Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-7-725 - Safety Instructions and Precautions for Brachytherapy Patients that Cannot be Released Under R9-7- 717A. In addition to the training requirements in Article 10, a licensee shall provide radiation safety instruction, initially and at least annually, to personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who are receiving brachytherapy and cannot be released under R9-7-717. To satisfy this requirement, the instruction shall be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and include the: 1. Size and appearance of the brachytherapy sources;2. Safe handling and shielding instructions;3. Patient or human research subject control;4. Visitor control, including both: a. Routine visitation of hospitalized individuals in accordance with Article 4 of this Chapter,b. Visitation authorized in accordance with Article 4 of this Chapter, and5. Notification of the radiation safety officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized user if the patient or the human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.B. For each patient or human research subject who is receiving brachytherapy and cannot be released under R9-7-717, a licensee shall:1. Not quarter the patient or the human research subject in the same room as an individual who is not receiving brachytherapy;2. Visibly post the patient's or human research subject's room with a "Radioactive Materials" sign; and3. Note on the door or in the patient's or human research subject's chart where and how long visitors may stay in the patient's or human research subject's room.C. A licensee shall have applicable emergency response equipment available near each treatment room to respond to a source:1. Dislodged from the patient; and2. Lodged within the patient following removal of the source applicators.D. A licensee shall notify the radiation safety officer, or the RSO's designee, and an authorized user as soon as possible if the patient or human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.E. A licensee shall record the instructions given under subsection (A) and retain the records for three years after recording the instructions.Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-725
New Section R9-7-725 recodified from R12-1-725 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).