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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

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