Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-719 - Training for Uptake, Dilution, and Excretion Studies
A. Except as provided in R9-7-710, the
licensee shall require an authorized user of unsealed radioactive material for
the uses authorized under Group 100 in Exhibit A of this Article to be a
physician who:
1. Is certified by a medical
specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the NRC or
an Agreement State, as specified in the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit
available through https://www.nrc.gov,
and who meets the requirements in subsection (A)(3). To have its certification
process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for
certification to:
a. Complete 60 hours of
training and experience in basic radionuclide handling techniques and radiation
safety applicable to the medical use of unsealed radioactive material for
uptake, dilution, and excretion studies as described in subsection (A)(3);
and
b. Pass an examination,
administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that assesses knowledge and
competence in radiation safety, radionuclide handling, and quality
control;
2. Is an
authorized user under R9-7-721, R9-7-723, the NRC, or equivalent Agreement
State requirements; or
3. Has:
c.
b. Obtained written
attestation that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
in subsection (A)(1) or subsection (A)(3)(a) and has achieved a level of
competency sufficient to function independently as an authorized user for the
medical uses authorized under Exhibit A of this Article. The attestation must
be obtained from either:
a. Completed 60 hours of training and
experience, including a minimum of eight hours of classroom and laboratory
training, in basic radionuclide handling techniques applicable to the medical
use of unsealed radioactive material for uptake, dilution, and excretion
studies. The training and experience must include:
a.i.
Classroom and laboratory training in the following areas:
i.
(1) Radiation physics
and instrumentation;
ii.
(2) Radiation protection;
iii.
(3) Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
iv.
(4)
Chemistry of radioactive material for medical use; and
v.
(5)
Radiation biology; and
b.
ii. Work experience,
under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the requirements in this
Article, NRC, or equivalent Agreement State requirements, involving:
i.(1)
Ordering, receiving, and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing
the related radiation surveys;
ii.
(2) Performing quality
control procedures on instruments used to determine the activity of dosages and
performing checks for proper operation of survey meters;
iii.
(3)
Calculating, measuring, and safely preparing patient or human research subject
dosages;
iv.
(4) Using administrative controls to prevent a medical
event involving the use of unsealed radioactive material;
v.
(5)
Using procedures to contain spilled radioactive material safely and using
proper decontamination procedures; and
vi.
(6) Administering
dosages of radioactive drugs to patients or human research subjects; and
i. A preceptor
authorized user who meets the requirements in this Section, R9-7-721, or
R9-7-723, the NRC, or equivalent Agreement State requirements; or
ii. A residency program director who affirms
in writing that the attestation represents the consensus of the residency
program faculty where at least one faculty member is an authorized user who
meets the requirements in this Section, R9-7-721, or R9-7-723, the NRC, or
equivalent Agreement State requirements, and concurs with the attestation
provided by the residency program director. The residency training program must
be approved by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic
Association and must include training and experience specified in subsection
(A)(3)(a).
B. The training and experience in subsections
(A)(1)(a) or (3)(a) shall have been obtained within the seven years preceding
the date of application or the individual shall have had related continuing
education and experience since the required training and experience was
completed.
C. Individuals who,
under R9-7-710(B), need not comply with training requirements described in this
Section may serve as preceptors for, and supervisors of, applicants seeking
authorization on Department licenses for the same uses for which these
individuals are authorized.
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