Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.606 - Radiation Safety Committee
(1)
Each license listed below shall establish a radiation safety committee to
oversee the use of radioactive materials;
(a)
Medical institutions as defined in Rule
64E-5.101, F.A.C., or
(2)
Membership of the radiation safety committee shall include an authorized user
of each type of use permitted by the license, the RSO, a representative of the
nursing service, and a representative of management who is neither an
authorized user nor a RSO. Other members who are experienced in the assay of
radioactive material and protection against radiation, such as an authorized
medical physicist or a nuclear medicine technologist employed by or working
under contract with the institution may be included as appropriate.
(3) The committee shall meet at least every 6
months. To establish a quorum and to conduct business, one-half of the
committee's membership shall be present, including the RSO, or designee and the
management representative, or designee.
(4) The minutes of each radiation safety
committee meeting shall include:
(a) The date
of the meeting;
(b) Members
present;
(c) Members
absent;
(d) Summary of
deliberations and discussions;
(e)
Recommended actions and the numerical results of all ballots; and,
(5) The committee
shall provide each member with a copy of the meeting minutes and shall retain a
copy for 5 years or until the department authorizes its disposition.
(6) The committee shall be responsible for
monitoring the institutional program to maintain occupational doses as low as
reasonably achievable.
(7) The
committee shall review and approve any individual to be an authorized user, an
authorized nuclear pharmacist, the RSO, or an authorized medical physicist
based on safety and the training and experience standards of this part before
sending a license application or request for amendment or renewal.
(8) The committee shall review and approve
each proposed method of use of radioactive material based on safety.
(9) The committee shall review and approve
procedures and radiation safety program changes based on safety and with the
advice of the RSO and the management representative prior to sending to the
department for licensing action.
(10) The committee shall review occupational
radiation exposure records of all personnel working with radioactive material
and all incidents involving radioactive material at least every 6 months, with
the assistance of the RSO, to determine cause and review subsequent actions
taken.
(11) The committee shall
review the radioactive materials program at least every 12 months with the
assistance of the RSO as described in subsection
64E-5.604(4),
F.A.C.
(12) The committee shall
establish levels for occupational dose that will result in investigations and
considerations of action by the RSO when exceeded.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 404.022, 404.051, 404.061, 404.071, 404.081, 404.141 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 404.061(2), (3), 404.071(1), 404.081, 404.141 FS.
New 8-25-91, Formerly 10D-91.712, Amended 8-6-01, 2-11-10.
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(1) Each license listed below shall establish a radiation safety committee to oversee the use of radioactive materials;
(a) Medical institutions as defined in Rule 64E-5.101, F.A.C., or
(2) Membership of the radiation safety committee shall include an authorized user of each type of use permitted by the license, the RSO, a representative of the nursing service, and a representative of management who is neither an authorized user nor a RSO. Other members who are experienced in the assay of radioactive material and protection against radiation, such as an authorized medical physicist or a nuclear medicine technologist employed by or working under contract with the institution may be included as appropriate.
(3) The committee shall meet at least every 6 months. To establish a quorum and to conduct business, one-half of the committee's membership shall be present, including the RSO, or designee and the management representative, or designee.
(4) The minutes of each radiation safety committee meeting shall include:
(a) The date of the meeting;
(b) Members present;
(c) Members absent;
(d) Summary of deliberations and discussions;
(e) Recommended actions and the numerical results of all ballots; and,
(5) The committee shall provide each member with a copy of the meeting minutes and shall retain a copy for 5 years or until the department authorizes its disposition.
(6) The committee shall be responsible for monitoring the institutional program to maintain occupational doses as low as reasonably achievable.
(7) The committee shall review and approve any individual to be an authorized user, an authorized nuclear pharmacist, the RSO, or an authorized medical physicist based on safety and the training and experience standards of this part before sending a license application or request for amendment or renewal.
(8) The committee shall review and approve each proposed method of use of radioactive material based on safety.
(9) The committee shall review and approve procedures and radiation safety program changes based on safety and with the advice of the RSO and the management representative prior to sending to the department for licensing action.
(10) The committee shall review occupational radiation exposure records of all personnel working with radioactive material and all incidents involving radioactive material at least every 6 months, with the assistance of the RSO, to determine cause and review subsequent actions taken.
(11) The committee shall review the radioactive materials program at least every 12 months with the assistance of the RSO as described in subsection 64E-5.604(4), F.A.C.
(12) The committee shall establish levels for occupational dose that will result in investigations and considerations of action by the RSO when exceeded.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 404.022, 404.051, 404.061, 404.071, 404.081, 404.141 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 404.061(2), (3), 404.071(1), 404.081, 404.141 FS.
New 8-25-91, Formerly 10D-91.712, Amended 8-6-01, 2-11-10.