Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-58-51 - Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources
Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a manual brachytherapy source for the uses authorized under rule 3701:1-58-43 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, the United
States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state. The names of board
certifications which have been recognized by the director, the 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)
Successfully complete a minimum of three years of residency training in a
radiation oncology program 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 "Committee
on Post-Graduate
Council on Postdoctoral
Training of the American Osteopathic Association"; and
(2) Pass an examination, administered by
diplomats of the specialty board, that tests knowledge and competence in
radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning, quality assurance,
and clinical use of manual brachytherapy; or
(B) Has achieved the following requirements:
(1) Has completed a structured educational
program in basic radionuclide handling techniques applicable to the use of
manual brachytherapy sources that includes:
(a) Two hundred hours of 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; and
(iv) Radiation biology; and
(b) Five hundred hours of work
experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the
requirements in this rule or rule
3701:1-58-21
of the Administrative Code, or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements at a medical facility authorized to
use radioactive materials under rule
3701:1-58-43
of the Administrative Code, involving:
(i)
Ordering, receiving, and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing
the related radiation surveys;
(ii)
Checking survey meters for proper operation;
(iii) Preparing, implanting, and removing
brachytherapy sources;
(iv)
Maintaining running inventories of material on hand;
(v) Using administrative controls to prevent
a medical event involving the use of radioactive material; and
(vi) Using emergency procedures to control
radioactive material;
(2) Has completed three years of supervised
clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an authorized user who meets
the requirements in this rule or rule
3701:1-58-21
of the Administrative Code, or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
commission or agreement state requirements, as part of a formal training
program approved by the "Residency Review Committee for Radiation Oncology of
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education" or the "Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada" or the "Committee
Council on
Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association." This experience
may be obtained concurrently with the supervised work experience required by
paragraph (B)(1)(b) of this rule; and
(3) Has obtained written attestation that the
individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in paragraphs (B)(1)
and (B)(2) of this rule and is able to independently fulfill the radiation
safety-related duties as an authorized user of manual brachytherapy sources for
the medical uses authorized under rule
3701:1-58-43
of the Administrative Code. The attestation must be obtained from either:
(a) A preceptor authorized user who meets the
requirements in this rule or rule
3701:1-58-21
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 his rule or rule
3701:1-58-21
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 paragraphs
(B)(1) and (B)(2) 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, 08/15/2021
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