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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.64 - Exemptions to Labeling Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A licensee is not required to label:
(1) Containers holding licensed materials in
			 quantities less than the quantities listed in Appendix C; or
(2) Containers holding licensed material in
			 concentrations less than those specified in Table III of Appendix B;
			 or
(3) Containers attended by an
			 individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of
			 individuals in excess of the limits established by this chapter; or
(4) Containers when they are in transport and
			 packaged and labeled in accordance with the rules of the U.S. Department of
			 Transportation; or
(5) Containers
			 that are accessible only to individuals authorized to handle or use them, or to
			 work in the vicinity of the containers, if the contents are identified to these
			 individuals by a readily available written record. Examples of containers of
			 this type are containers in locations such as water-filled canals, storage
			 vaults, or hot cells. The record shall be retained as long as the containers
			 are in use for the purpose indicated on the record; or
(6) Installed manufacturing or process
			 equipment, such as piping and tanks.
1Labeling of packages containing
				radioactive materials is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation if
				the amount and type of radioactive material exceeds the limits for an excepted
				quantity or article as defined and limited by U.S. Department of Transportation
				regulations
				49
				CFR 173.403(m) and (w) and
				173.421-424.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.65 - Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each licensee who expects to receive a
			 package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of a Type A
			 quantity shall make arrangements to receive:
a. The package when the carrier offers it for
			 delivery; or
b. The notification of
			 the arrival of the package at the carrier's terminal and to take possession of
			 the package expeditiously.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.70 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A
			 licensee shall dispose of licensed material only:
a. By transfer to an authorized recipient as
			 provided in 40.74(136C) or
			 641-39.4
			 (136C), or to the U.S. Department of Energy; or
b. By decay in storage; or
c. By release in effluents within the limits
			 in 40.72(1)
"d";
or
d. As authorized pursuant to 641-
			 40.71(136C), 641- 40.72(136C), 641- 40.73(136C), 641-40.74(136C), or 641-
			 40.77(136C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.71 - Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A licensee or applicant for a license may apply to the Agency
				for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise authorized in these rules,
				to dispose of licensed material generated in the licensee's operations. Each
				application shall include:
(1) A
			 description of the waste containing licensed material to be disposed of,
			 including the physical and chemical properties that have an impact on risk
			 evaluation, and the proposed manner and conditions of waste disposal;
			 and
(2) An analysis and evaluation
			 of pertinent information on the nature of the environment; and
(3) The nature and location of other
			 potentially affected facilities; and
(4) Analyses and procedures to ensure that
			 doses are maintained ALARA and within the dose limits in this
			 chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.72 - Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A licensee may discharge licensed
			 material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is
			 satisfied:
a. The material is readily soluble,
			 or is readily dispersible biological material, in water; and
b. The quantity of licensed radioactive
			 material that the licensee releases into the sewer in one month divided by the
			 average monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the licensee does
			 not exceed the concentration listed in Table III of Appendix B; and
c. If more than one radionuclide is released,
			 the following conditions must also be satisfied:
(1) The licensee shall determine the fraction
			 of the limit in Table III of Appendix B represented by discharges into sanitary
			 sewerage by dividing the actual monthly average concentration of each
			 radionuclide released by the licensee into the sewer by the concentration of
			 that radionuclide listed in Table III of Appendix B; and
(2) The sum of the fractions for each
			 radionuclide required by 40.72(1)
"c"
(1) does not exceed
			 unity; and
d. The total
			 quantity of licensed radioactive material that the licensee releases into the
			 sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed 5 Ci (185 GBq) of hydrogen-3, 1 Ci
			 (37 GBq) of carbon-14, and 1 Ci (37 GBq) of all other radioactive materials
			 combined.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.73 - Treatment or Disposal by Incineration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A licensee may treat or dispose of licensed materials by
				incineration only in the amounts and forms specified in 40.74(136C) or as
				specifically approved by the Agency pursuant to 40.71(136C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.74 - Disposal of Specific Wastes

