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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana regulates radiologist assistants and updates board licensing and fee schedules
Last action · June 23, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Kimberly Coates
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana establishes statutory definitions and qualifications for s and holders, updates board licensing and disciplinary rules, and sets maximum fee caps effective August 1, 2026.
Radiologic technologists and facilities face new credentialing standards, specific restrictions against interpreting images or diagnosing patients, and updated maximum administrative and licensing fees charged by the state board.
- The Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners oversees the licensing and professional standards of medical radiation technologists in the state. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Radiologist assistants
Must hold specific national certification, adhere to direct supervision rules, and comply with explicit prohibitions against diagnosing or interpreting images.
Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
Must enforce updated licensing rules, oversee examinations, adhere to fee caps, and conduct administrative disciplinary proceedings.
Key Facts
- Radiologist assistants must hold current certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and work under the direct supervision of a radiologist.
- Radiologist assistants are explicitly prohibited from interpreting images, rendering diagnoses, or prescribing medications or therapies.
- Initial and biennial license renewal fees are capped at a maximum of two hundred fifty dollars.
- The board is prohibited from expanding the scope of practice for radiologist assistants or limited purpose permit holders beyond statutory authorizations.
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- The board is prohibited from promulgating rules regulating private radiological technologists.
- Licenses may be reinstated for individuals whose lapse has not exceeded five years, upon paying renewal fees and fulfilling continuing education requirements.
- Disciplinary actions by the board, including censure, reprimand, suspension, or revocation, may be taken for fraud, felony convictions, aiding unlicensed practice, or practicing beyond the permitted scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a radiologist assistant allowed to do under this law?
Are radiologist assistants allowed to diagnose patients or interpret medical images?
What is the maximum biennial license renewal fee the board can charge?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
22 actions- Jun 23, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 929 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 23, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 27, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 27, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
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- May 25, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 18, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 11, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 7, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 20, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Codification of Radiologist Assistant Scope
The legislation establishes formal statutory definitions and restrictions for radiologist assistants, expressly barring them from diagnostic interpretation.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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