(

a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), a person who is currently certified as meeting the standards of competence in nuclear medicine technology pursuant to

Article 6 (commencing with

Section 107150) may perform a computerized tomography scan only on a dual mode machine on which both a nuclear medicine procedure, including a positron emission tomography scan, and a computerized tomography scan may be performed if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The person holds a current, valid certificate in computerized tomography issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, has registered with the department pursuant to

Article 5.5 (commencing with

Section 107115) as participating in on-the-job training to meet the clinical competencies required by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, and is under the direct supervision of a person who holds a current, valid certificate in diagnostic radiology technology, or is a student described in subdivision (

b) of

Section 106975.

(2) The person is under the supervision of a person who is an authorized user identified on a specific license authorizing medical use of radioactive materials pursuant to the Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 114960) of

Part 9). (

b) A violation of this

section is a misdemeanor pursuant to

Section and a violator is subject to discipline pursuant to

Section 107165.