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A
			 licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not
			 radioactive:
a.
0.05 µCi(1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14
				per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and
b.
0.05 µCi (1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14
				per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire
				animal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.75 - Transfer for Disposal and Manifests

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Any licensee shipping radioactive waste
			 intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility must
			 document the information required on the Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
			 Manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended
			 consignee in accordance with Appendix D of this chapter.
(2) Each shipment manifest must include a
			 certification by the waste generator as specified in Section II of Appendix D
			 of this chapter.
(3) Each person
			 involved in the transfer for disposal and disposal of waste, including the
			 waste generator, waste collector, waste processor, and disposal facility
			 operator, shall comply with the requirements specified in Section III of
			 Appendix D of this chapter.
(4) Any
			 licensee shipping licensed material, as defined in paragraphs "3" and "4" of
			 the definition of "by-product material" set forth in 641-Chapter 38, intended
			 for ultimate disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 61
			 must document the information required on the Uniform Low-Level Radioactive
			 Waste Manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended
			 consignee in accordance with Appendix D of this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.76 - Compliance With Environmental and Health Protection Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Nothing in 40.70(136C), 40.71(136C), 40.72(136C), 40.73(136C),
				40.74(136C), or 40.75(136C) relieves the licensee or registrant from complying
				with other applicable federal, state and local regulations governing any other
				toxic or hazardous properties of materials that may be disposed of to
				40.70(136C), 40.71(136C), 40.72(136C), 40.73(136C), 40.74(136C), or
				40.75(136C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.77 - Disposal of Certain By-product Material

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Licensed material, as defined in
			 paragraphs "3" and "4" of the definition of "by-product material" set forth in
			 641-Chapter 38, may be disposed of in accordance with 10 CFR Part 61, even
			 though the material is not defined as low-level radioactive waste. Therefore,
			 any licensed by-product material being disposed of at a facility, or
			 transferred for ultimate disposal at a facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 61,
			 must meet the requirements of
			 641-40.75
			 (136C).
(2) A licensee may dispose
			 of licensed material, as defined in paragraphs "3" and "4" of the definition of
			 "by-product material" set forth in 641-Chapter 38, at a disposal facility
			 authorized to dispose of such material in accordance with any federal or state
			 solid or hazardous waste law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
			 authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.80 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each
			 licensee or registrant shall use the special units curie, rad, rem and
			 roentgen, counts per minute (cpm), disintegrations per minute (dpm), or the SI
			 units becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per kilogram, including multiples
			 and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all quantities on
			 records required by this chapter.
(2) The licensee or registrant shall make a
			 clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by this
			 chapter, such as, total effective dose equivalent, total organ dose equivalent,
			 shallow dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, deep dose equivalent, or
			 committed effective dose equivalent.
(3) In the records required by this chapter,
			 the licensee may record quantities in SI units in parentheses following each of
			 the units specified in 40.80(1). However, all quantities must be recorded as
			 stated in 40.80(1).
(4)
			 Notwithstanding the requirements of 40.80(1), when recording information on
			 shipment manifests, as required in
			 641-40.75
			 (136C), information must be recorded in the International System of Units (SI)
			 or in SI and units as specified in 40.80(1).
(5) Notwithstanding the requirements of
			 40.80(1), records of removable radioactive surface contamination on packages
			 shall be recorded in disintegrations per minute (dpm).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.81 - Records of Radiation Protection Programs

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall
			 maintain records of the radiation protection program, including:
a. The provisions of the program;
			 and
b. Audits and other reviews of
			 program content and implementation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.82 - Records of Surveys

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each
			 licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys
			 and calibrations required by 40.36(136C) and 40.65(2). The licensee or
			 registrant shall retain these records for three years after the record is
			 made.
(2) The licensee or
			 registrant shall retain each of the following records until the Agency
			 terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record:
a. Records of the results of surveys to
			 determine the dose from external sources of radiation used, in the absence of
			 or in combination with individual monitoring data, in the assessment of
			 individual dose equivalents; and
b.
			 Records of the results of measurements and calculations used to determine
			 individual intakes of radioactive material and used in the assessment of
			 internal dose; and
c. Records
			 showing the results of air sampling, surveys, and bioassays required pursuant
			 to 40.50(1)
"c"
(1) and 40.50(1)
"c"
(2);
			 and
d. Records of the results of
			 measurements and calculations used to evaluate the release of radioactive
			 effluents to the environment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.83 - Records of Tests for Leakage or Contamination of Sealed Sources

