Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 250 - HOSPITAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Subpart F - RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES › Section 250.610 - General Diagnostic Procedures and Treatments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The hospital shall maintain and provide
				radiological services sufficient to perform and interpret the radiological
				examinations necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the various types of
				patients, to the extent that the complexity of services are commensurate with
				the size, scope and nature of the hospital. Additional required services shall
				be provided by shared services or referral of patients.
b) The physician responsible for the
				direction of a radiological department or service shall be board certified or
				eligible for certification by the American Board of Radiology or equivalent.
				The physician shall have a written agreement with the hospital to direct the
				radiological services on a full-time, part-time or consulting basis and be an
				approved member of the medical staff. The responsibilities of the physician
				shall be identified in the hospital's Policy and Procedure Manual or other
				document.
c) Radiological
				facilities shall comply with Sections
				250.2440(c)(3)
				or 250.2630(c)(3).
d) Technicians employed in the radiological
				services shall be accredited pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code 401 as appropriate
				and have had sufficient training and experience to carry out the procedures
				safely and efficiently commensurate with the size, scope and nature of the
				service. A procedure and means for evaluating qualifications shall be
				established and used. (Refer to Section
				250.410 and 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				401.)
e) Each general hospital
				shall provide for emergency radiological services at all times. (Refer to
				Section 250.710.)
f) Complete signed reports of the
				radiological examinations shall be made part of the patient's record and
				duplicate copies kept in the radiological department for a period of time
				established by the hospital.
g)
				Written reports of each radiological interpretation, consultation and treatment
				shall be signed by the physician responsible for conducting the procedure and
				shall be a part of the patient's medical record. Maintenance and filing of
				records shall be coordinated with direction and supervision by the medical
				record administrator. (Refer to Section
				250.1510.)
h) Hospital X-ray or Roentgen Photographs
				shall be retained in accordance with the X-Ray Retention Act, which requires
				retention for five years and longer when notification of litigation is
				received.
i) X-ray or roentgen
				photographs or treatments of therapy shall be given only on an order for
				treatment in accordance with Section
				250.330.
j) Radiological facilities operated by a
				hospital constitute a "radiation installation" within the meaning of the
				Radiation Protection Act of 1990 and are required to be registered with the
				Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety.
k) Every radiation therapy service shall be
				integrated into a comprehensive program for total cancer care. Radiation
				therapy service shall be available in coordination with other institutions or
				agencies for the necessary supportive services.