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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.833 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES IN RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS: SECURITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) During each radiographic operation, the
				radiographer or radiographer's assistant shall maintain a direct surveillance
				of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation
				area, as defined in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 1, except:
(a) where the high radiation area is equipped
				with a control device or alarm system as described in ARM
				37.14.725(3) (b),
				or
(b) where the high radiation
				area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.840 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES IN RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS: POSTING

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(1) Notwithstanding any provisions in ARM
				37.14.726(1) (c),
				areas in which radiography is being performed shall be conspicuously posted as
				required by ARM
				37.14.725(2) and (3)
				(a).
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA, IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.841 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES IN RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS: RADIATION SURVEYS AND SURVEY RECORDS

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(1) No radiographic
				operation shall be conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey
				instrumentation as described in ARM
				37.14.820 is available and used at
				each site where radiographic exposures are made.
(2) A physical radiation survey shall be made
				after each radiographic exposure utilizing radiographic exposure devices or
				sealed sources of radioactive material to determine that the sealed source has
				been returned to its shielded position.
(3) A physical radiation survey shall be made
				to determine that each sealed source is in its shielded position prior to
				securing the radiographic exposure device or storage container as specified in
				ARM 37.14.811.
(4) Records shall be kept of the surveys
				required by (3) of this rule. Such records shall be maintained for inspection
				by the department for 2 years after completion of the survey. If the survey was
				used to determine an individual's exposure, however, the records of the survey
				shall be maintained until the department authorizes their
				disposition.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.845 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES IN RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS: RECORDS REQUIRED AT TEMPORARY JOB SITES

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(1) Each licensee
				or registrant conducting industrial radiography at a temporary site shall have
				the following records available at that site for inspection by the department:
(a) Appropriate license or equivalent
				document.
(b) Operating and
				emergency procedures.
(c)
				Applicable regulations.
(d) Survey
				records required pursuant to ARM
				37.14.841 for the period of
				operation at the site.
(e) Daily
				pocket dosimeter records for the period of operation at the site.
(f) The latest instrument calibration and
				leak test record for specific devices in use at the site.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.846 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES IN RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR ENCLOSED RADIOGRAPHY

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(1) Systems
				for enclosed radiography designed to allow admittance of individuals shall:
(a) Comply with all applicable requirements
				of this subchapter and ARM
				37.14.710. If such a system is a
				certified cabinet x-ray system, it shall comply with all applicable
				requirements of this subchapter and
				21 CFR
				1020.40.
(b) Be evaluated at intervals not to exceed 1
				year to assure compliance with the applicable requirements as specified in (a)
				above.
(i) Records of these evaluations shall
				be maintained for inspection by the department for a period of 2 years after
				the evaluation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1001 - SCOPE

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(1) This subchapter establishes requirements
				for use of x-ray producing devices in the healing arts by a practitioner
				licensed by law to use or direct the use of such devices in the course of his
				professional practice or upon a prescription or other order lawfully issued in
				the course of his professional practice. The provisions of this subchapter are
				in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of
				this chapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1005 - PROHIBITED USE

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(1) No registrant
				shall operate or permit the operation of x-ray equipment unless the equipment
				and installations meet the applicable requirements of this chapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; Sec. IMP,
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1010 - DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS