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources
				required by 40.32(136C) shall be kept in units of microcurie or becquerel and
				maintained for inspection by the agency for five years after the records are
				made.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.84 - Records of Prior Occupational Dose

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The licensee or registrant shall retain
			 the records of prior occupational dose and exposure history as specified in
			 40.19(136C) until the agency terminates each pertinent license or registration
			 requiring this record. The licensee or registrant shall retain records used in
			 preparing the record required in 40.84(136C) for three years after the record
			 is made.
(2) Upon termination of
			 the license or registration, the licensee or registrant shall permanently store
			 records required in 40.84(136C) or shall make provisions with the agency for
			 transfer to the agency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.85 - Records of Planned Special Exposures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) For each use of the provisions of
			 40.20(136C) for planned special exposures, the licensee or registrant shall
			 maintain records that describe:
a. The
			 exceptional circumstances requiring the use of a planned special exposure;
			 and
b. The name of the management
			 official who authorized the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed
			 authorization; and
c. What actions
			 were necessary; and
d. Why the
			 actions were necessary; and
e. What
			 precautions were taken to assure that doses were maintained ALARA;
			 and
f. What individual and
			 collective doses were expected to result; and
g. The doses actually received in the planned
			 special exposure.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.86 - Records of Individual Monitoring Results

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Record-keeping
			 requirement.
Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of
			 doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring was required pursuant to
			 40.37(136C), and records of doses received during planned special exposures,
			 accidents, and emergency conditions. Assessments of dose equivalent and records
			 made using units in effect on or before January 1,1994, need not be changed.
			 These records shall include, when applicable:
a. The deep dose equivalent to the whole
			 body, eye dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin, and shallow
			 dose equivalent to the extremities; and
b. The estimated intake of radionuclides, see
			 40.16(136C); and
c. The committed
			 effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides;
			 and
d. The specific information
			 used to calculate the committed effective dose equivalent pursuant to 40.18(3);
			 and
e. The total effective dose
			 equivalent when required by 40.16(136C); and
f. The total of the deep dose equivalent and
			 the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.87 - Records of Dose to Individual Members of the Public

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall
			 maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for
			 individual members of the public. See 40.26(136C).
(2) The licensee or registrant shall retain
			 the records required by this rule until the agency terminates each pertinent
			 license or registration requiring the record.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.88 - Records of Waste Disposal

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
			 Each licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials made
			 pursuant to 40.71(136C), 40.72(136C), 40.73(136C), 40.74(136C), and disposal or
			 burial in soil.
(2) The licensee
			 shall retain the records required by 40.88(1) until the agency terminates each
			 pertinent license or registration requiring the record.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.89 - Records of Testing Entry Control Devices for Very High Radiation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall maintain records of tests made pursuant to
			 40.44(2)
"j "
on entry control devices for very high radiation
			 areas. These records must include the date, time, and results of each such test
			 of function.
(2) The licensee or
			 registrant shall retain the records required by 40.89(1) for three years after
			 the record is made.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.90 - Form of Records

