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California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30311 - Dental Radiographic Installations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						Equipment.
(1) The tube housing shall be of
						diagnostic type.
(2) Diaphragms or cones
						shall be used for collimating the useful beam and shall provide the same degree of
						protection as the housing.
(A) For intra-oral
						radiography the useful beam shall be restricted to a diameter of not more than 7 cm
						(2.75 inches) at the surface of the skin.
(3) For intra-oral film exposures a cone or spacer
						frame shall provide a target-to-skin distance of not less than 18 cm (7 inches) with
						apparatus operating above 50 kVp or 10 cm (4 inches) with apparatus operating at 50
						kVp or below.
(4) The total filtration
						permanently in the useful beam shall be equivalent to at least 0.5 millimeters of
						aluminum for equipment operating below 50 kVp, equivalent to at least 1.5
						millimeters of aluminum for equipment operating from 50 kVp through 70 kVp, and
						equivalent to at least 2.5 millimeters of aluminum for equipment operating above 70
						kVp.
(5) A device shall be provided to
						terminate the exposure after a pre-set time or exposure.
(6) The exposure control switch shall be of the
						dead-man type. If a recycling timer is employed it shall not be possible to make a
						repeat exposure without release of the exposure switch to reset the timer.
(7) Each installation shall be provided with a
						protective barrier for the operator or shall be so arranged that the operator can
						stand at least 6 feet from the patient and well away from the useful beam.
(8) Mechanical support of the tube head and cone
						shall maintain the exposure position without drift or vibration.
(9) Panoramic installations. This part applies to
						those installations which consist of a tube head with a collimator providing a
						narrow useful beam and an extra oral film carrier which are interlocked in their
						motion about the patient.
(A) All provisions of
						Section 30311 (a) apply except
						30311 (a)(2)(A), 30311 (a)(3), 30311 (a)(10).
(10) Cephalometric installations.
(A) All provisions of Section
						30311 (a) apply except
						30311 (a)(2)(A), 30311 (a)(3), and 30311 (a)(9).
(B) The radiographic field shall be restricted to
						the area of the image receptor.
(11) The X-ray control panel shall include means
						for indicating X-ray tube voltage (kVp), tube current (mA), and exposure duration.
						The tube voltage and current shall be indicated by meters or by control settings. A
						milliammeter, a light or other device shall give clear and distinct visual or
						audible indication to the operator when X-rays are being
						produced.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30311.1 - Quality Assurance for Dental Radiography

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(a) Each user subject to this article, as
						specified in section
						30305(a)(1), using
						intra-oral film for dental radiography of human beings shall assure all of the
						following:
(1) A reference film meeting the
						interpreting dentists' criteria for image density, contrast, sharpness and overall
						quality is selected for use in daily comparisons of dental radiographs.
(2) For each day dental radiographs are processed,
						clinical radiographs are compared to the selected reference film for density,
						contrast, sharpness, and overall image quality.
(3) Corrective action is taken when observable
						changes occur in clinical radiographic image density, contrast, sharpness and
						overall quality.
(4) Records of the
						corrective actions taken, and the effectiveness of those corrective actions, are
						maintained for a minimum of one year from the date the corrective action was
						taken.
(5) Corrective action, as
						directed by the Department, is taken if the entrance exposure to an adult patient
						for a routine intraoral bitewing exam is found by the Department to be outside the
						ranges specified in the following table.
Tube
									 Potential1
									 (kVp)2
"D" Speed Film
									 (mR)3
"E or F" Speed Film
									 (mR)3
50
425-575
220-320
55
350-500
190-270
60
310-440
165-230
65
270-400
140-200
70
240-350
120-170
75
170-260
100-140
80
150-230
90-120
85
130-200
80-105
90
120-180
70- 90
95
110-160
60- 80
100
100-140
50- 70
1 Linear extrapolation or
						  interpolation shall be used for an x-ray tube potential (kVp) not listed in the
						  table.
2 The kVp shall be measured to
						  determine the correct exposure limit to be applied.
3 Exposures values are specified
						  as free-in-air exposures without backscatter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313 - Special Requirements for Therapeutic X-Ray Equipment Operated at Potentials of 50 kV and Below

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(a) The user
						shall ensure therapeutic X-ray equipment shall meet the following:
(1) All provisions of Section
						30312(a)
						apply.
(2) A therapeutic-type protective
						tube housing shall be used. Contact therapy machines shall meet the additional
						requirement that the leakage radiation at 2 inches from the surface of the housing
						not exceed 0.1 R/hr.
(3) Automatic
						timers shall be provided which will permit accurate presetting and determination of
						exposures as short as one second.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.05 - Therapeutic Survey Physicist Requirements