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(1)
				The equipment used in dental radiographic installations shall be as follows:
(a) The tube housing shall be of diagnostic
				type.
(b) Diaphragms or cones shall
				be used for collimating the useful beam and provide the same degree of
				protection as the housing. The diameter of the useful beam at the cone tip
				shall not be more than 2-3/4 inches for intra-oral radiography.
(c) A cone or spacer frame shall provide a
				target-to-skin distance of not less than 7 inches with apparatus operating
				above 50 kVp or 4 inches with apparatus operating at 50 kVp or below.
(d) For equipment capable of operating up to
				no more than 70 kVp, the total filtration permanently in the useful beam shall
				be equivalent to at least 1.5 mm of aluminum. This requirement may be assumed
				to have been met if the half-value layer is not less than 1.5 mm aluminum at
				maximum possible operating voltages.
(e) For equipment capable of operating above
				70 kVp, the total filtration permanently in the useful beam shall be equivalent
				to at least 2.5 mm of aluminum. This requirement may be assumed to have been
				met if the half-value layer is not less than 2.5 mm aluminum at the maximum
				possible operating voltage.
(f)
				Means shall be provided to terminate the exposure at a preset time interval,
				preset product of current and time, a preset number of pulses, or a preset
				radiation exposure to the image receptor. In addition:
(i) It shall not be possible to make an
				exposure when the timer is set to a "zero" or "off" position if either position
				is provided.
(ii) With a timer
				setting of 0.5 seconds or less, the average exposure period (T) shall be
				greater than or equal to 5 times the maximum exposure period
				(Tmax) minus the minimum exposure period
				(Tmin) when 4 timer tests are performed, i.e.,
T
>
5(Tmax
				  - Tmin).
(g) An x-ray control shall be incorporated
				into each x-ray system such that an exposure can be terminated by the operator
				at any time, except for exposure of one-half second or less.
(h) Each installation shall be provided with
				a protective barrier for the operator or shall be so arranged that the operator
				can stand at least 12 feet from the useful beam. Stationary x-ray systems
				installed after July 1, 1980, shall be required to have the x-ray control
				permanently mounted in a protected area, e.g., corridor outside the room, so
				that the operator is required to remain in that protected area during the
				entire exposure.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1011 - VETERINARY MEDICINE RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The equipment used in veterinary medicine
				radiographic installations shall be as follows:
(a) The tube housing shall be of diagnostic
				type.
(b) 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.
				X-ray equipment acquired after July 1, 1980, shall be equipped with a variable
				rectangular collimator fitted with a light field that defines the entire area
				covered by the beam.
(c) Except
				when contraindicated for a particular radiographic purpose, the total
				filtration permanently in the useful beam shall not be less than 1.5
				millimeters aluminum-equivalent for machines capable of operating up to no more
				than 70 kVp and 2.5 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for machines capable of
				operating in excess of 70 kVp.
(d)
				A device shall be provided to terminate the exposure after a preset time or
				exposure.
(e) A type of dead-man
				switch for an 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.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1020 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

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(1) The equipment used in mobile diagnostic
				radiography shall be as follows:
(a) All
				requirements of ARM
				37.14.1012(1) 
				shall be satisfied except (g).
(b)
				A type of dead-man switch for an exposure switch shall be provided, together
				with electrical cord of sufficient length so that the operator can stand at
				least 6 feet from the useful beam.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.10 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1021 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEST PHOTOFLUOROGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS

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(1) The equipment used in chest
				photofluorographic installations shall be as follows:
(a) All requirements of ARM
				37.14.1012(1) 
				shall be satisfied.
(b) A
				collimator shall restrict the useful beam to the area of the photofluorographic
				screen.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.11 - Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1101 - SCOPE

