Last year, we informed you about new Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Rules regarding staff members taking x-rays in your practice. If you use CAs, licensed/registered health providers whose scope of practice does not include the performance or taking of x-rays, or other qualified, unlicensed personnel to take x-rays, your practice is bound by these new requirements.
CAs taking x-rays in your office have until March 13, 2027, to successfully complete a 40-hour training program relevant to radiology for chiropractic. This training must include both clinical and didactic components.
The MAC is developing a program that will satisfy this requirement, at the lowest possible cost to our members, and it will be rolled out as we get closer to the March 13, 2027, implementation date. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
We want to stress again that the implementation date is just under two years away. Every office must decide for themselves when their CAs will certify with the State that they have completed the 40-hour training. However, keep in mind that once the CA certifies with the State, the two-year continuing education requirement begins immediately. For example, if the CA certified on March 1, 2025, they are required to have the needed continuing education to re-certify by March 1, 2027. If the CA waits until later in the process to certify, the deadline for the continuing education needed for re-certification is also delayed.
Again, stay tuned for more information on our program as it becomes available.
For more information, see our FAQ document here.
