1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring a nationally recognized exam for operating x-ray 
1.3 	equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.121, subdivision 5.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 5.Examination for individual operating x-ray equipment. After January 
1.7 	1, 1997 July 1, 2006, an individual in a facility with x-ray equipment for use on humans 
1.8 	that is registered under subdivision 1 may not operate, nor may the facility allow the 
1.9 	individual to operate, x-ray equipment unless the individual has passed an examination 
1.10 	approved by the commissioner of health, or an examination determined to the satisfaction 
1.11 	of the commissioner of health to be an equivalent a  national, state, or regional examination, 
1.12 	that demonstrates the individual's knowledge of basic radiation safety, proper use of 
1.13 	x-ray equipment, darkroom and film processing, and quality assurance procedures. The 
1.14 	commissioner shall establish by rule criteria for the approval of examinations required for 
1.15 	an individual operating an x-ray machine in Minnesota.