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class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000001">.  Operator continuing education requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> An operator of </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">X-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">radiation producing </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> shall </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">complete eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> hours of documented continuing education over a </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">two</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">-year period on</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (1)  R</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">adiation safety</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (2)  E</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">quipment operation</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (3)  Image and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> film processing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> and archiving;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (4)  E</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">mergency procedures</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (5)  A</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">natomy</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (6)  P</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">ositioning of film and body parts</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (7)  O</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">rientation or training in new developed procedures</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (8)  I</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">nfection control</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    (9)  R</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">ules pertinent to the services offered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    Continuing education must be related to imaging competencies performed by the operator. Practitioners of the healing arts and any employee of a dental or chiropractic facility are e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">xcluded from the continuing education </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">requirements in this section</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">; 50 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2023</span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P3"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000003">34-21-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-15"><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000003">34-21-15</span></a><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">    </span><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0-000003">34-21-4.1</span></a><span class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38a94a1e-afbb-4620-aa54-4fb691eb4221000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>