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(a) A person who performs as a TSP, as defined in
						section 30306, shall be authorized by the
						Department pursuant to section
						30313.07 and:
(1) Be certified by:
(A) American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic
						Medical Physics;
(B) American Board of
						Health Physics in Health Physics;
(C)
						American Board of Medical Physics in Medical Health Physics or Radiation Oncology
						Physics; or
(D) Canadian College of
						Physicists in Medicine in Radiation Oncology Physics; or
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.07 - Eligibility for and Issuance of Therapeutic Survey Physicist Authorization

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(a) To be eligible for
						authorization as a TSP, an applicant shall submit to the Department an acceptable
						application, as described in section
						30313.30(a),
						containing:
(1) The applicant's legal name,
						mailing address and telephone number;
(2) The applicant's social security number (SSN)
						or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) (pursuant to the authority found
						in sections
						131050,
						131051,
						and
						131200
						of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section
						17520 of the Family
						Code, providing the SSN or ITIN is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for
						purposes of identification.);
(3)
						Documentation that the applicant meets the requirements of section
						30313.05. Except for applicants
						requesting authorization pursuant to section
						30313.05(a)(1)(A), the
						applicant shall include at least three sample radiation protection survey reports of
						therapeutic X-ray equipment at a medical facility, one of which is a survey of
						therapeutic X-ray equipment with an energy greater than 500 kVp. Additionally,
						applicants requesting authorization pursuant to section
						30313.05(a)(2) shall:
						for the required degree, submit a diploma or transcripts, or a copy or copies
						thereof; for training, submit completion documents, or copies thereof, showing what
						training was received or completed, the date(s) of the training, and that the
						training was approved, or obtained through a program accredited, by the Commission
						on Accreditation of Medical Physicists Educational Programs, Inc.; and, for work
						experience, submit a written letter from the applicant's supervisor, or multiple
						letters if multiple supervisors, containing:
(A)
						The name, signature and date of signature of the supervising individual;
(B) The name of the applicant;
(C) The dates the supervisor supervised the work
						of the applicant;
(D) The name of the
						facility where the applicant was supervised; and
(E) A statement confirming that the applicant
						fulfilled the work experience requirement pursuant to section
						30313.05(a)(2)(A) and
						is competent to function independently as a TSP. If work experience was completed
						under multiple supervisors, the statement shall state the amount of hours the
						individual was supervised and that the individual demonstrated competence in
						performing assigned duties during the time the individual was supervised;
						and
(4) The application fee
						specified in section
						30313.45.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.09 - Renewal of Therapeutic Survey Physicist Authorization

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(a) To be eligible for renewal of authorization as
						a TSP, an individual shall, at least 30 calendar days prior to the expiration date
						of authorization, submit to the Department an acceptable application, as described
						in section 30313.30(a),
						containing:
(1) The applicant's legal name,
						mailing address, telephone number and authorization number as shown on the
						Department-issued authorization. Individuals who were previously approved or
						authorized to conduct therapeutic radiation protection surveys and are applying for
						purposes of section
						30313.40 shall include their social
						security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) in lieu of
						the authorization number. (Pursuant to the authority found in sections
						131050,
						131051,
						and
						131200
						of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section
						17520 of the Family
						Code, providing the SSN or ITIN is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for
						purposes of identification.)
(2) Except
						for individuals who were previously approved or authorized to conduct therapeutic
						radiation protection surveys and are applying for purposes of section
						30313.40, provide documentation:
(A) Demonstrating that the applicant is certified
						by an entity specified in section
						30313.05(a)(1);
						or
(B) Confirming completion of 15
						approved continuing education credits as defined in section
						30306. Approved continuing education
						credits shall be completed in the three years immediately preceding the expiration
						date and documentation shall include:
1. The name
						of the approving organization;
2. The
						name of the instructor or provider and their contact information;
3. A description of the instruction provided;
						and
4. The dates of the instruction;
						and
(3) The fee for
						renewal as specified in section
						30313.45.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.10 - Therapeutic Calibration Physicist Requirements

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(a) A person who performs as a TCP, as defined in
						section 30306, shall be authorized by the
						Department as a TCP pursuant to section
						30313.15 and:
(1) Be certified by:
(A) The American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic
						Medical Physics;
(B) American Board of
						Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Physics; or
(C) Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine in
						Radiation Oncology Physics; or
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.15 - Eligibility for and Issuance of Therapeutic Calibration Physicist Authorization

