Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.23 - TRAINING FOR RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER
Except as provided in Rule 0400-20-07-.26, a licensee shall require an individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the radiation safety officer under Rule 0400-20-07-.17 to be an individual who:
(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 paragraphs (4) and (5) of this rule. (Specialty
boards whose certification processes have been recognized by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State will be posted on the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission's Web page.) To be 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 5 or more years of professional
experience in health physics (graduate training may be substituted for no more
than 2 years of the required experience) including at least 3 years in applied
health physics; and
3. Pass an
examination administered by diplomates of the specialty board, which 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 2 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. 1 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 similar type(s) of use(s) of radioactive material
involving 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;
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 and who meets the requirements in
paragraphs (4) and (5) of this rule; or
(b) Is an authorized user, authorized medical
physicist, or authorized nuclear pharmacist identified on the licensee's
license and has experience with the radiation safety aspects of similar types
of use of radioactive material for which the individual has radiation safety
officer responsibilities; and
(4) Has obtained written attestation, signed
by a preceptor radiation safety officer, that the individual has satisfactorily
completed the requirements in paragraph (5) of this rule, and in subparagraph
(1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a), (3)(a) or (3)(b) of this rule, and has achieved a level
of radiation safety knowledge sufficient to function independently as a
radiation safety officer for a medical use licensee; and
(5) 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 an authorized medical physicist,
authorized user, authorized nuclear pharmacist, or radiation safety officer, as
appropriate, who is authorized for the type(s) of use for which the licensee is
seeking approval.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 68-202-101 et seq., 68-202-201 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.
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