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Title: Medical Radiation Technologists Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
Chapter 3 Medical Care Radiological Clinics
Article 18
Application for establishment of a medical care radiological clinic shall be submitted to the local competent authority for approval and registration, after which an opening permit shall be issued before the clinic may be established.
Standards for establishment of a medical care radiological clinic shall be determined by the central competent authority upon consultation with the Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan and other related agencies.
Article 19
Any person with one of the following qualifications may apply for the establishment of a medical care radiological clinic:
1.Medical radiation technologist who has practiced for at least two years in medical care institutions designated by the central competent authority.
2.Medical radiation technologist or medical radiological technician who has started his/her practice or institution before 31 December 1990 and whose institution’s radiation safety has passed examination by the Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan and registration has been granted.
The calculation of seniority for carrying out the practice of the preceding paragraph is limited to any person who has obtained a medical radiation technologist certificate or medical radiological technician and who has the practice registered with the municipal or county (city) competent authority in accordance with the law. As for any person who has carried out the practices prior to the coming into force of this Act, however, the actual years of experience may be included.
Article 20
The applicant who applies for the establishment of a medical care radiological clinic shall be the principal of the clinic; he/she shall bear supervisory responsibility over the clinic’s business.
Article 20-1
When a medical radiation technologist or medical radiological technician in charge of a medical care radiological clinic fails to carry out his/her responsibility for a reason, he/she shall designate a qualified acting principal. If the acting duration shall exceed one month, a report shall be made to the original license-issuing authority for reference.
The acting duration mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall not exceed one year at maximum.
Article 21
The use or change of the name of a medical care radiological clinic shall be approved by the competent authority.
A non- medical care radiological clinic shall not use the name of medical care radiological clinic or similar names.
Article 21-1
A medical care radiological clinic shall not use the following name:
1. The name of another registered medical care radiological clinic in the same municipality or county (or city).
2. A name same as or similar to the name of a medical care radiological clinic with establishment license annulled less than one year or a clinic subject to the penalty of practice suspension within the same municipality or county (or city).
3. A name that may easily mislead people into thinking the clinic is related to a government agency or charitable organization, or a name that may harm public order or good social customs.
Article 22
Suspension or termination of a medical care radiological clinic or alteration of the registration items shall be reported to the original license-issuing authority for reference within 30 days from the occurrence.
Provisions concerning the establishment of medical care radiological clinics are applicable to the moving or reinstatement of a clinic.
Article 23
A medical care radiological clinic shall display its establishment license, fee standards and certificate of its medical radiation technologist or medical radiological technician at a visible place in the clinic.
Article 24
A medical care radiological clinic shall be kept clean and tidy, orderly and peaceful, and shall not impede public health and safety.
Article 25
A medical care radiological clinic shall designate an appropriate location and person for keeping the medical radiological records and the examination slips issued by physicians for at least three years.
Article 26
The standard of fees collected by a medical care radiological clinic shall be reviewed and prescribed by the municipal or county (city) competent authority.
Article 27
A detailed fees list shall be made for the fees charged by a medical care radiological clinic, and receipts shall be issued.
Medical care radiological clinics shall not violate the fee standards and overcharge.
Article 28
The content of a medical care radiological clinic’s advertisement is limited to the following items:
1.Name, reference number of opening permit, address and telephone number of a medical care radiological clinic and directions to the clinic.
2.Names of medical radiation technologists or medical radiological technicians and the reference numbers of their certificates.
3.Other items whose publication and dissemination are approved under the announcement of the central competent authority.
Article 29
Medical radiology advertisements shall not be placed by a non-medical care radiological clinic.
Article 30
Medical care radiological clinics shall not fetch in businesses inappropriately.
Article 31
A medical care radiological clinic shall submit reports in accordance with the laws and regulations or the notification of the competent authority, and shall accept the competent authority’s inspections on its staff, facilities, sanitation, safety, fees and operation and the authority’s collection of information.
Article 32
Medical radiation technologists, medical radiological technicians or staff at medical care radiological clinics shall not disclose the personal confidential information of others that comes to their knowledge or they hold because of performing their job.