10A NCAC 15 .0207         ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS to provide services

(a)  A person applying for registration to perform Class II or Class IX services for diagnostic radiation output measurements, Class V area radiation surveys and shielding evaluations for diagnostic radiographic and fluoroscopy facilities, or Class VII therapeutic area radiation survey or verification services pursuant to Rule .0205 of this Section shall meet the following additional requirements:

(1)           have radiation survey and radiation measurement equipment capable of measuring the radiation energies corresponding to the services requested for authorization;

(2)           ensure that the equipment in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule is calibrated annually when a frequency is not recommended by the manufacturer;

(3)           submit the following for agency review prior to registration:

(A)          a description of the procedures that will be used in performing area radiation surveys including a list of all guides and references to the employed;

(B)          a copy of all forms, reports, and documents that will be supplied to registrants;

(C)          samples of surveys for each modality requested for registration;

(D)          samples of reports of diagnostic radiation output measurements for each modality requested for registration; and

(E)           samples of calibration reports for each therapeutic and kV imaging modality requested for registration.

(b)  A person applying for registration to perform Class VI equipment calibrations shall meet the following requirements:

(1)           ensure such calibrations are current and traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology;

(2)           license or register radiation sources used for such calibration as required by the rules in this Chapter;

(3)           label the equipment to indicate the date of calibration; and

(4)           maintain records of the calibration.

(c)  A person applying for registration to perform Class III shielding designs for diagnostic radiographic facilities, Class IV shielding designs for diagnostic fluoroscopy facilities, and Class VII therapeutic facilities and shielding design services shall meet the following additional requirements:

(1)           submit examples of the facility and shielding design which will be provided to registrants;

(2)           submit any technical guides, methodology, occupancy factor rationales, and workload estimation rationales that will be used; and

(3)           ensure that the facility and shielding design services provided to registrants meet the requirements in this Chapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑7;

Eff. February 1, 1980;

Amended Eff. June 1, 1993; June 1, 1989;

Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11 .0207 Eff. February 1, 2015.

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2025.