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(a) To be eligible for
						authorization as a TCP, an applicant shall submit to the Department an acceptable
						application, as described in section
						30313.30(a),
						containing:
(1) The applicant's legal name, mailing
						address and telephone number;
(2) The
						applicant's social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification
						number (ITIN) (pursuant to the authority found in sections
						131050,
						131051,
						and
						131200
						of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section
						17520 of the Family
						Code, providing the SSN or ITIN is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for
						purposes of identification.);
(3)
						Documentation that the applicant meets the requirements of section
						30313.10. Except for applicants
						requesting authorization pursuant to section
						30313.10(a)(1)(A), the
						applicant shall include at least three sample calibration reports of a therapeutic
						X-ray system at a medical facility, two of which shall be of systems with energies
						greater than 500 kVp. Additionally, if the applicant is requesting authorization
						pursuant to section
						30313.10(a)(2), the
						applicant shall submit: for the required degree, submit a diploma or transcripts, or
						a copy or copies thereof; for training, submit completion documents, or copies
						thereof, showing what training was received or completed, the date(s) of the
						training, and that the training was approved, or obtained through a program
						accredited, by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physicists Educational
						Programs, Inc.; and, for work experience, a written letter from the applicant's
						supervisor, or multiple letters if multiple supervisors, containing:
(A) The name, signature and date of signature of
						the supervising individual;
(B) The name
						of the applicant;
(C) The dates the
						supervisor supervised the work of the applicant;
(D) The name of the facility where the applicant
						was supervised; and
(E) A statement
						confirming that the applicant fulfilled the work experience requirement pursuant to
						section 30313.10(a)(2)(B) and
						is competent to function independently as a TCP. If work experience was completed
						under multiple supervisors, the statement shall state the amount of hours the
						individual was supervised and that the individual demonstrated competence in
						performing assigned duties during the time the individual was supervised;
						and
(4) The application fee
						specified in section
						30313.45.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.20 - Renewal of Therapeutic Calibration Physicist Authorization

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(a) To be eligible for renewal of authorization as
						a TCP an individual shall, at least 30 calendar days prior to the expiration date of
						authorization, submit to the Department an acceptable application, as described in
						section 30313.30(a),
						containing:
(1) The applicant's legal name,
						mailing address, telephone number and authorization number as shown on the
						Department-issued authorization. Individuals who were previously approved or
						authorized to conduct therapeutic X-ray systems calibrations or radiation protection
						surveys and are applying for purposes of section
						30313.40 shall include their social
						security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) in lieu of
						the authorization number. (Pursuant to the authority found in sections
						131050,
						131051,
						and
						131200
						of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section
						17520 of the Family
						Code, providing the SSN or ITIN is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for
						purposes of identification.)
(2) Except
						for individuals who were previously approved or authorized to conduct therapeutic
						X-ray systems calibrations or radiation protection surveys and are applying for
						purposes of section
						30313.40, provide documentation:
(A) Demonstrating that the applicant is certified
						by an entity specified in section
						30313.10(a)(1);
						or
(B) Confirming completion of 15
						approved continuing education credits as defined in section
						30306. Approved continuing education
						credits shall be completed in the three years immediately preceding the expiration
						date and documentation shall include:
1. The name
						of the approving organization;
2. The
						name of the instructor or provider and their contact information;
3. A description of the instruction provided;
						and
4. The dates of the instruction;
						and
(3) The fee for
						renewal as specified in section
						30313.45.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.25 - Change of Name, Address, Social Security Number, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

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Each TSP or TCP authorized pursuant to sections
						  30313.07,
						  30313.09,
						  30313.15, or
						  30313.20 shall report in writing to the
						  Department, within 30 calendar days, any change of name, mailing address, social
						  security number or individual taxpayer identification number.
1. New
						  section filed 5-13-2020; operative 10-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2020, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 114975,
							 115000
							 and
							 131200,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060,
							 131050,
							 131051
							 and
							 131052,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.30 - Application Deadlines for Therapeutic Survey Physicist or Therapeutic Calibration Physicist Authorization

