Section 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics"

1. The "practice
  of the profession of medical physics" shall mean the use and application
  of accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to
  assure the correct quality, quantity and placement of  radiation  during
  the  performance  of  a  radiological  procedure,  so  as to protect the
  patient  and  other  persons  from  harmful,  excessive  or   misapplied
  radiation.  Such  practice shall include, but not necessarily be limited
  to: radiation  beam  calibration  and  characterization;  oversight  and
  responsibility  for  patient radiation dose measurement, calculation and
  reporting; oversight and responsibility for quality control;  instrument
  specification;   optimization  of  image  quality;  acceptance  testing;
  shielding design; protection analysis on  radiation  emitting  equipment
  and  radio-pharmaceuticals;  and consultation with a physician to assure
  accurate radiation dosage and application to a specific patient.
    2. A license to practice medical physics shall be issued with  special
  competency  in  one  or  more  specialty areas in which the licensee has
  satisfied the requirements of section eighty-seven hundred five of  this
  article.
    3.  The  practice  in  any  specialty by a person whose license is not
  issued with special competency for such specialty shall  be  deemed  the
  unauthorized practice of the profession of medical physics.
    4.  Only  a  person  licensed  under  this  article shall practice the
  profession of medical physics.