Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 34 - HOSPITALS › Section 28-34-12 - Radiology department

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11,
			 2024
(a) Facilities for
			 diagnostic radiology shall be available.
(b) Emergency radiological services shall be
			 reasonably available at all times.
(c) The radiology department and all patient
			 services rendered therein shall be under the supervision of a designated
			 medical staff physician; wherever possible, this physician shall be an
			 attending or consulting radiologist.
(d) The technical personnel working in the
			 department shall be qualified for the type of service performed.
(e) Written medical policies and procedures
			 shall be developed under the direction of the physician responsible for the
			 patient services of the department.
(f) Rooms in which ionizing radiation
			 producing devices or equipment or radioactive materials are to be used or
			 stored shall afford radiation protection in accordance with the Kansas
			 radiation protection regulations and the recommendations of the national
			 council on radiation protection and measurements.
(g) Radioactive materials and ionizing
			 radiation producing devices and equipment shall be procured, stored, used, and
			 disposed of in accordance with the Kansas radiation protection regulations and
			 the license or registration required by the regulations as authorized by
			 K.S.A.
			 48-1607.
(h) All control devices, switches, and
			 electrical connections for radiological equipment shall conform to the
			 requirements of the national board of fire underwriters.
(i) All X-ray and gamma beam therapy
			 equipment shall be calibrated at least annually by a qualified expert according
			 to definitions and procedures provided by the national council on radiation
			 protection, as amended. All radiation producing equipment, therapeutic or
			 diagnostic, shall be inspected at least every two years by the appropriate
			 state agency. The designated radiation safety officer or physician in charge of
			 the radiology department shall be furnished a signed copy of such inspection
			 reports.
(j) Therapeutic radiation
			 shall be administered to patients only at the direction and under the
			 supervision of a radiologist.
(k)
			 Diagnostic and therapeutic use of radioactive isotopes and radium therapy shall
			 conform to applicable state and federal regulations, and shall be under the
			 supervision of a radiologist or other qualified physician.
(l) The interpretation of all radiological
			 examinations shall be made by physicians.
(m) A written report of the findings and
			 evaluation of each radiological examination performed or course of treatment
			 conducted shall be signed by the physician responsible for the procedure and
			 shall be made a part of the patient's permanent medical record.
(n) Personnel exposure monitoring shall be
			 maintained for each person regularly working in the radiation area. Regular
			 periodic recording of cumulative exposure shall be maintained for each person
			 so monitored, and shall contain at least all of the information required by the
			 Kansas radiation protection regulations for such records. Records shall be
			 retained for the periods of time required by Kansas radiation protection
			 regulations.
(o) No person under
			 18 years of age shall be permitted to operate radiation producing equipment.
(p) Fluoroscopy shall be conducted
			 by or under the direct supervision of a physician.