Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-728 - Training for Use of Sealed Sources for Diagnosis

A. Except as provided in R9-7-710, the licensee shall require the authorized user of a diagnostic sealed source for use in a device authorized under Group 500 in Exhibit A of this Article to be a physician, dentist, or podiatrist who:

1. Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the NRC or an Agreement State and who meets the requirements in subsections (A)(3) and (B) and whose certification has been recognized by the Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State as specified in the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit available through https://www.nrc.gov;

2. Is an authorized user for uses listed in Group 200 of Exhibit A of this Article or equivalent NRC or Agreement State requirements; or

1. 3. Has completed eight hours of classroom and laboratory training in basic radionuclide handling techniques specifically applicable to the use of the device. The training must include:

a. Radiation physics and instrumentation;

b. Radiation protection;

c. Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;

d. Radiation biology.

2. B. A licensee shall require the authorized user of a diagnostic sealed source for use in a device authorized under Group 500 in Exhibit A of this Article to have completed training in the use of the device for the uses requested.

B. C. The training and experience 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.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-728

New Section R9-7-728 recodified from R12-1-728at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3561, effective 12/3/2019.