Section R9-10-220. Radiology Services and Diagnostic Imaging Ser- vices

A.      An administrator shall ensure that:

1.        Radiology services and diagnostic imaging services are provided in compliance with A.R.S. Title 30, Chapter 4 and 12 A.A.C. 1;

2.        A copy of a certificate documenting compliance with subsection (1) is provided to the Department for review upon the Department's request;

3.        A general hospital or a rural general hospital provides radiology services 24 hours a day on the hospital's prem- ises to meet the emergency needs of a patient;

4.        A hospital that provides surgical services has radiology services and diagnostic imaging services on the hospital's premises to meet the needs of patients;

5.        A general hospital or a rural general hospital has a radio- logic technologist on duty or on-call; and

6.        Except as provided in subsection (A)(4), a special hospi- tal whose patients require radiology services and diagnos- tic imaging services is able to provide the radiology services and diagnostic imaging services when needed by the patients:

a.         On the special hospital’s premises, or

b.        By arrangement with a radiology and diagnostic imaging facility that is not on the special hospital's premises.

B.       An administrator of a hospital that provides radiology services or diagnostic imaging services on the hospital’s premises shall ensure that:

1.        Radiology services and diagnostic imaging services are provided:

a.         Under the direction of a medical staff member; and

b.        According to an order that includes:

i.         The patient's name,

ii.        The name of the ordering individual,

iii.      The radiological or diagnostic imaging proce- dure ordered, and

iv.       The reason for the procedure;

2.        A medical staff member or radiologist interprets the radiologic or diagnostic image;

3.        A radiologic or diagnostic imaging patient report is pre- pared that includes:

a.         The patient’s name;

b.        The date of the procedure;

c.         A medical staff member’s or radiologist’s interpreta- tion of the image;

d.        The type and amount of radiopharmaceutical used, if applicable; and

e.         The adverse reaction to the radiopharmaceutical, if any; and

4.        A radiologic or diagnostic imaging report is included in the patient's medical record.

Historical Note

Adopted effective February 23, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Sec- tion repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 2785, effective October 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 536, effective March 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Section R9-10-220 renum- bered to R9-10-221; new Section R9-10-220 renumbered from R9-10-219 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pur- suant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014

(Supp. 14-2).