§ 175.09 Radiation Protection Programs.
RCNY § 175.09
Each registrant must at a minimum: (a) develop, document and implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of their operations and sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Article. The radiation safety program must include, but not be limited to, the following policies, procedures and activities: (1) that the use of ionizing radiation within its purview is performed in accordance with existing laws and regulations; this requirement shall be deemed to be met by the registrant possessing a Quality Assurance Manual in accordance with 24 RCNY Health Code § 175.12 for the facility.
(2)that all persons are protected from radiation as required by this Article. A current and readily-accessible copy of 24 RCNY Health Code Article 175 must be maintained by the registrant at the facility either in hard copy or electronic format.
(3)that upon discovery of a medical event, the registrant must follow the applicable requirements of 24 RCNY Health Code §§ 175.25 and 175.26 concerning required notifications and reports.
(b)use, to the extent practical, procedures and engineering controls based upon 'best practice' radiation protection principles to achieve occupational doses and doses to members of the public that are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) below the limits specified in this Article.
(c)provide a radiation safety officer pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 175.10 who shall be delegated authority to ensure the implementation of this radiation protection program.
(d)provide a quality assurance program pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 175.12 for diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radiation-producing equipment operated under applicable provisions of this Article.
(e)for medical centers, hospitals and institutions of higher education, provide for a radiation safety committee to administer the radiation protection program. The radiation safety committee must include the facility operator or a person with the authority to act on behalf of the facility operator, and representation from departments within the facility where radiation sources are used. The committee shall oversee all uses of radiation-producing equipment and radioactive materials within the facility, shall review the activities of the radiation safety officer and shall review the radiation safety program at least annually. The committee, or a subcommittee, shall oversee the administration of the required quality assurance program.
(f)ensure that radiation equipment is used only for those procedures for which it is designed by individuals duly-licensed and fully-qualified to operate such equipment.
(g)ensure that acceptance testing, by a QMP, is performed on all medical and chiropractic diagnostic equipment and radiation therapy treatment and planning equipment before the first use of such equipment on humans; and (h) at least every 12 months, review the radiation protection program content and its implementation. (Added City Record 4/24/2019, eff. 5/24/2019)