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(1) The provisions of this subchapter apply
				to all licensees who use sealed sources in the healing arts and are in addition
				to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of this
				chapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.11 - Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1105 - INTERSTITIAL , INTRACAVITARY AND SUPERFICIAL APPLICATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Sealed sources shall be accounted for,
				stored and transported as follows:
(a) Except
				as otherwise specifically authorized by the department, each licensee shall
				provide accountability of sealed sources and shall keep a record of the issue
				and return of all sealed sources. A physical inventory shall be made at least
				every 6 months and a written record of the inventory maintained.
(b) When not in use, sealed sources and
				applicators containing sealed sources shall be kept in a protective enclosure
				of such material and wall thickness as may be necessary to assure compliance
				with the provisions of ARM
				37.14.705,
				37.14.708 and
				37.14.709.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.11 - Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources in the Healing Arts › Rule 37.14.1106 - TELETHERAPY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The equipment used in teletherapy shall
				be as follows:
(a) The housing shall be so
				constructed that, at 1 meter from the source, the maximum exposure rate does
				not exceed 10 milliroentgens per hour when the beam control mechanism is in the
				"off" position. The average exposure rate measured at a representative number
				of points about the housing, each 1 meter from the source, shall not exceed 2
				milliroentgens per hour.
(b) For
				teletherapy equipment installed after the effective date of this chapter, the
				leakage radiation measured at 1 meter from the source when the beam control
				mechanism is in the "on" position shall not exceed 0.1% of the useful beam
				exposure rate.
(c) Adjustable or
				removable beam-defining diaphragms shall allow transmission of not more than 5%
				of the useful beam.
(d) The beam
				control mechanism shall be of a positive design capable of acting in any
				orientation of the housing for which it is designed to be used. In addition to
				an automatic closing device, the mechanism shall be designed so that it can be
				manually returned to the "off" position with a minimum risk of
				exposure.
(e) The closing device
				shall be so designed as to return automatically to the "off" position in the
				event of any breakdown or interruption of the activating force and shall stay
				in the "off" position until activated from the control panel.
(f) When any door to the treatment room is
				opened, the beam control mechanism shall automatically and rapidly restore the
				unit to the "off" position and cause it to remain there until the unit is
				reactivated from the control panel.
(g) There shall be at the housing and at the
				control panel a warning device that plainly indicates whether the beam is "on"
				or "off".
(h) The equipment shall
				be provided with a locking device to prevent unauthorized use.
(i) The control panel shall be provided with
				a timer that automatically terminates the exposure after a preset
				time.
(j) Provision shall be made
				to permit continuous observation of patients during irradiation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1301 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) This subchapter provides special
				requirements for analytical x-ray equipment which are in addition to the
				applicable requirements of other subchapters.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1302 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) As used in this subchapter:
(a) "Analytical x-ray equipment" means
				equipment used for x-ray diffraction or fluorescence analysis.
(b) "Analytical x-ray system" means a group
				of components utilizing x-rays to determine the elemental composition or to
				examine the microstructure of materials.
(c) "Fail-safe characteristics" mean a design
				feature which causes beam port shutters to close, or otherwise prevents
				emergence of the primary beam, upon the failure of a safety or warning
				device.
(d) "Local components" mean
				part of an analytical x-ray system and include areas that are struck by x-rays
				such as radiation source housings, port and shutter assemblies, collimators,
				sample holders, cameras, goniometers, detectors and shielding, but do not
				include power supplies, transformers, amplifiers, readout devices, and control
				panels.
(e) "Normal operating
				procedures" mean step-by-step instructions necessary to accomplish the
				analysis. These procedures shall include sample insertion and manipulation,
				equipment alignment, routine maintenance by the registrant, and data recording
				procedures, which are related to radiation safety.
(f) "Open-beam configuration" means an
				analytical x-ray system in which an individual could accidentally place some
				part of his body in the primary beam path during normal operation.
(g) "Primary beam" means radiation which
				passes through an aperture of the source housing by a direct path from the
				x-ray tube or a radioactive source located in the radiation source
				housing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1305 - EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

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(1) A safety device
				which prevents the entry of any portion of an individual's body into the
				primary x-ray beam path or which causes the beam to be shut off upon entry into
				its path shall be provided on all open-beam configurations.
(a) A registrant may apply to the department
				for an exemption from this requirement for a safety device. Such application
				shall include:
(i) a description of the
				various safety devices that have been evaluated;
(ii) the reason each of these devices cannot
				be used; and
(iii) a description of
				the alternative methods that will be employed to minimize the possibility of an
				accidental exposure, including procedures to assure that operators and others
				in the area will be informed of the absence of safety devices.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1306 - AREA REQUIREMENTS

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(1) The local
				components of an analytical x-ray system shall be located and arranged and
				shall include sufficient shielding or access control such that no radiation
				levels exist in any area surrounding the local component group which could
				result in a dose to an individual present therein in excess of the dose limits
				given in ARM
				37.14.709. For systems utilizing
				x-ray tubes, these levels shall be met at any specified tube rating.
(2) Radiation surveys, as required by ARM
				37.14.720, shall be performed of
				all analytical x-ray systems sufficient to show compliance with (1) of this
				rule unless a registrant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department
				compliance in some other manner. These surveys shall be performed:
(a) upon installation of the equipment, and
				at least once every 12 months thereafter;
(b) following any change in the initial
				arrangement, number, or type of local components in the system;
(c) following any maintenance requiring the
				disassembly or removal of a local component in the system;
(d) during the performance of maintenance and
				alignment procedures if the procedures require the presence of a primary x-ray
				beam when any local component in the system is disassembled or
				removed;
(e) any time a visual
				inspection of the local components in the system reveals an abnormal condition;
				and
(f) whenever personnel
				monitoring devices show a significant increase over the previous monitoring
				period or the readings are approaching the limits specified in ARM
				37.14.705.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1307 - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