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each record
			 required by Chapter 40 shall be legible throughout the specified retention
			 period. The record shall be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform
			 provided that the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel
			 and that the microform is capable of producing a clear copy throughout the
			 required retention period, or the record may also be stored in electronic media
			 with the capability for producing legible, accurate, and complete records
			 during the required retention period. Records, such as letters, drawings, and
			 specifications, shall include all pertinent information, such as stamps,
			 initials, and signatures. The licensee or registrant shall maintain adequate
			 safeguards against tampering with and loss of records.
(2) The licensee or registrant shall retain
			 the records required by Chapter 40 until the agency terminates each pertinent
			 license or registration requiring the record.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.95 - Reports of Stolen, Lost, or Missing Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
			 Telephone reports. Each licensee or registrant shall report to the agency by
			 telephone as follows:
a. Immediately after its
			 occurrence becomes known to the licensee, stolen, lost, or missing licensed
			 radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000
			 times the quantity specified in Appendix C under such circumstances that it
			 appears to the licensee that an exposure could result to individuals in
			 unrestricted areas; or
b. Within 30
			 days after its occurrence becomes known to the licensee, lost, stolen, or
			 missing licensed radioactive material in quantity greater than ten times the
			 quantity specified in Appendix C that is still missing.
c. Immediately after its occurrence becomes
			 known to the registrant, a stolen, lost, or missing radiation
			 machine.
d. Rescinded IAB 3/30/05,
			 effective 5/4/05.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.96 - Notification of Incidents

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
			 Immediate notification. Notwithstanding other requirements for notification,
			 each licensee or registrant shall immediately report each event involving a
			 source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have
			 caused or threatens to cause any of the following conditions:
a. An individual to receive:
(1) A total effective dose equivalent of 25
			 rem (0.25 Sv) or more; or
(2) A
			 lens dose equivalent of 75 rem (0.75 Sv) or more; or
(3) A shallow dose equivalent to the skin or
			 extremities of 250 rad (2.5 Gy) or more; or
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.97 - Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Constraints or Limits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Reportable events. In addition to the
			 notification required by 40.96(136C), each licensee or registrant shall submit
			 a written report within 30 days after learning of any of the following
			 occurrences:
a. Incidents for which
			 notification is required by 40.96(136C); or
b. Doses in excess of any of the following:
(1) The occupational dose limits for adults
			 in 40.15(136C); or
(2) The
			 occupational dose limits for a minor in 40.21(136C); or
(3) The limits for an individual member of
			 the public in 40.26(136C); or
(4)
			 Any applicable limit in the license or registration; or
(5) The ALARA constraints for air emissions
			 established under
			 641-40.10
			 (136C); or
(6) The limits for an
			 embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant woman in 40.22(136C).
c. Levels of radiation or concentrations of
			 radioactive material in:
(1) A restricted area
			 in excess of applicable limits in the license or registration; or
(2) An unrestricted area in excess of ten
			 times the applicable limit set forth in this chapter or in the license or
			 registration, whether or not involving exposure of any individual in excess of
			 the limits in 40.26(136C); or
d. For licensees subject to the provisions of
			 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental
			 radiation standards in 40 CFR190, levels of radiation or releases of
			 radioactive material in excess of those standards, or of license conditions
			 related to those standards.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.98 - Reports of Planned Special Exposures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report to the
				agency within 30 days following any planned special exposure conducted in
				accordance with 40.20(136C) informing the agency that a planned special
				exposure was conducted and indicating the date the planned special exposure
				occurred and the information required by 40.85(136C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.99 - Reports of Transactions Involving Nationally Tracked Sources

