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2011 Arizona Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2011)

handle is hein.sag/sagaz0038 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION No. 111-001 (R08-024) by Re: The Acceptance of Standing Orders THOMAS C. HORNE Under A.R.S. § 32-2811 by Persons Certified ATTORNEY GENERAL by the Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners May 4, 2011 To: Shanna Farish, Executive Director Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners Questions Presented 1. May a person certified by the Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (MRTBE) accept standing orders to use ionizing radiation on patients presenting with particular conditions or a set of symptoms, or must he or she only accept specific orders from a licensed practitioner for each individual patient? 2. Could a technologist be guilty of unprofessional conduct if a patient receives unnecessary radiation due to inadequate, redundant, or erroneous orders? Summary Answer Persons certified by the MRTBE may accept standing orders from licensed practitioners for particular conditions or symptoms and apply ionizing radiation to patients presenting with such conditions or symptoms and do not need an order from a licensed practitioner for each