North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H590: Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy.
Status: In committee, June 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing for and enhancing patient safety in medical imaging by ensuring educationally prepared and clinically competent persons perform and administer medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AND ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY IN MEDICAL IMAGING BY ENSURING EDUCATIONALLY PREPARED AND CLINICALLY COMPETENT PERSONS PERFORM AND ADMINISTER MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY PROCEDURES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 44. "Radiologic Technologists, Radiation Therapists, Sonographers. "§ 90-750. Short title; findings. (a) This Article may be cited as the "Patient Safety in Medical Imaging Act." (b) The General Assembly finds and declares that citizens in this State are entitled to the highest quality of care and maximum protection practicable from the harmful effects of improperly performed medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures and that protection and quality can be increased by requiring appropriate education and licensure of persons operating equipment used for medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures. Therefore, it is essential to establish standards of education for these professionals and to provide for appropriate examination and licensure. "§ 90-751. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Board. - The Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board of Examiners. (2) Bone densitometry. - The determination of bone mass by means of the radiation absorption by a skeleton or part of a skeleton. (3) Cardiac electrophysiology specialist. - A person who is …
Sponsors
- White, Donna McDowell (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Potts, Larry W. (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Pierce, Garland E. (D, 48)
- Ross, Stephen M. (R, 63)
- Willingham, Shelly (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From House
- : Special Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Added to Calendar
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy. Second Reading (June 25, 2025): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COUNCIL OF STATE, HEALTH SERVICES, MEMBERSHIP, BOARDS, PUBLIC, LICENSING & CERTIFICATION, MEDICAL IMAGING BOARD, PERSONNEL
Common questions
- What is H590?
- H590 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy.
- What does H590 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for and enhancing patient safety in medical imaging by ensuring educationally prepared and clinically competent persons perform and administer medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures.
- What is the status of H590?
- In committee as of June 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (June 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored H590?
- White, Donna McDowell (R, 26), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H590?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H590
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