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(1) Normal
				operating procedures shall be written and made available to all analytical
				x-ray equipment workers. No person shall be permitted to operate analytical
				x-ray equipment in any manner other than that specified in the procedures
				unless such person has obtained written approval of the radiation safety
				officer.
(2) No person shall bypass
				a safety device unless such person has obtained the approval of the radiation
				safety officer. Such approval, if given, shall be for a specified period of
				time. When a safety device has been bypassed, a readily discernible sign
				bearing the words "SAFETY DEVICE NOT WORKING", or words having a similar
				intent, shall be placed on the radiation source housing.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.13 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment › Rule 37.14.1308 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

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(1) No person shall
				be permitted to operate or maintain analytical x-ray equipment unless such
				person has received instruction in and demonstrated competence as to:
(a) identification of radiation hazards
				associated with the use of the equipment;
(b) significance of the various radiation
				warning and safety devices incorporated into the equipment, or the reasons they
				have not been installed on certain pieces of equipment and the extra
				precautions required in such cases;
(c) proper operating procedures for the
				equipment;
(d) symptoms of an acute
				localized exposure; and
(e) proper
				procedures for reporting an actual or suspected exposure.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1401 - PURPOSE

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(1) This subchapter establishes procedures
				for the registration and the use of particle accelerators. In addition to the
				requirements of this subchapter, all registrants are subject to the
				requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapters 1, 3, 7, and 17.
				Registrants engaged in industrial radiographic operations are subject to the
				requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 8, and registrants engaged
				in the healing arts are subject to the requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter
				14, subchapters 10 and 11. Registrants engaged in the production of radioactive
				material are subject to the requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14,
				subchapter 5.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1405 - REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

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(1)
				No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, own, or acquire a particle
				accelerator except as authorized in a registration issued pursuant to this
				chapter or as otherwise provided for in this chapter. The general procedures
				for registration of particle accelerator facilities are included in ARM Title
				37, chapter 14, subchapter 3.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1406 - GENERAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS: HUMAN USE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In addition to
				the requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 3, a registration
				application for use of a particle accelerator will be approved only if the
				department determines that:
(a) the applicant
				is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the accelerator in
				question for the purpose requested in accordance with this subchapter and ARM
				Title 37, chapter 14, subchapters 7 and 17, in such a manner as to minimize
				danger to public health and safety or property;
(b) the applicant's proposed or existing
				equipment, facilities, operating and emergency procedures are adequate to
				protect health and minimize danger to public health and safety or
				property;
(c) the issuance of the
				registration will not be inimical to the health or safety of the public, and
				the applicant satisfies any applicable special requirement in ARM
				37.14.1407;
(d) the applicant has appointed a radiation
				safety officer;
(e) the applicant
				or the applicant's staff has substantial experience in the use of particle
				accelerators and training sufficient for application to its intended
				uses;
(f) the applicant has
				established a radiation safety committee to approve, in advance, proposals for
				uses of particle accelerators, whenever deemed necessary by the department;
				and
(g) the applicant has an
				adequate training program for operators of particle accelerators.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1407 - REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: HUMAN USE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In addition to the requirements set forth
				in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 3, a registration for use of a particle
				accelerator in the healing arts will be issued only if:
(a) the applicant has appointed a medical
				committee of at least 3 members to evaluate all proposals for research,
				diagnostic, and therapeutic use of a particle accelerator whenever deemed
				necessary by the department. Membership of the committee should include
				physicians expert in internal medicine, hematology, therapeutic radiology, and
				a person experienced in depth dose calculations and protection against
				radiation;
(b) the individual
				designated on the application as the users have substantial training and
				experience in deep therapy techniques or in the use of particle accelerators to
				treat humans; and
(c) the
				individual designated on the application as the user is a physician.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1415 - COMPLIANCE