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(a) For
						purposes of the TSP or TCP authorization issued pursuant to sections
						30313.07,
						30313.09,
						30313.15, or
						30313.20:
(1) Receipt of an application, information,
						documentation or fee shall be deemed to occur on the date the application,
						information, documentation or fee is received by the Department; and
(2) An application is considered acceptable when
						all documents, information, or fees required to be submitted on or with the
						application have been received by the Department, so as to allow the Department to
						determine if the applicant meets the specified eligibility requirements;
						and
(3) Written notification by the
						Department to applicants shall be deemed to occur on the date the notification is
						postmarked or, if sent electronically, the date sent as indicated on the electronic
						communication.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.40 - Previously Approved or Authorized Person to Conduct Therapeutic X-ray System Calibrations or Radiation Protection Surveys

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(a) An individual authorized or approved to
						conduct therapeutic X-ray systems calibrations or radiation protection surveys prior
						to October 1, 2020 shall remain authorized or approved only if the individual
						submits to the Department:
(1) An acceptable
						application pursuant to sections
						30313.09 or
						30313.20, as applicable, within three
						years of October 1, 2020. If the application is not received by the Department by
						that date, authorization is canceled. To re-establish a canceled authorization, an
						individual shall comply with sections
						30313.07 or
						30313.15 and shall be considered a new
						applicant.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.45 - Fees

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(a) The application fee
						for authorization pursuant to sections
						30313.07 or
						30313.15 shall be $312.00.
(b) An individual applying to renew authorization
						pursuant to sections
						30313.09 or
						30313.20 shall pay a renewal fee of
						$267.00.
(c) A penalty fee of 25% of the
						fee for renewal shall be charged for any renewal that is more than 30 calendar days
						past due.
(d) Failure to pay the renewal
						fee on or before the expiration date of the authorization shall automatically
						suspend the authorization. If the renewal fee is not paid within six months
						following such date, the authorization shall be revoked. An authorization revoked
						for nonpayment of the renewal fee may be reinstated within five years from the time
						of suspension upon payment of the penalty fee specified in paragraph (c) plus twice
						the renewal fee specified in subsection (b). If the application for reinstatement is
						not made within five years from the date of suspension of the authorization, the
						authorization shall be canceled and shall not be subject to reinstatement.
(e) Fees required by this section shall be
						nonrefundable and subject to adjustment pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
						100425.
1. New
						  section filed 5-13-2020; operative 10-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2020, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 114970,
							 114975,
							 114980,
							 115060,
							 115080
							 and
							 131200,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 114980,
							 115060,
							 115080,
							 131050,
							 131051
							 and
							 131052,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30313.50 - Grounds for Amendment, Restriction, Suspension or Revocation of Authorization

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(a) Authorization issued
						pursuant to sections
						30313.07,
						30313.09,
						30313.15,
						30313.20, or
						30313.40 may, in accordance with
						subsection (b), be amended, restricted, suspended or revoked for any of the
						following:
(1) The submission of false, incorrect
						or fraudulent information to obtain or renew authorization;
(2) The impersonation of another authorized
						individual, or allowing another person to use one's own authorization, for the
						purpose of providing health physics or therapeutic medical physics
						services;
(3) Unprofessional conduct,
						including, but not limited to, incompetence, gross negligence, physical, mental, or
						verbal abuse of patients, or misappropriation of property of patients or
						others;
(4) The violation of, or the
						attempt to violate, any provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (RT Act) (Health
						and Safety Code section
						27), the
						Radiation Control Law (RCL) (Health and Safety Code section
						114960
						et seq.) or any order of the Department;
(5) The prevention of, or the attempt to impede in
						any way, any lawful enforcement of the RT Act or the RCL, the regulations adopted
						pursuant to those provisions, or any order of the Department;
(6) Conviction of a crime substantially related to
						the qualifications and duties of a TCP or a TSP;
(7) Failure to take corrective action as directed
						by the Department;
(8) Suspension or
						revocation of certification or authorization by any entity specified in sections
						30313.05(a) or
						30313.10(a);
						or
(9) Failure to pay
						fees.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30314 - Veterinary Medicine Radiographic Installations

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(a) Equipment.
(1) The tube housing shall be of diagnostic
						type.
(2) Diaphragms or cones shall be
						provided for collimating the useful beam to the area of clinical interest and shall
						provide the same degree of protection as is required of the housing.
(3) The total filtration permanently in the useful
						beam shall not be less than 1.5 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for equipment
						operating up to 70 kvp and 2.0 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for machines operated
						in excess of 70 kvp.
(4) A device shall
						be provided to terminate the exposure after a pre-set time or exposure.
(5) A dead-man type of exposure switch shall be
						provided, together with an electrical cord of sufficient length so that the operator
						can stand out of the useful beam and at least 6 feet from the animal during all
						X-ray exposures.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4 - Special Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in the Healing Arts › Section 30315.05 - References to Facility

