for radiologist assistants will be determined later by the board.
- Specific rules about continuing education and ethics codes must still be written by the board before they take effect.
- The specific fee amounts are not listed in this text; the board must create a reasonable fee schedule.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Radiologist assistant
- A licensed technologist with current certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists who performs advanced imaging tasks under a radiologist's direct supervision.
- Limited purpose permit
- A permit issued for specific purposes defined by board rules, allowing an individual to perform certain radiologic procedures. It is not the same as a temporary working permit.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
Official activity
Bill history
- Effective date: 08/01/2026.H
- Becomes Act No. 929 without the Governor's signature.H
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
- Signed by the President of the Senate.S
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.H
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.H
- Received from the Senate with amendments.H
- Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
- Reported favorably.S
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.S
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.H
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
- Reported with amendments (12-0).H
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.H
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.H
Changes
Amendments
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