Patients in Connecticut should access to the latest, best and safest technology when it comes to diagnostic imaging procedures such as a Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR) or Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Legislation is pending in the 2024 session of the Connecticut General Assembly that could make
the goal of patient safety more difficult.
One bill would permit certain medical staff to perform Fluoroscopy without the supervision of a
medical doctor. The procedure uses ionizing radiation and must be properly dosed. 1 Ideally,
legislators will retain the current supervision requirement by removing section 10 from the bill
or, at a minimum, revise it to include the supervision requirement for the new staff who would be
authorized to perform the procedure.
The bottom-line is patient safety is enhanced with appropriate supervision of medical staff who perform Fluoroscopy.