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Except when grammatical and contextual usage dictates
						  otherwise, any reference to "facility" within this Article shall refer to a "user"
						  as defined in section
						  30100. When contextual usage so
						  dictates, "facility" shall have the meaning specified in section
						  30315.10. This section may not be
						  construed to allow the performance of mammography in violation of the Act or this
						  regulation, as defined in section
						  30100, the Radiologic Technology Act as
						  defined in Health and Safety Code section
						  27(f),
						  or any federal law or regulation pertaining to mammography.
1. New
						  section filed 12-18-2019; operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 114975,
							 115060
							 and
							 131200,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060,
							 131050,
							 131051
							 and
							 131052,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.20 - Mammography Machine Certificate and Facility Certification Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A radiation machine
						may be used for mammography only if the machine is posted with a current and valid
						mammography machine certificate. Posting of this certificate shall satisfy the
						posting requirement specified in Health and Safety Code section
						115115(b).
(b) The mammography machine certificate shall be
						valid up to and including the date of expiration stated on the certificate, provided
						registration of the radiation machine, pursuant to Group 1.5 of this subchapter, is
						current and valid. If registration expires or becomes invalid prior to the
						expiration date specified on the mammography machine certificate, the certificate
						shall be invalid pending renewal or reinstatement of registration.
(c) Screening or diagnostic mammography may be
						performed only in a facility possessing a current and valid facility certification
						certificate issued by the FDA pursuant to title 21, Code of Federal Regulations,
						section 900.11(a).
1. New
						  section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7).
						  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency
						  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						  Editorial correction adding inadvertently omitted HISTORY 1 (Register 2003, No.
						  8).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order transmitted to OAL
						  6-6-2003 and filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No. 29).
4. Amendment of
						  section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 12-18-2019;
						  operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 114975,
							 115000,
							 115060
							 and
							 131200,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060,
							 115115,
							 131050
							 and
							 131051,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.22 - Eligibility for a Mammography Machine Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible for a mammography machine
						certificate, the user, as defined in section
						30100, shall pass a Department review
						verifying that the:
(1) Information specified in
						section 30315.33 has been submitted;
(2) Radiation machine is registered pursuant to
						section 30108;
(3) Mammography system meets the requirements in
						sections 30316 and
						30316.20(e);
(4) User has designated a lead supervising
						physician pursuant to section
						30317.10(b);
						and
(5) Mammography quality assurance
						program is capable of meeting the requirements in section
						30317.10.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.23 - Renewal of a Mammography Machine Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To renew a mammography machine certificate,
						the user shall:
(1) Sixty days prior to the
						expiration date shown on the mammography machine certificate, submit to the
						Department the application described in section
						30315.33. The information in the
						application shall be updated to account for any changes that have occurred since
						initial issuance or the most recent renewal of the certificate; and
(2) Prior to the expiration date shown on the
						mammography machine certificate, pass the Department review specified in section
						30315.22.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.24 - Interim Facility Accreditation Certificate. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						  section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7).
						  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency
						  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						  Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order, including amendment of section,
						  transmitted to OAL 6-6-2003 and filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No.
						  29).
3. Repealer filed 12-18-2019; operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to
						  Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 100275
							 and
							 115060,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
							 115060,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.34 - Application Processing Times

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						Within 30 calendar days of receipt of an application for or renewal of a mammography
						machine certificate pursuant to sections
						30315.22 or
						30315.23, the Department shall:
(1) Notify the applicant that the application is
						acceptable; or
(2) Notify the applicant
						that the application is not acceptable and identify what is required for the
						Department to consider it acceptable.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.35 - Clinical Image Review. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						  section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7).
						  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency
						  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						  Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order transmitted to OAL 6-6-2003 and
						  filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No. 29).
3. Repealer filed 12-18-2019;
						  operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 100275
							 and
							 115060,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060,
							 115100
							 and
							 115115,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.36 - Mammography Review

