N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-22.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:28-22.1 - Purpose, scope and applicability

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to increase protection to the public and radiation workers from unnecessary exposure to radiation and to reduce the occurrence of misdiagnosis caused by faulty equipment and operator error.

(b) This subchapter establishes requirements for the development and implementation of quality assurance programs to ensure that registrants of diagnostic x-ray equipment who perform diagnostic x-ray procedures in the healing arts achieve consistent high quality imaging and improve diagnosis while reducing unnecessary radiation to the patients and workers. This subchapter further establishes certain responsibilities of registrants of radiation sources used in the practice of diagnostic radiology. This subchapter also establishes the qualifications and training requirements for medical physicists, medical physicist assistants and qualified individuals designing or implementing quality assurance programs in accordance with this subchapter. Certification requirements and associated fees are also established for medical physicists and medical physicist assistants.

(c) All registrants of medical diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment and computed tomography equipment, which is used for performing diagnostic radiography, fluoroscopy, x-ray bone densitometry, or computed tomography in the healing arts, are required to develop and continually implement quality assurance programs. Such equipment includes, but is not limited to, equipment used in performing diagnostic radiology procedures in hospital, medical, podiatric, chiropractic, industrial, school, and government facilities.

(d) The provisions of this subchapter are not applicable to diagnostic radiographic mammography equipment that must comply with the Federal Mammography Quality Standards Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 263(b), or N.J.A.C. 7:28-15.4.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-22.1