No person shall operate or maintain any X-ray fluoroscope, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or in the viewing of bones in the feet. This section shall not apply to any licensed physician and surgeon, podiatrist, chiropractor, or any person practicing a licensed healing art, or any technician working under the direct and immediate supervision of those persons. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

It shall be unlawful for any person to implant foreign materials within the scalp of any other person for the purpose of preventing or alleviating baldness. “Foreign materials” shall include, but shall not be limited to, synthetic fibers and strands of human hair from another person. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

This section shall not be applicable to procedures for the transplantation of a person’s own hair or to procedures for the fixation of hairpieces, toupees, or wigs.

114870, Section 114871, or pursuant to Section 114885, is acting within the scope of that certification or permit, and is acting under the supervision of a licentiate of the healing arts.

This article does not authorize a person licensed under the Chiropractic Initiative Act to administer, use, or supervise the use of mammographic x-ray equipment.

It shall be unlawful for any person to direct, order, assist, or abet a violation of Section 106965.

Section 106965 shall not apply to any of the following persons:

dental assisting when the students are operating X-ray machines under the supervision of an instructor who is a licensed dentist.

dental radiography in a dental X-ray laboratory upon the written order of a licensed dentist.

Certification in radiologic technology pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870 or Section 114871 shall not authorize any of the following:

Section 106976, may perform the conduct described in this subdivision.

shall document compliance with this subdivision.

individual identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) who is physically present to observe, and correct, as needed, the performance of the individual who is performing the procedure.

establishment.

completion of the training and education, the school shall issue to the student a completion document. This document may not be construed to authorize a person to perform venipuncture or to administer contrast materials.

(B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

to adverse events at the physician’s direction.

(B) The onsite personnel described in subparagraph (A) shall be licensed or certified as a physician and surgeon, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant.

A radiologic technologist certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 may use the title, certified radiologic technologist (CRT). No other person shall use the designation. The department may prescribe appropriate titles for use by categories of persons granted permits pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 114870 and may limit the use of the titles.

comity exists between the State of California and the state requesting release of the individual taxpayer identification number or social security number, any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of the department may release an individual’s taxpayer identification number or social security number to an examination or certifying entity, only for the purpose of verification of certification or examination status.

Except as provided in Sections 107035, 107040, or 25685, and in addition to the requirements as may be prescribed pursuant to Section 106995, each applicant for certification as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has satisfactorily completed a course in an approved school for radiologic technologists, or has completed a course of study and training in radiologic technology that in the opinion of the department is equivalent to the minimum requirements of a

course in an approved school for radiologic technologists.

Except as provided in Section 107035, in order to be certified as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870, an applicant shall pass a written examination approved by the department and administered by the department or by the other agency or organization designated by the department.

The department may accept in lieu of its own examination a certificate of another agency or organization that certifies radiologic technologists, provided the certificate was issued on the basis of qualifications and an examination deemed by the department to be reasonably equivalent to the standards established by the department.

The department shall certify as a radiologic technologist any applicant who meets the requirements of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).

The department may issue a permit authorizing the temporary practice of radiologic technology to any applicant for certification who has complied with the experience and education requirements of Section 107000 and is awaiting examination. A permit shall convey the same rights as a certificate for the period for which it is issued in the classification for which the applicant is eligible, and shall be valid until 90 days after the date of the next examination held pursuant to Section 107025, except that if the applicant does not take the examination the

permit shall expire on the date of the examination.

The department shall hold at least one examination each year, for applicants for certification, at the times and places as the department may determine.

Not less than two months prior to the date of each examination, the department shall cause a notice thereof to be published in two or more newspapers of general circulation, and at least one radiologic technologist magazine, all of which are published within the state.

Any officer, employee, or designated agent of the department may enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or of the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the property shall permit the entry and inspection.

Whenever, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, and at the request of the department, the Attorney General may make application to the superior court for an order enjoining these acts or practices, or for an order directing compliance, and upon a showing by the department that the person has engaged in or is about to engage in

any acts or practices, a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted.

maintained.