Use of Diagnostic Imaging Procedures by Licensees

(a)All licensees must comply with rules and regulations established by the Guam Board of Allied Heath Examiners and the Department of Public Health and Social Services governing the use of imaging procedures in the healing arts.

(b)Licensees shall be allowed to prescribe imaging procedures, and interpret and analyze the resultant images. Any patient who is administered an imaging procedure for chiropractic reasons, however, must first be examined by a chiropractor licensed on Guam to determine the need for the procedure.

(c)Licensees are limited to the following uses of X-rays:

(1)no licensee shall use imaging procedures that require the penetration of human tissues or cavities using needles, wires, catheters, or syringes to introduce dyes, isotopes, or any type of contrast media, orally or retrograde;

(2)no licensee shall use imaging procedures for therapeutic use; and

(3)no licensee shall advertise free or discounted imaging procedures, or indiscriminately use imaging procedures for unethical purposes.