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each licensee who manufactures, transfers, receives,
				disassembles, or disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and
				submit a National Source Tracking Transaction Report as specified in subrules
				40.99(1) to 40.99(5) for each type of transaction.
(1) Each licensee that manufactures a
			 nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
			 Transaction Report. The report must include the following information:
a. The name, address, and license number of
			 the reporting licensee;
b. The name
			 of the individual preparing the report;
c. The manufacturer, model, and serial number
			 of the source;
d. The radioactive
			 material in the source;
e. The
			 initial source strength in becquerels (curies) at the time of manufacture;
			 and
f. The manufacture date of the
			 source.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.100 - Reports of Individual Monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) This section applies to each person
			 licensed or registered by the agency to:
a.
			 Possess or use sources of radiation for purposes of industrial radiography
			 pursuant to
			 641-39.4
			 (136C) and 641-Chapter 45; or
b.
			 Receive radioactive waste from other persons for disposal pursuant to
			 10CFRPart61 offederal regulations or appropriate other Agreement State
			 regulations; or
c. Possess or use
			 at any time, for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to
			 641-39.4
			 (136C) or
			 641-41.2
			 (136C), radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of the following
			 quantities:
Radionuclide
Activitya
Ci
GBq
Cesium-137
1
37
Cobalt-60
1
37
Gold-198
100
3,700
Iodine-131
1
37
Iridium-192
10
370
Krypton-85
1,000
37,000
Promethium-147
10
370
Technetium-99m
1,000
37,000
aThe agency may require as a license
				condition, or by rule, regulation, or order pursuant to 40.105(136C), reports
				from licensees or registrants who are licensed or registered to use
				radionuclides not on this list, in quantities sufficient to cause comparable
				radiation levels.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.101 - Notifications and Reports to Individuals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Requirements for notification and reports
			 to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive material are specified
			 in
			 641-40.112
			 (136C).
(2) When a licensee or
			 registrant is required pursuant to 40.97(136C), 40.98(136C), or 40.100(136C) to
			 report to the agency any exposure of an identified occupationally exposed
			 individual, or an identified member of the public, to radiation or radioactive
			 material, the licensee or registrant shall also provide a copy of the report
			 submitted to this agency to the individual. Such notice shall be transmitted at
			 a time not later than the transmittal to the agency, and shall comply with the
			 provisions of 40.112(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.102 - Reports of Leaking or Contaminated Sealed Sources

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The licensee shall file a report within five days with the
				agency if the test for leakage or contamination required pursuant to
				40.32(136C) indicates a sealed source is leaking or contaminated. The report
				shall include the equipment involved, the test results and the corrective
				action taken.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.105 - Vacating Premises

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each specific licensee shall, no less than 30 days before
				vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises which may have been
				contaminated with radioactive material as a result of their activities, notify
				the agency in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed necessary by the agency,
				the licensee shall decontaminate the premises in such a manner as the agency
				may specify.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.110 - Posting of Notices to Workers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant, except those
			 registrants with diagnostic X-ray systems, shall post current copies of the
			 following documents:
a. This subrule and
			 641-Chapter 40;
b. The license,
			 certificate of registration, conditions or documents incorporated into the
			 license by reference and amendments thereto;
c. The operating procedures applicable to
			 activities under the license or registration; and
d. Any notice of violation involving
			 radiological working conditions, proposed imposition of civil penalty, or order
			 issued pursuant to 641-Chapter 38, and any response from the licensee or
			 registrant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.111 - Instructions to Workers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All
			 individuals who in the course of employment are likely to receive in a year an
			 occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv):
a. Shall be kept informed of the storage,
			 transfer, or use of sources of radiation;
b. Shall be instructed in the health
			 protection problems associated with exposure to radiation or radioactive
			 material to the individual and potential offspring, in precautions or
			 procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and functions of
			 protective devices employed;
c.
			 Shall be instructed in, and required to observe, to the extent within the
			 worker's control, the applicable provisions of these rules and licenses for the
			 protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive material
			 occurring in such areas;
d. Shall
			 be instructed of their responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or
			 registrant any condition which may constitute, lead to, or cause a violation of
			 the Act, these rules, and licenses or unnecessary exposure to radiation or
			 radioactive material;
e. Shall be
			 instructed in the appropriate response to warnings made in the event of any
			 unusual occurrence or malfunction that may involve exposure to radiation or
			 radioactive material; and
f. Shall
			 be advised as to the radiation exposure reports which workers shall be
			 furnished pursuant to
			 641-40.112
			 (136C).
g. The instruction
			 in
"b "
through
f.
above shall be conducted at
			 least annually.
h. Shall be
			 commensurate with potential radiological health protection problems present in
			 the workplace.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.112 - Notifications and Reports to Individuals

