Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.23 - TRAINING FOR RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER AND ASSOCIATE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER
Except as provided in Rule
0400-20-07-.26, a licensee shall
require an individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the
(1) Is certified by a
specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the
Division , the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State , and
who meets the requirements of paragraph (4) of this rule. The names of board
certifications that have been recognized by the Division , the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State are posted on the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit Web page. To have its
certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all
candidates for certification to:
(a)
1. Hold a bachelor's or graduate degree from
an accredited college or university in physical science or engineering or
biological science with a minimum of 20 college credits in physical
science;
2. Have five or more years
of professional experience in health physics (graduate training may be
substituted for no more than two years of the required experience) including at
least three years in applied health physics; and
3. Pass an examination administered by
diplomates of the specialty board that evaluates knowledge and competence in
radiation physics and instrumentation, radiation protection, mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity, radiation biology, and
radiation dosimetry; or
(b)
1. 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;
2. Have at least two
years of full-time practical training and/or supervised experience in medical
physics:
(i) Under the supervision of a
medical physicist who is certified in medical physics by a specialty board
recognized by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State ;
or
(ii) In clinical nuclear
medicine facilities providing diagnostic and/or therapeutic services under the
direction of physicians who meet the requirements for authorized users under
Rule 0400-20-07-.26,
0400-20-07-.43 or
0400-20-07-.47; and
3. Pass an examination,
administered by diplomates of the specialty board , that assesses knowledge and
competence in clinical diagnostic radiological or nuclear medicine physics and
in radiation safety; or
(2)
(a) Has
completed a structured educational program consisting of both:
1. 200 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;
(iv)
Radiation biology; and
(v)
Radiation dosimetry; and
2. One year of full-time radiation safety
experience under the supervision of the individual identified as the radiation
safety officer on a Division , U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or Agreement
State license or a permit issued by a Commission master material licensee that
authorizes a similar type or types of use or uses of radioactive material . An
associate radiation safety officer may provide supervision for those areas for
which the associate radiation safety officer is authorized on a Division , U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State license or permit issued
by a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material licensee. The full-time
radiation safety experience must involve the following:
(i) Shipping, receiving, and performing
related radiation surveys;
(ii)
Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to
determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and instruments used to
measure radionuclides;
(iii)
Securing and controlling radioactive material ;
(iv) Using administrative controls to avoid
mistakes in the administration of radioactive material ;
(v) Using procedures to prevent or minimize
radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination
procedures;
(vi) Using emergency
procedures to control radioactive material ; and
(vii) Disposing of radioactive material ;
and
(b) This
individual must obtain a written attestation, signed by a preceptor radiation
safety officer or associate radiation safety officer who has experience with
the radiation safety aspects of similar types of use of radioactive material
for which the individual is seeking approval as a radiation safety officer or
an associate radiation safety officer . The written attestation must state that
the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements of subparagraph
(a) of this paragraph and paragraph (4) of this rule, and is able to
independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as a radiation safety
officer or as an associate radiation safety officer for a medical use license;
or
(3)
(a) Is a medical physicist who has been
certified by a specialty board whose certification process has been recognized
by the Division , the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State
under paragraph (1) of Rule
0400-20-07-.24 and has
experience in radiation safety for similar types of use of radioactive material
for which the licensee is seeking the approval of the individual as radiation
safety officer or as an associate radiation safety officer and who meets the
requirements in paragraph (4) of this rule; or
(b) Is an authorized user , authorized medical
physicist , or authorized nuclear pharmacist identified on a U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State license, a permit issued by a U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material licensee, a permit issued by a
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State licensee of broad
scope, or a permit issued by a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission master
material license broad scope permittee, has experience with the radiation
safety aspects of similar types of use of radioactive material for which the
licensee seeks the approval of the individual as the radiation safety officer
or associate radiation safety officer , and meets the requirements in paragraph
(4) of this rule; or
(c) Has
experience with the radiation safety aspects of the types of use of radioactive
material for which the individual is seeking simultaneous approval both as the
radiation safety officer and the authorized user on the same new medical use
license or new medical use permit issued by a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission master material licensee. The individual must also meet the
requirements in paragraph (4) of this rule.
(4) Has training in the radiation safety,
regulatory issues, and emergency procedures for the types of use for which a
licensee seeks approval. This training requirement may be satisfied by
completing training that is supervised by a radiation safety officer , an
associate radiation safety officer , an authorized medical physicist , authorized
nuclear pharmacist , or an authorized user , as appropriate, who is authorized
for the type(s) of use for which the licensee is seeking approval.
Notes
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