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Judge Kathleen Delaney will hold a hearing Sept. 29 on allegations the state Board of Medical Examiners violated the Open Meeting Law by cutting off public comment before voting to ban medical assistants from certain procedures. The judge's order and the plaintiffs' press release is posted at right.
This is incorrect, Jon. They weren't ruling on banning medical assistants from certain procedures. Do your research. Before the ruling MAs weren't legally allowed to give ANY injections. Then, because of the ruling, they were given the OK to give flu shots and other vaccinations. But now, because Hurst and Tsang filed a lawsuit, Delaney ordered a TRO on the ruling and now we're back to MAs being prohibited from giving any sort of injections. Stop spinning this and report the facts correctly.
The board is full of it. You need to prove competency and be licensed to do hair or nails. YET you need no training or certification to administer ionizing radiation to patients! The Nevada Radiation Control Board and the medical board are in the back pockets of physicians who continue to endanger patients with their office clerks taking their xrays. There is an accrediting agency (ARRT) that issues credentials ONLY to those who have completed an approved 2 year course of study, and 2000 hours of clinical experience, AND then sit for the national board examination.
Please note that major medical facilities and imaging centers only hire ARRT registered personnel. Before you agree to let someone take your xrays, ask if the person doing it is registered. If not, go elsewhere.
Jon Ralston, you should investigate that issue.