This bill, when passed, will make it mandatory for ALL states to require anyone in the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy profession to be properly licensed, and have the proper training. At this time there are six that have NO type of licensing laws for our profession. Those states are: Alabama, District of Columbia, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina and South Dakota. These states can hire anyone off the street and give them a week's training to do what normally takes between 2-4 years and many, many hours of training, undesrtanding anatomy, physiology. Do you want someone taking your x-ray that really has no idea what they are doing? It is sad, but hairdressers are better regulated in most states than the Medical Imaging profession ! You need to contact your congressman/congresswomen and tell them to please support and co-sponsor the CARE Bill, H.R. 2014 (in the House) and S. 3338 (in the Senate) and get it passed this year!! This bill has been around for many years, and we can't seem to get it through congress. Do your part. This is a matter of patient safety!!! I need your help; can I count on your support??