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Proposal to license radiology assistants framed as workforce fix; committee hears supporters
Summary
Dr. Hawkins presented HB 571 to license radiology assistants, saying it would clarify education standards and help reduce patient wait times; President Pro Tem Tim Walker called it a career pathway for radiologic technologists. No final vote was taken on the bill.
Dr. Hawkins presented House Bill 571 to the Senate Rules Committee as a bill to license radiology assistants, saying the measure would delineate education requirements, expand the workforce and shorten patient wait times for results.
"This will license them to, delineate their education and add to the workforce," Dr. Hawkins said,…
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