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(1) Radiation exposure data for an individual
			 and the results of any measurements, analyses, and calculations of radioactive
			 material deposited or retained in the body of an individual shall be reported
			 to the individual as specified in subrule 40.112(2). The information reported
			 shall include data and results obtained pursuant to these rules, orders, or
			 license conditions, as shown in records maintained by the licensee or
			 registrant pursuant to 40.86(136C). Each notification and report shall:
a. Be in writing;
b. Include appropriate identifying data such
			 as the name of the licensee or registrant, the name of the individual, and the
			 individual's identification number, preferably social security
			 number;
c. Include the individual's
			 exposure information; and
d.
			 Contain the following statement:
"This report is furnished to you under the provisions of
				40.112(136C) of Iowa's Radiation Machine and Radioactive Materials rules. You
				should preserve this report for further reference."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.113 - Presence of Representatives of Licensees or Registrants and Workers During Inspection

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(1) Each
			 licensee or registrant shall afford to the Agency at all reasonable times
			 opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities, facilities, premises,
			 and records pursuant to these rules.
(2) During an inspection, Agency inspectors
			 may consult privately with workers as specified in 40.114(136C). The licensee
			 or registrant may accompany Agency inspectors during other phases of an
			 inspection.
(3) If, at the time of
			 inspection, an individual has been authorized by the workers to represent them
			 during Agency inspections, the licensee or registrant shall notify the
			 inspectors of such authorization and shall give the workers' representative an
			 opportunity to accompany the inspectors during the inspection of physical
			 working conditions.
(4) Each
			 worker's representative shall be routinely engaged in work under control of the
			 licensee or registrant and shall have received instructions as specified in
			 40.111(136C).
(5) Different
			 representatives of licensees or registrants and workers may accompany the
			 inspectors during different phases of an inspection if there is no resulting
			 interference with the conduct of the inspection. However, only one worker's
			 representative at a time may accompany the inspectors.
(6) With the approval of the licensee or
			 registrant and the workers' representative, an individual who is not routinely
			 engaged in work under control of the licensee or registrant, for example, a
			 consultant to the licensee or registrant or to the workers' representative,
			 shall be afforded the opportunity to accompany Agency inspectors during the
			 inspection of physical working conditions.
(7) Notwithstanding the other provisions of
			 40.113(136C), Agency inspectors are authorized to refuse to permit
			 accompaniment by any individual who deliberately interferes with a fair and
			 orderly inspection. With regard to areas containing information classified by
			 an agency of the U.S. Government in the interest of national security, an
			 individual who accompanies an inspector may have access to such information
			 only if authorized to do so. With regard to any area containing proprietary
			 information, the workers' representative for that area shall be an individual
			 previously authorized by the licensee or registrant to enter that
			 area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.114 - Consultation With Workers During Inspections

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(1) Agency inspectors may consult privately
			 with workers concerning matters of occupational radiation protection and other
			 matters related to applicable provisions of these rules and licenses to the
			 extent the inspectors deem necessary for the conduct of an effective and
			 thorough inspection.
(2) During the
			 course of an inspection, any worker may bring privately to the attention of the
			 inspectors, either orally or in writing, any past or present condition which
			 the worker has reason to believe may have contributed to or caused any
			 violation of the Act, these rules, or license condition, or any unnecessary
			 exposure of an individual to sources of radiation under the licensee's or
			 registrant's control. Any such notice in writing shall comply with the
			 requirements of 40.115(1).
(3) The
			 provisions of 40.114(2) shall not be interpreted as authorization to disregard
			 instructions pursuant to 40.111(136C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.115 - Requests by Workers for Inspections

