By Hawley H.B. No. 1959 75R7678 JMM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the continuing education requirements for a medical 1-3 radiologic technologist. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 2.05(d), Medical Radiologic Technologist 1-6 Certification Act (Article 4512m, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), 1-7 is amended to read as follows: 1-8 (d) The Texas Board of Health may establish guidelines, 1-9 which may include requirements for continuing education for medical 1-10 radiologic technologists, and the Texas Board of Health may prepare 1-11 and conduct an examination for applicants for a certificate. Rules 1-12 adopted under this subsection providing requirements for continuing 1-13 education shall provide less stringent requirements for a medical 1-14 radiologic technologist who restricts the person's practice to 1-15 radiologic procedures that are not considered to be dangerous or 1-16 hazardous. 1-17 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-18 (b) The Texas Board of Health shall adopt rules under 1-19 Section 2.05(d), Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Act 1-20 (Article 4512m, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by this 1-21 Act, not later than January 1, 1998. The board is not required to 1-22 adopt rules under this subsection if the board does not require 1-23 continuing education for medical radiologic technologists. 1-24 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.