Except as provided in Rule
64E-5.657, F.A.C., the licensee
shall require the authorized medical physicist to:
(1) Be certified by a specialty board whose
certification process has been recognized by the NRC or an agreement state and
who meets the requirements in paragraph
64E-5.656(2)(b)
and subsection
64E-5.656(3),
F.A.C., of this section. (The names of board certifications which have been
recognized by the NRC or an agreement state will be posted on the NRC's Web
page at
http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/med-use-toolkit/spec-board-cert.html.)
To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require
all candidates for certification to:
(a) Hold
a master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical
science, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or
university;
(b) Have 2 years of
full-time practical training and/or supervised experience in medical physics:
1. Under the supervision of a medical
physicist who is certified in medical physics by a specialty board recognized
by the NRC or an agreement state; or
2. In clinical radiation facilities providing
high-energy, external beam therapy (photons and electrons with energies greater
than or equal to 1 million electron volts) and brachytherapy services under the
direction of physicians who meet the requirements for authorized users in Rule
64E-5.657,
64E-5.652 or
64E-5.655, F.A.C.;
and
(c) Pass an
examination, administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that assesses
knowledge and competence in clinical radiation therapy, radiation safety,
calibration, quality assurance, and treatment planning for external beam
therapy, brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery; or
(2)
(a)
Hold a master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical
science, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or
university; and has completed 1 year of full-time training in medical physics
and an additional year of full-time work experience under the supervision of an
individual who meets the requirements for an authorized medical physicist for
the type(s) of use for which the individual is seeking authorization. This
training and work experience must be conducted in clinical radiation facilities
that provide high-energy, external beam therapy (photons and electrons with
energies greater than or equal to 1 million electron volts) and brachytherapy
services and must include:
1. Performing
sealed source leak tests and inventories;
2. Performing decay corrections;
3. Performing full calibration and periodic
spot checks of external beam treatment units, stereotactic radiosurgery units,
and remote afterloading units as applicable; and
4. Conducting radiation surveys around
external beam treatment units, stereotactic radiosurgery units, and remote
afterloading units as applicable; and
(b) Have obtained written attestation that
the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in subsection
64E-5.656(3)
and paragraphs
64E-5.656(1)(a) and
(b) or
64E-5.656(2)(a)
and subsection
64E-5.656(3),
F.A.C., of this section, and have demonstrated the ability to function
independently as an authorized medical physicist to fulfill the radiation
safety related duties for each type of therapeutic medical unit for which the
individual is requesting authorized medical physicist status. The written
attestation must be signed by a preceptor authorized user or a residency
program director who represents a consensus of residency program faculties (as
long as at least one member of the residency program faculty is an authorized
individual in the same category designated by the applicant seeking authorized
status) who meets the requirements in Rule
64E-5.656 or
64E-5.657, F.A.C., NRC or
equivalent Agreement State requirements, for an authorized medical physicist
for each type of therapeutic medical unit for which the individual is
requesting authorized medical physicist status; and
(3) Have training for the type(s) of use for
which authorization is sought that includes hands-on device operation, safety
procedures, clinical use, and the operation of a treatment planning system.
This training requirement may be satisfied by satisfactorily completing either
a training program provided by the vendor or by training supervised by an
authorized medical physicist authorized for the type(s) of use for which the
individual is seeking authorization.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64E-5.656
Rulemaking Authority 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-91.776, Amended 2-11-10, 12-26-13.
New 8-25-91, Formerly 10D-91.776, Amended 2-11-10,
12-26-13.