The ASRT announced on September 23, 2011, that the Medical Access to Radiology Care Act, H.R. 3032, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed legislation would allow facilities to bill Medicare for medical imaging services performed by qualified radiologist assistants under the direction of a supervising radiologist.

The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill was introduced by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY-1) on June 2 in the House of Representatives. H.R. 2104, the CARE bill, will increase patient safety by ensuring that personnel who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures are properly educated and certified.

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