Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-721 - Training for Imaging and Localization Studies Not Requiring a Written Directive
Except as provided in R9-7-710, the licensee shall require an authorized user of unsealed radioactive material for the uses authorized under Group 200 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 (3). To have its certification process
recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification
to:
a. Complete 700 hours of training and
experience in basic radionuclide handling techniques and radiation safety
applicable to the medical use of unsealed radioactive material for imaging and
localization studies as described in subsection (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
R9-7-723, 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 (3)(a) and is able
to independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an authorized
user for the medical uses authorized under Group 200 in Exhibit A of this
Article. The attestation must be obtained from either:
a.
Completed 700 hours of training and experience, including a minimum of 80 hours
of classroom and laboratory training, in basic radionuclide handling techniques
applicable to the medical use of unsealed radioactive material for imaging and
localization 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
Section, R9-7-710, or R9-7-723 and in subsection (3)(b)(vii); the requirements
of the NRC; or equivalent Agreement State requirements. An authorized nuclear
pharmacist who meets the requirements in R9-7-712 may provide the supervised
work experience for subsection (3)(a)(ii)(7). Work experience must involve:
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;
vi.
(6) Administering
dosages of radioactive drugs to patients or human research subjects; and
vii.
(7) Eluting generator systems appropriate for
preparation of radioactive drugs for imaging and localization studies,
measuring and testing the elate for radionuclide purity, and processing the
elate with reagent kits to prepare labeled radioactive drugs; and
i. A preceptor authorized user who meets the
requirements in this Section, R9-7-710, or R9-7-723; NRC requirements; 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, R9-7-710, or R9-7-723; NRC
requirements; 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 (3)(a).
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