La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-736

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-736 - Safety Instruction

A. A licensee shall provide oral and written radiation safety instruction for all personnel caring for patients or human research subjects undergoing radiopharmaceutical therapy. Refresher training shall be provided at intervals not to exceed one year.

B. To satisfy Subsection A of this Section, the instruction shall describe the licensee's procedures for:

1. patient or human research subject control;

2. visitor control, including:

a. routine visitation to hospitalized individuals in accordance with LAC 33:XV.421.A.1; and

b. visitation authorized in accordance with LAC 33:XV.421.C;

3. contamination control;

4. waste control;

5. notification of the radiation safety officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized user, in the case of the patient's or human research subject's death or medical emergency; and

6. LAC 33:XV.Chapter 10 training requirements.

C. A licensee shall keep a record of individuals receiving instruction required by Subsection A of this Section, a description of the instruction, the date of instruction, and the name of the individual who gave the instruction. Such record shall be maintained for inspection by the department for two years.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-736

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 18:34 (January 1992), amended LR 24:2105 (November 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2589 (November 2000), LR 30:1178 (June 2004), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 32:813 (May 2006).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.