Antoine
Antoine v. Department of Public Health
Opinion
Opinion
Sims, J.
Each of appellants allegedly is an X-ray technician licensed as such by, and a member of, the American Radiography Technologists (ART), a national organization which approves X-ray training schools in this state and elsewhere, and examines and licenses or certifies its members. In consolidated appeals two of the technicians seek review of a judgment in one action (No. 1 Civ. 30995, superior court No. 411487) that purported to dispose of a complaint for declaratory relief, in which they sought a declaration that they and others similarly licensed by ART be certified to use X-rays upon human beings without the necessity for examination under the provisions of the Health and Safety Code regulating the practice of radiologic technology. (Health & Saf. Code, div. XX, ch. 7.4, §§ 25660-25699.2, as added Stats. 1969, ch. 1504, § 1, p. 3076 to require certification after July 1, 1971 [§25671].) Two other technicians seek review of a judgment in a second action (No. 1 Civ. 30996, superior court No. 411530) that denied a petition in which they sought a writ of mandate directing the certification of petitioners and staying the respondent Department of Public Health’s requirement…