Amends TCA Title 63.
ON MARCH 18, 2019, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 104, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and deletes the requirements under present law that a person practicing ultrasound sonography in a nonclinical 3D/4D ultrasound boutique setting be at least 18 years of age and in compliance with the following requirements:<br /> <br /> (1) Earn a minimum of a technical certificate from a sonography program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Canadian Medical Association (CMA); and<br /> (2) Be currently certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in the specialty in which they are currently practicing; be currently certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in sonography; be in the process of applying for registration with the ARDMS, provided that the applicant satisfies the requirements for registration within 90 days of becoming employed as a sonographer; or be in the process of applying for registration with the ARRT, provided that the applicant satisfies the requirements for registration within 90 days of becoming employed as a sonographer.<br /> <br />
ON MARCH 18, 2019, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 104, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and deletes the requirements under present law that a person practicing ultrasound sonography in a nonclinical 3D/4D ultrasound boutique setting be at least 18 years of age and in compliance with the following requirements:<br /> <br /> (1) Earn a minimum of a technical certificate from a sonography program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Canadian Medical Association (CMA); and<br /> (2) Be currently certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in the specialty in which they are currently practicing; be currently certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in sonography; be in the process of applying for registration with the ARDMS, provided that the applicant satisfies the requirements for registration within 90 days of becoming employed as a sonographer; or be in the process of applying for registration with the ARRT, provided that the applicant satisfies the requirements for registration within 90 days of becoming employed as a sonographer.<br /> <br />
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