Nurse Initiated X-ray Policy
Version 1.0 approved 15 January 2025
The Nurse Initiated X-ray Policy (PDF 227KB) provides the mandatory requirements for registered nurses to authorise X-rays in South Australian public hospitals and health services in accordance with the Radiation Protection and Control Act 2021 and Radiation Protection and Control Regulations 2022.
Applicability
This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; that is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).
This policy applies specifically to registered nurses (other than nurse practitioners) who:
- Have completed the requisite education,
- Are credentialed to authorise plain radiography within their scope of practice; and
- Meet requirements stated in the South Australian Radiation Protection and Control Regulations 2022 - Gazette notices and exemptions | EPA.