2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (§§ 25-6.5-101 — 25-18.9-105) › Article 11 - RADIATION CONTROL (§§ 25-11-101 — 25-11-305) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-11-101 — 25-11-114) › Section 25-11-104 - Rules to be adopted - fees - fund created - definitions

(1)
(a)
The state board shall formulate, adopt, and promulgate rules as provided in subsection (2) of this section that cover subject matter relative to radiation machines and radioactive materials, including naturally occurring radioactive materials and other sources of radiation. The subject matter of the rules must include: Licenses and registration; records; permissible levels of exposure; notification and reports of accidents; technical qualifications of personnel; technical qualifications of mammographers; handling, transportation, and storage; waste disposal; posting and labeling of hazardous sources and areas; surveys; monitoring; security of materials; and financial assurance warranties.
(b)
(I)
Subject to the department providing its report and summary to the senate committee on health and human services and the house of representatives committee on health, insurance, and environment or their successor committees pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(V) of this section, the state board shall, by December 31, 2020, adopt rules concerning the disposal of naturally occurring radioactive materials.
(II) to (VII)
Repealed.
(c)
Notwithstanding any provision of section
25-11-103 (7)(h)
, it is not necessary that a governmental entity own any site that is used for the concentration, storage, or disposal of radioactive material if the owner of the site complies with rules promulgated by the board in accordance with this section. The rules must ensure the long-term protection of the public health and safety and may include financial assurance warranties pursuant to this part 1, deed annotations and restrictions, easement provisions, restrictive covenants, and adequate markers to warn of the presence of radioactive materials.
(2)
Rules promulgated under this section must be consistent with United States nuclear regulatory commission requirements necessary to maintain agreement state status and final regulations proposed by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., or its successor, under the title, "Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation"; except that, if the state board concludes on the basis of detailed findings that a substantial deviation from any of the suggested state regulations is warranted and that a substitute rule or no rule would effectively permit maximum utilization of sources of radiation consistent with the health and safety of all persons who might otherwise become exposed to the radiation, the state board need not maintain the suggested state regulation or may promulgate a substitute rule as the case may be.
(2.5)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1149), ch. 1311, p. 1311, § 4, effective May 26, 2010.)
(3)
The rules adopted pursuant to this part 1 shall never be construed to limit the kind or amount of radiation that may be intentionally applied to a person for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes by or under the direction of a duly licensed practitioner of the healing arts.
(4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1149), ch. 1311, p. 1311, § 4, effective May 26, 2010.)
(5)
In adopting, amending, or repealing rules under this section, the board shall comply with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(6)
(a)
The state board shall promulgate a fee schedule, in accordance with section
24-4-103
, C.R.S., for radiation control services provided by the department. Radiation control services for which fees may be established include application processing for qualified inspectors, qualified experts, and service companies as defined by the state board, which fees shall be paid by the applicants or service companies; issuance of categories of specific licenses to accord with categories established by the nuclear regulatory commission and which shall include licenses for special nuclear material, source material, byproduct material, well logging and surveys and tracer studies, and for human use; and inspections of licensees as authorized by section
25-11-103 (6)
. Licenses and fees shall, where appropriate, be in accordance with policies and priorities of the nuclear regulatory commission.
(b)
The state board shall set fees that provide sufficient revenues to reimburse the state for the actual direct and indirect costs of the radiation control services specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (6). In so doing, the state board shall take into account any special arrangements between the state and the licensee, another state, or a federal agency whereby the cost of the service is otherwise recovered.
(c)
All fees collected pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the radiation control fund, which fund is hereby created. Moneys credited to the radiation control fund, in amounts determined annually by the general assembly by appropriation, shall be expended for radiation control services as provided in this subsection (6).
(7)
The state board shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement section
25-11-107 (5)
.
(8)
(a)
The state board shall adopt rules requiring that all machine sources of radiation be inspected and certified by qualified inspectors as safe for the intended uses consistent with
42 U.S.C. sec. 263b
and in compliance with the specifications of the state board and the equipment manufacturer. Rules shall include minimum specifications for radiation machines, minimum standards for the qualifications of individuals authorized to inspect and certify radiation machines, and procedures for inspection of radiation machines. If a qualified inspector determines that a radiation machine fails to meet the required specifications, the inspector shall notify the owner or operator immediately and shall notify the department within three days after the determination. A radiation machine that fails to meet the required specifications and is determined by a qualified inspector to be unsafe for human use shall not thereafter be used for human use until subsequent certification, and the qualified inspector shall affix an official noncertification sticker issued by the department indicating that the machine is not authorized for human use. A certification or noncertification sticker shall be affixed on each radiation machine in a location conspicuous to machine operators and to persons on whom the machine is used.
(a.5) and (b)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1149), ch. 1311, p. 1311, § 4, effective May 26, 2010.)
(c)
In establishing or revising specifications for each type of machine that is a source of radiation, the standards for approval of qualified inspectors, and the procedures for making inspections, the department shall consult with manufacturers of radiation equipment, health-care providers and operators who use the equipment in diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of humans, and qualified inspectors and individuals.
(d)
The general assembly hereby finds that the setting of minimum specifications for radiation machines and the establishment of minimum standards for qualified inspectors of those machines are matters of statewide concern. Therefore, no other state agency, political subdivision, or local government shall establish any other specifications for radiation machines or standards for radiation machine inspectors, or impose any fees therefor.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 402, § 1, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 79, § 2, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 65: p. 718, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-26-4. L. 79: (2) and (3) amended and (6) added, p. 1064, § 3, effective July 1; (3) amended, p. 1071, § 5, effective 1/1/1980. L. 83: (6)(c) R&RE, p. 1087, § 1, effective July 1; (7) added, p. 1084, § 3, effective July 1. L. 88: (6)(c) amended and (8) added, p. 1045, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 487, § 2, effective April 26; (1) amended and (2.5) and (8)(a.5) added, p. 701, §§ 3, 4, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 731, § 1, effective April 19. L. 97: (1)(a) amended and (1)(c) added, p. 1632, § 1, effective August 15. L. 98: IP(8)(a) and (8)(a)(III) amended, p. 1337, § 54, effective June 1. L. 2002: (8)(a)(II) and (8)(a)(III) amended, p. 533, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2003: IP(8)(a) amended, p. 711, § 43, effective July 1. L. 2007: IP(8)(a) amended, p. 552, § 1, effective April 16. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10 -1149), ch. 282, p. 1311, § 4, effective May 26. L. 2011: (1)(a) amended, (HB 11 -1303), ch. 264, p. 1167, § 63, effective August 10. L. 2015: (1)(a), (1)(c), and (2) amended, (HB 15-1145), ch. 79, p. 220, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2018: (1)(b) amended, (SB 18-245), ch. 402, p. 2373, § 1, effective August 8.
(1) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 93-126 and House Bill 93-1185 were harmonized.
(2) Subsection (1)(b)(VII) provided for the repeal of subsections (1)(b)(II) to (1)(b)(VII) of this section, effective January 14, 2021. On December 22, 2020, the revisor of statutes received the notice referred to in subsection (1)(b)(VII) related to the repeal. For more information about the repeal and notice, see SB 18-245. ( L. 2018, p. 2373.)
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending subsection (1) and enacting subsections (2.5) and (8)(a.5) see section 1 of chapter 184, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.