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(1) Any worker or representative of workers
			 believing that a violation of the Act, these rules, or license conditions
			 exists or has occurred in work under a license or registration with regard to
			 radiological working conditions in which the worker is engaged may request an
			 inspection by giving notice of the alleged violation to the Bureau of
			 Radiological Health, Iowa Department of Public Health, Lucas State Office
			 Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075. Any such notice shall be in writing,
			 shall set forth the specific grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the
			 worker or representative of the workers. A copy shall be provided to the
			 licensee or registrant by the Bureau of Radiological Health, no later than at
			 the time of inspection except that, upon the request of the worker giving such
			 notice, such worker's name and the name of individuals referred to therein
			 shall not appear in such copy or on any record published, released, or made
			 available by the Agency, except for good cause shown.
(2) If, upon receipt of such notice, the
			 Bureau of Radiological Health determines that the complaint meets the
			 requirements set forth in 40.116(1), and that there are reasonable grounds to
			 believe that the alleged violation exists or has occurred, an inspection shall
			 be made as soon as practicable to determine if such alleged violation exists or
			 has occurred. Inspections pursuant to 40.116(136C) need not be limited to
			 matters referred to in the complaint.
(3) No licensee, registrant, or contractor or
			 subcontractor of a licensee or registrant shall discharge or in any manner
			 discriminate against any worker because such worker has filed any complaint or
			 instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under these rules or has
			 testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the
			 exercise by such worker on behalf of such worker or others of any option
			 afforded by this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.116 - Inspections Not Warranted-informal Review

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(1)
a.If
			 the Bureau of Radiological Health determines, with respect to a complaint under
			 this rule, that an inspection is not warranted because there are no reasonable
			 grounds to believe that a violation exists or has occurred, the Bureau of
			 Radiological Health shall notify the complainant in writing of such
			 determination. The complainant may obtain review of such determination by
			 submitting a written statement of position with the Attorney General's Office.
			 Such Agency will provide the licensee or registrant with a copy of such
			 statement by certified mail, excluding, at the request of the complainant, the
			 name of the complainant. The licensee or registrant may submit an opposing
			 written statement of position with the Attorney General's Office. Such Agency
			 will provide the complainant with a copy of such statement by certified
			 mail.
b. Upon the request of the
			 complainant, the Attorney General's Office may hold an informal conference in
			 which the complainant and the licensee or registrant may orally present their
			 views. An informal conference may also be held at the request of the licensee
			 or registrant, but disclosure of the identity of the complainant will be made
			 only following receipt of written authorization from the complainant. After
			 considering all written and oral views presented, the Attorney General's Office
			 shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination of the Radiation Control
			 Program and furnish the complainant and the licensee or registrant a written
			 notification of the decision and the reason therefor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 40 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 641-40.117 - Employee Protection

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(1)
			 Discrimination by a licensee or registrant, an applicant for a license or
			 registration, or a contractor or subcontractor of a licensee or applicant
			 against an employee for engaging in certain protected activities is prohibited.
			 Discrimination includes discharge and other actions that relate to
			 compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment. The protected
			 activities are established in 641-Chapters 38 to 45 and in general are related
			 to the administration or enforcement of requirements imposed under 641-Chapters
			 38 to 45.
a. The protected activities include
			 but are not limited to:
(1) Providing the
			 agency or the individual's employer information about alleged violations of
			 either of the statutes named in this rule or possible violations of
			 requirements imposed under either of those statutes;
(2) Refusing to engage in any practice made
			 unlawful under either of the statutes named in this rule or under these
			 requirements if the employee has identified the alleged illegality to the
			 employer;
(3) Requesting that the
			 agency institute action against the individual's employer for the
			 administration or enforcement of these requirements;
(4) Testifying in any agency proceeding, or
			 before Congress, or at any federal or state proceeding regarding any provision
			 (or proposed provision) of federal statutes or these rules;
(5) Assisting or participating in, or about
			 to assist or participate in, these activities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 41 - Safety Requirements for the Use of Radiation Machines and Certain Uses of Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-41.1 - X-rays in the Healing Arts