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(1) The registrant shall be responsible for
				assuring that all requirements of this subchapter are met.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1416 - LIMITATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No registrant shall permit any person to
				act as an operator of a particle accelerator until such person:
(a) has been instructed in radiation safety
				and shall have demonstrated an understanding thereof;
(b) has received copies of and instruction in
				this subchapter and the applicable requirements of subchapters 7 and 17,
				pertinent registration conditions and the registrant's operating and emergency
				procedures, and shall have demonstrated understanding thereof; and
(c) has demonstrated competence to use the
				particle accelerator, related equipment, and survey instruments which will be
				employed in his assignment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1417 - SHIELDING AND SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

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(1)
				A qualified expert, specifically accepted by the department, shall be consulted
				in the design of a particle accelerator installation and called upon to perform
				a radiation survey when the accelerator is first capable of producing
				radiation.
(2) Each particle
				accelerator installation shall be provided with such primary or secondary
				barriers as are necessary to assure compliance with ARM
				37.14.705 and
				37.14.709.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1418 - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS

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(1) Instrumentation, readouts and controls on
				the particle accelerator control console shall be clearly identified and easily
				discernible.
(2) All entrances into
				a target room or other high radiation area shall be provided with interlocks
				that shut down the machine under conditions of barrier penetration.
(3) When an interlock system has been
				tripped, it shall only be possible to resume operation of the accelerator by
				manually resetting controls at the position where the interlock has been
				tripped, and lastly at the main control console.
(4) Each safety interlock shall be on a
				circuit which shall allow its operation independently of all other safety
				interlocks.
(5) All safety
				interlocks shall be designed so that any defect or component failure in the
				interlock system prevents operation of the accelerator.
(6) A scram button or other emergency power
				cutoff switch shall be located and easily identifiable in all high radiation
				areas. Such a cutoff switch shall include a manual reset so that the
				accelerator cannot be restarted from the accelerator control console without
				resetting the cutoff switch.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1425 - WARNING DEVICES

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(1) All locations
				designated as high radiation areas, and entrances to such locations shall be
				equipped with easily observable flashing or rotating warning lights that
				operate when, and only when, radiation is being produced.
(2) Except in facilities designed for human
				exposure, each high radiation area shall have an audible warning device which
				shall be activated for 15 seconds prior to the possible creation of such high
				radiation area. Such warning device shall be clearly discernible in all high
				radiation areas and all radiation areas.
(3) Barriers, temporary or otherwise, and
				pathways leading to high radiation areas shall be identified in accordance with
				ARM 37.14.725.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1426 - OPERATING PROCEDURES

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(1) Particle
				accelerators, when not in operation, shall be secured to prevent unauthorized
				use.
(2) The safety interlock
				system shall not be used to turn off the accelerator beam except in an
				emergency.
(3) All safety and
				warning devices, including interlocks, shall be checked for proper operability
				at intervals not to exceed 3 months. Results of such tests shall be maintained
				at the accelerator facility for inspection by the department.
(4) Electrical circuit diagrams of the
				accelerator and the associated interlock systems shall be kept current and
				maintained for inspection by the department and shall be available to the
				operator at each accelerator facility.
(5) If, for any reason, it is necessary to
				intentionally bypass a safety interlock or interlocks, such action shall be:
(a) authorized by the radiation safety
				committee or radiation safety officer;
(b) recorded in a permanent log and a notice
				posted at the accelerator control console; and
(c) terminated as soon as possible.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1430 - RADIATION MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

