Bill > H4048

This bill establishes a Board of Registration in Medical Physics, comprised of eight members including licensed medical physicists, physicians, and a public representative, to oversee the practice of medical physics in the Commonwealth. The board will be responsible for setting licensing requirements, issuing licenses, investigating complaints, and approving educational programs, with specific definitions provided for terms like "medical physics" and various "specialties" within it. The bill outlines the qualifications for licensure, including education, experience, and board certification, and also details provisions for provisional licenses and grandfathering in existing practitioners. Furthermore, it establishes grounds for disciplinary actions such as license revocation or suspension, and clarifies that the act does not preclude individuals practicing medical physics before its effective date from continuing until the board establishes its licensing procedures.