State Legislative & Regulatory Activity

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To keep you abreast of state legislative activity pertaining to bone densitometry, ISCD has researched and summarized information for each state. Members, watch for state-specific e-mail communications explaining ways you can help. If you haven't provided ISCD with your e-mail address, submit it now to iscd@iscd.org to be certain you receive these time-sensitive calls to action.

ISCD Asks States to Recognize Certification and Education Programs in Various States  

During last summer and fall, ISCD worked to increase the visibility and importance of quality DXA testing by profiling our certification and education programs in states all over the country.  Highlighting the need for a standard of excellence in DXA testing, it is important that our certification and education programs that are central to the mission of ISCD are recognized by state regulators. As we continue this effort, we will be asking for your help in our efforts in the states.

Our goal is to work with our members and key state agencies to have ISCD Certification and education programs recognized in as many states as possible. Where opportunities arise, as the result of to some proposed change in statute or regulation, we will work with state regulators to determine how ISCD Certification and education programs may fit within a new regulatory scheme in that state.

Below is a quick rundown of the states where we have intervened:

Pennsylvania-   The Board of Medicine is entertaining changes to their existing regulations to recognize ISCD technologist certification.  ISCD counsel Donna Fiorentino and member Bennie’ Leverich appeared before the Board of Medicine on September 23, 2008 to present information on ISCD certification programs and to discuss quality of care issues in DXA testing.  The Board of Medicine could decide as early as October 28, 2008 whether ISCD certification programs will be accepted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

New Jersey-   The New Jersey legislature has introduced a bill, SB 2201, which has the potential for allowing ISCD certification and education programs to have full recognition in the state by including a new limited technologist license.  In the event that this law passes, we will be working with the regulatory agency to create a limited license in the area of bone densitometry.

North Carolina and Wisconsin-   These two states have no regulation or requirements for DXA testing, but are considering the introduction of legislation that would regulate radiologic technology and technologist certification and/ or licensure.  ISCD has submitted materials to key state officials and will work towards inclusion of ISCD Certification and education programs as these legislative proposals develop.

Delaware, Kansas, Vermont and Kentucky-   Opportunities to present our education and certification materials have come to our attention in these states.  ISCD has submitted materials to the regulators in each of these states asking that they consider acceptance of ISCD certification programs for technologists.  As the ISCD requests are being reviewed, we will be reaching out to members in each of theses states to help with letters of support for the ISCD certification programs.

Ohio-   The state of Ohio has only one general technologist license, and therefore a limited scope certification program can not, at this time be accepted.  However, the state does recognize ISCD education programs for continuing education credits.  In working with the Ohio Department of Health, Radiologic Licensure, however, we have learned that there is the possibility that our education programs may be acceptable for those individuals who are initally seeking licensure.  We are in the process of applying to the Department to have our education programs accepted not just for continuing education, but for initial licensure as well. 

In addition to the states that we have contacted, ISCD plans to continue these efforts in as many other states as possible.  ISCD will work with regulators and public officials in those states without a regulatory scheme in place and where consideration of new laws may be on the state legislative agendas for 2009.  Some of these states include:  Idaho, Nevada, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Alabama, Maryland and New Hampshire.  

Your commitment to the ISCD public policy program through your payment of the advocacy assessment funds, in part, the state activities noted above.    We hope that you will continue your support of these state and federal activities that are so important to our profession. We urge you to get involved and we welcome your input as these issues emerge. 

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