Louisiana § RS 37:3213 - Necessity of license; prohibited acts
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:3213 — Necessity of license; prohibited acts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:3213. Necessity of license; prohibited acts
A. No person shall assume or use the title or designation of "Licensed Radiologic Technologist" unless he holds a current license issued to him in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. No person, other than a licensed practitioner, dental hygienist, dental assistant, chiropractor's assistant, person who performs diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment, or both, in a private office of a physician or in a clinic performing such activities under the direct supervision of a physician, or a radiologic technologist licensed under this Chapter, shall use ionizing radiation or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
C. No person shall knowingly employ as a radiologic technologist any person required by the provisions of this Chapter to hold a license who does not hold a license under this Chapter.
D. No person holding a license under this Chapter shall use radioactive substances or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes unless under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner and unless so directed by prescription of a licensed practitioner.
Acts 1984, No. 485, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:3213 ("Necessity of license; prohibited acts") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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