Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-58-33 - Training for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies
Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of unsealed radioactive material for the uses authorized under rule 3701:1-58-32 of the Administrative Code to be a physician who:
(A) Is certified by a medical specialty board
whose certification process has been recognized by the director, United States
nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state and who meets the requirements in paragraph (C)(2) of this
rule. The names of board certifications which have been recognized by
the director, United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement
state will be posted on the United States nuclear regulatory commission's
"Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit" web page at
www.nrc.gov. To have its certification
process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for
certification to:
(1) Complete sixty 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 that includes the topics listed in
paragraphs (C)(1)(a) and (C)(1)(b) of this rule; and
(2) Pass an examination, administered by
diplomates of the specialty board, that assesses knowledge and competence in
radiation safety, radionuclide handling, and quality control; or
(B) Is an authorized user under
this rule and rule
3701:1-58-36
or
3701:1-58-40
of the Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements; or
(C) Has achieved the following requirements:
(1) Has completed sixty 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) Classroom and laboratory training in the
following areas:
(i) Radiation physics and
instrumentation;
(ii) Radiation
protection;
(iii) Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
(iv) Chemistry of radioactive material for
medical use; and
(v) Radiation
biology; and
(b) Work
experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the
requirements in this rule, rule
3701:1-58-21,
3701:1-58-36,
or
3701:1-58-40
of the Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements, involving:
(i) Ordering, receiving, and unpacking
radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation
surveys;
(ii) Performing quality
control procedures on instruments used to determine the activity of dosages and
performing checks for proper operation of survey meters;
(iii) Calculating, measuring, and safely
preparing patient or human research subject dosages;
(iv) Using administrative controls to prevent
a medical event involving the use of unsealed radioactive material;
(v) Using procedures to contain spilled
radioactive material safely and using proper decontamination procedures;
and
(vi) Administering dosages of
radioactive drugs to patients or human research subjects; and
(2) Has obtained
written attestation, signed by a preceptor
authorized user who meets the requirements in this rule, rule
3701:1-58-21,
3701:1-58-36,
or
3701:1-58-40
of the Administrative Code, or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements, that the individual has
satisfactorily completed the requirements in paragraph
(A)(1) or (C)(1) of this rule and
has achieved a level of competency sufficient to
function
is able to independently
fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an
authorized user for the medical uses authorized under rule
3701:1-58-32
of the Administrative Code. The attestation must be
obtained from either:
(a)
A preceptor authorized user who meets the requirements
in rule
3701:1-58-21,
3701:1-58-33,
3701:1-58-36,
or
3701:1-58-40
of the Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements; or
(b)
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 rule
3701:1-58-21,
3701:1-58-33,
3701:1-58-36,
or
3701:1-58-40
of the Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or 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," 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 paragraph
(C)(1) of this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3748.04
Rule Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior Effective Dates: 08/15/2005, 12/22/2008, 01/01/2012
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