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The user
						shall, upon request, make mammograms and their written reports of results available
						to the Department and allow those mammograms and reports to be removed from the
						facility for the purpose of evaluating mammogram image quality.
(b) For sample sizes of two mammographic
						examinations:
(1) If one mammographic examination
						fails the review, the user shall submit a plan of corrective action, acceptable to
						the Department, addressing those areas that resulted in the failure and
						satisfactorily complete that plan; or
(2) If both mammographic examinations fail the
						review, the user shall satisfactorily complete a plan of corrective action, as
						directed by the Department, addressing those areas of the review that resulted in
						the failure. The user shall be subject to additional review using a larger
						sample.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.50 - Personnel Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each
						user possessing a radiation machine used for mammography shall ensure that:
(1) Each physician, as defined in section
						30315.10, supervising individuals who
						perform mammography possesses either a current and valid radiology supervisor and
						operator certificate or a radiography supervisor and operator permit issued pursuant
						to section 30466; and
(2) Each individual performing mammography
						possesses a current and valid mammographic radiologic technology certificate issued
						pursuant to section
						30455.1.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.51 - Personnel Requirements for Individuals Who Perform Mammography. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						  section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7).
						  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency
						  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						  Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order transmitted to OAL 6-6-2003 and
						  filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No. 29).
3. Repealer filed 12-18-2019;
						  operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 100275
							 and
							 115060,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060
							 and
							 115115,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.52 - Authorized Mammography Medical Physicist

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Before conducting surveys, as defined in
						section 30315.10, a mammography medical
						physicist shall:
(1) Be authorized by the
						Department pursuant to section
						30315.60;
(2) Have been awarded a master's degree or higher
						in a physical science from an accredited institution, with no less than 20 semester
						hours or 30 quarter hours of college undergraduate or graduate level
						physics;
(3) Have completed 20 hours of
						documented specialized training in conducting mammography surveys; and
(4) Have performed surveys of at least one
						facility and a total of at least ten mammography systems under the direct
						supervision of a mammography medical physicist who has renewed their authorization
						pursuant to section
						30315.60(c). In no
						case may more than one survey of a specific mammography system performed within a
						period of 60 calendar days be counted towards the total number of mammography
						systems surveyed. The period of time spent in meeting the survey requirement may be
						counted toward meeting the 20-hour training requirement in subsection
						(a)(3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30315.60 - Authorization and Renewal of Authorization to Conduct Mammography Surveys, Revocation and Suspension of Authorization and Application Processing Times

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible for authorization to conduct
						mammography surveys, an individual shall submit an acceptable application consisting
						of the following:
(1) Name, social security number
						(SSN) or individual taxpayer identification (ITIN) (pursuant to the authority found
						in sections
						100275
						and
						115100
						of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section
						17520 of the Family
						Code, providing the SSN or ITIN is mandatory. The SSN or ITIN will be used for
						purposes of identification), mailing address, and daytime telephone number and email
						address;
(2) Documentation that the
						applicant meets the requirements of sections
						30315.52(a)(2) through
						(4).
(3) A copy of a survey report indicating the name
						of the mammography medical physicist providing direct supervision and that the
						applicant performed all tests and the evaluations specified in section
						30316.60; or
(4) In lieu of subsection (a)(2), a copy of the
						letter issued to the applicant by the FDA, or a certifying agency approved by the
						FDA pursuant to title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, section
						900.21, stating that the applicant met
						the requirements of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, section
						900.12(a)(3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30316.10 - Evaluations of New, Reassembled, Replaced or Repaired Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Whenever the following occur, the affected
						equipment shall meet the requirements specified in sections
						30316 and
						30316.20 before the affected equipment
						is used to produce or process mammograms:
(1)
						Installation of a new radiation machine or processor;
(2) Disassembly and reassembling of a radiation
						machine or processor at the same or a new location; or
(3) Repair or replacement of any major component
						of the mammography system.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30316.20 - Quality Assurance Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each
						facility using screen-film systems for mammography shall adjust and maintain each
						processor used to develop mammograms so that the manufacturer's technical
						development specifications for the mammography film in use are met. Each day
						mammograms are processed and before processing mammograms the facility shall
						determine that the processor used to develop mammograms, using the mammography film
						of the type used clinically, meets the following:
(1) Base plus fog-density is within plus 0.03 of
						the established operating level;
(2)
						Mid-density is within plus or minus 0.15 of the established operating level;
						and
(3) Density difference is within
						plus or minus 0.15 of the established operating level.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 4 - Radiation › Group 3 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Article 4.5 - Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography › Section 30316.22 - Acceptable Phantoms. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						  section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7).
						  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency
						  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						  Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order, including amendment of subsection
						  (a), transmitted to OAL 6-6-2003 and filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No.
						  29).
3. Repealer filed 12-18-2019; operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to
						  Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(2)
						  (Register 2019, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 100275
							 and
							 115060,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 115060,
							 115100
							 and
							 115115,
							 Health and Safety Code.