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(1)
Scope.
This rule establishes requirements, for which a
			 registrant is responsible, for use of X-ray equipment and imaging systems by or
			 under the supervision of an individual authorized by and licensed in accordance
			 with state statutes to engage in the healing arts or veterinary medicine.
a. The provisions of Chapter 41 are in
			 addition to, and not in substitution for, any other applicable portions of
			 641-Chapters 38 to 42.
b. All
			 references to any Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in this chapter are those
			 in effect as of May 16, 2018.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 41 - Safety Requirements for the Use of Radiation Machines and Certain Uses of Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-41.2 - Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Purpose and scope.
a. This rule establishes requirements and
			 provisions for the use of radionuclides in the healing arts and for issuance of
			 licenses authorizing the medical use of this material. These requirements and
			 provisions provide for the protection of the public health and safety. The
			 requirements and provisions of this rule are in addition to, and not in
			 substitution for, the applicable portions of 641-Chapters 38 to 40. The
			 requirements and provisions of these rules apply to applicants and licensees
			 subject to this rule unless specifically exempted.
b. All references to any Code of Federal
			 Regulations (CFR) in this chapter are those in effect as of July 22,
			 2020.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 41 - Safety Requirements for the Use of Radiation Machines and Certain Uses of Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-41.3 - Therapeutic Use of Radiation Machines

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Scope and applicability.
a. This subrule establishes requirements, for
			 which the registrant is responsible, for use of therapeutic radiation
			 machines.
b. The use of therapeutic
			 radiation machines shall be by, or under the supervision of, a physician who
			 meets the training/experience criteria established by 41.3(5).
c. Unless specifically required otherwise by
			 641-41.3
			 (136C), all registrants are subject to the requirements of 641-Chapters 38 to
			 40.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 41 - Safety Requirements for the Use of Radiation Machines and Certain Uses of Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-41.7 - X-ray Machines Used for Stereotactically Guided Breast Biopsy

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Definitions.
In addition
			 to the definitions provided in rules
			 641-38.2 (136C),
			 641-40.2 (136C), and
			 641-41.1 (136C), the following
			 definitions are applicable to this rule.
"Collaborative setting"
means a setting in
				which a qualified radiologist and surgeon (under 41.7(3)
"a"
or
				41.7(3)
"c"
) are working together in consultation and in
				performing stereotactically guided breast biopsies with a common goal of the
				patient's benefit.
"Phantom"
means an artificial test object used
				to simulate radiographic characteristics of compressed breast tissue and
				containing components that radiographically model aspects of breast disease and
				cancer.
"Procedure"
means a stereotactically guided
				breast biopsy performed on a patient for diagnostic purposes.
"Qualified training physician"
means a
				physician who is qualified under 41.7(3) to perform stereotactically guided
				breast biopsies and who has performed at least 24 procedures.
"Stereotactic training phantom"
means a
				training or practice tool or medium used for stereotactically guided breast
				biopsy procedures.
"Stereotactically guided breast biopsy"
means
				a breast biopsy procedure performed with the utilization of a dedicated system
				which emits ionizing radiation and is designed specifically for that
				procedure.
"Supervising physician"
means the physician
				designated by the facility/owner to:
1.
			 Evaluate the equipment, personnel, procedures, and records annually;
			 and
2. Establish and conduct the
			 quality assurance program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 42 - Permit to Operate Ionizing Radiation Producing Machines or Administer Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-42.3 - Exemptions.

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(1) The following
			 are exempt from obtaining a permit as required by this chapter:
a. A licensed physician.
b. A licensed physician's
			 assistant.
c. A licensed
			 chiropractor.
d. A licensed
			 dentist.
e. A licensed dental
			 hygienist.
f.  A licensed
			 podiatrist.
g. An individual
			 certified by the dental board in dental radiography.
h. A student as a part of the student's
			 formal education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 42 - Permit to Operate Ionizing Radiation Producing Machines or Administer Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-42.4 - Permit Application and Renewal

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An individual shall not operate ionizing radiation producing
				machines or administer radioactive materials for diagnostic or therapeutic
				purposes unless the individual possesses a current Iowa permit in the
				individual's classification of practice
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 42 - Permit to Operate Ionizing Radiation Producing Machines or Administer Radioactive Materials › Rule 641-42.5 - Permit to Practice as a General Radiologic Technologist

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) An individual applying for an initial
			 permit shall:
a. Be at least 18 years of
			 age.
b. Submit the appropriate
			 completed application.
c. Submit a
			 nonrefundable $100 application fee.
d. Submit proof of a passing score on the
			 ARRT general radiography examination.