Hanson J W
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Minneapolis, MN 55405.
Radiol Technol. 1989 Jan-Feb;60(3):263-5.
Due primarily to economic factors, the concept of the limited scope operator would exist regardless of any organization's position on the wisdom of the concept. Most states that have passed laws as encouraged by federal legislation have been reluctant to legislate people out of existing jobs and have, therefore, incorporated limited categories of practice into their laws. This further assures the survival of the concept of the limited scope of practice. Acknowledging the existence of the position and working to establish reasonable training and competence assessment procedures is in the best interest of the public as well as of the radiography profession. The ARRT is therefore committed to developing examinations for use by states licensing the limited scope of practice operator. The examinations are based upon the philosophy that those persons having a scope of practice that is limited to radiography of the chest or extremities must be as knowledgeable in those particular areas as is the general staff radiographer at entry level as defined by the ARRT Job Analysis Project. Examinations developed using this philosophy will enable states to restrict limited licensing to only those persons having met realistically high standards that are consistent across the country.
主要由于经济因素，无论任何组织对这一概念的合理性持何种立场，有限范围操作员的概念都会存在。大多数按照联邦立法鼓励通过相关法律的州，都不愿通过立法使人们失去现有工作，因此，已将有限类别的执业纳入其法律之中。这进一步确保了有限执业范围概念的存续。承认这一立场的存在并努力建立合理的培训和能力评估程序，既符合公众利益，也符合放射照相专业的利益。因此，美国放射技师注册委员会致力于开发供对有限范围操作员进行许可的各州使用的考试。这些考试基于这样一种理念，即那些执业范围仅限于胸部或四肢放射照相的人员，在这些特定领域必须具备与美国放射技师注册委员会工作分析项目所定义的入门级普通放射科工作人员一样丰富的知识。采用这一理念开发的考试将使各州能够将有限许可仅授予那些达到全国一致的切实高标准的人员。
