The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 2857)
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§ 2857. Supervision and scope of practice
(a)(1) The number of radiologist assistants permitted to practice under the direction and
supervision of a radiologist shall be determined by the Board after review of the
system of care delivery in which the supervising radiologist and radiologist assistants
propose to practice. Scope of practice and levels of supervision shall be consistent
with guidelines adopted by the American College of Radiology, the American Society
of Radiologic Technologists, and the ARRT.
(2) The authority of a radiologist assistant to practice shall terminate immediately upon
termination of the radiologist assistant’s employment, and the primary supervising
radiologist shall immediately notify the Board and the Commissioner of the Department
of Health of the termination. The radiologist assistant’s authority to practice shall
not resume until the radiologist assistant provides proof of other employment and
a protocol as required under this chapter.
(3) The primary supervising radiologist and radiologist assistant shall be employed by
and have as their primary work site the same health care facility or an affiliate
of the facility, provided that:
(A) the radiologist assistant’s primary work site shall be located in Vermont; and
(B) the primary supervising radiologist does not need to be physically present at the
same location where the radiologist assistant is practicing as long as a supervising
radiologist is readily available for consultation and intervention.
(4) If a supervising radiologist is not physically present at the location at which a
radiologist assistant is practicing, the radiologist assistant shall provide services
only when a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 23 or 33 of this title, who need
not be a radiologist, is physically present at the location and would be responsible
for providing intervention or assistance in the event of a medical emergency.
(b)(1) Subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the radiologist
assistant’s scope of practice shall be limited to that delegated to the radiologist
assistant by the primary supervising radiologist and for which the radiologist assistant
is qualified by education, training, and experience. At no time shall the practice
of the radiologist assistant exceed the normal scope of the supervising radiologist’s
practice.
(2) A radiologist assistant shall not interpret images, make diagnoses, or prescribe medications
or therapies but may communicate with patients regarding the radiologist assistant’s
preliminary observations regarding the technical performance of a procedure or examination
and regarding the findings from a radiologist’s report. Preliminary observations shall
not include any communication about the presence or absence of features or characteristics
that would be considered in making a diagnosis. (Added 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 19a, eff. May 12, 2010; amended 2023, No. 38, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)