(1) A registered X-ray technician operating X-ray equipment shall meet the competency requirements in WAC 246-225-99920 to produce radiographic images in physical form, such as X-ray film.

(2) The authorized duties a registered X-ray technician may perform under the direction of a licensed practitioner are:

(a) Standard radiographs or basic or conventional X-rays; and

(b) Bone densitometry scans or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry or DEXA scans.

(3) Procedures a registered X-ray technician cannot perform include, but are not limited to:

(a) Any imaging procedure that involves parenteral procedures;

(b) Any procedures identified in:

(i) WAC 246-926-300;

(ii) WAC 246-926-400;

(iii) WAC 246-926-165, other than those procedures identified in this section as being allowed; and

(c) Mammography, in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Sec. 900.12(2).