<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id8f223de1-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s10002"><num value="10002">§ 10002.</num><heading> Statement of purpose</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">It is the purpose of this chapter to—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id8f223de2-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s10002/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> provide for the establishment of minimum standards by the Federal Government for the accreditation of education programs for persons who administer radiologic procedures and for the certification of such persons; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id8f223de3-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s10002/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> insure that medical and dental radiologic procedures are consistent with rigorous safety precautions and standards.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="id8f223de4-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">(<ref href="/us/pl/97/35/tIX/s977">Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 977</ref>, <date date="1981-08-13">Aug. 13, 1981</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/95/599">95 Stat. 599</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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