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(1)
				There shall be available at each particle accelerator facility appropriate
				portable monitoring equipment which is operable and has been calibrated for the
				appropriate radiations being produced at the facility. Such equipment shall be
				tested for proper operation daily and calibrated at intervals not to exceed 1
				year and after each servicing and repair.
(2) A radiation protection survey shall be
				performed and documented by a qualified expert specifically approved by the
				department when changes have been made in shielding, operation, equipment, or
				occupancy of adjacent areas.
(3)
				Radiation levels in all high radiation areas shall be continuously monitored.
				The monitoring devices shall be electrically independent of the accelerator
				control and interlock systems and capable of providing a remote and local
				readout with visual or audible alarms at both the control panel and at entrance
				to high radiation areas, and other appropriate locations, so that people
				entering or present become aware of the existence of the hazard.
(4) All area monitors shall be calibrated at
				intervals not to exceed 1 year and after each servicing and repair.
(5) Whenever applicable, periodic surveys
				shall be made to determine the amount of airborne particulate radioactivity
				present in areas of airborne hazards.
(6) Whenever applicable, periodic smear
				surveys shall be made to determine the degree of contamination in target and
				other pertinent areas.
(7) All area
				surveys shall be made in accordance with the written procedures established by
				a qualified expert or the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator
				facility.
(8) Records of all
				radiation protection surveys, calibration results, instrumentation tests, and
				smear results shall be kept current and on file at each accelerator
				facility.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 75-3-202 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.14 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Rule 37.14.1431 - VENTILATION SYSTEMS

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(1) Means shall be
				provided to ensure that personnel entering any area where airborne
				radioactivity may be produced will not be exposed to airborne radioactive
				material in excess of those limits specified in ARM Title 37, chapter 14,
				subchapter 7, Appendix A, Table I.
(2) A registrant, as required by ARM
				37.14.709 shall not vent, release
				or otherwise discharge airborne radioactive material to an uncontrolled area
				which exceed the limits specified in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 7,
				Appendix A, Table II, except as authorized pursuant to ARM
				37.14.710(2) or
				37.14.741. For purposes of this
				subsection, concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than 1
				year. Every reasonable effort should be made to maintain releases of
				radioactive material to uncontrolled areas as far below these limits as
				practicable.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1701 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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(1) This subchapter
				establishes requirements for notices, instructions and reports by licensees to
				individuals engaged in activities under a license and options available to such
				individuals in connection with department inspections of licensees to ascertain
				compliance with the provisions of the act and rules, orders and licenses issued
				thereunder regarding radiological working conditions. The sections in this
				subchapter apply to all persons who receive, possess, use, own or transfer
				sources of radiation licensed by the department pursuant to ARM Title 37,
				chapter 14, subchapters 3 and 5.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-202 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1705 - POSTING OF NOTICES TO WORKERS

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(1) Each
				licensee shall post current copies of the following documents:
(a) the rules of this subchapter and of
				subchapter 4;
(b) the license,
				conditions or documents incorporated into the license by reference and
				amendments thereto;
(c) the
				operating procedures applicable to activities under the license; and
(d) any notice of violation involving
				radiological working conditions, proposed imposition of civil penalty, or order
				issued pursuant to ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 1, and any response
				from the licensee.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1706 - INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS

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(1) All individuals
				working in or frequenting any portion of a restricted area:
(a) shall be kept informed of the storage,
				transfer, or use of sources of radiation in such portions of the restricted
				area;
(b) shall be instructed in
				the health protection problems associated with exposure to radiation or
				radioactive material, in precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in
				the purposes and functions of protective devices employed;
(c) shall be instructed in, and instructed to
				observe, to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions
				of this chapter and licenses for the protection of personnel from exposure 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 lead to or cause a violation of the act, this chapter, 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 ARM
				37.14.1707.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1707 - 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 this
				rule. The information reported shall include data and results obtained pursuant
				to this chapter, orders, or license conditions, as shown in records maintained
				by the licensee or registrant pursuant to this chapter. 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 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
				the Montana Radiation Control Act, ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 17. You
				should preserve this report for further reference".
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1720 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES

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(1) Each licensee
				or registrant shall afford to the department at all reasonable times the
				opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities, facilities, premises
				and records pursuant to this chapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.17 - Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Rule 37.14.1721 - 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 this chapter 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 he
				has reason to believe may have contributed to or caused any violation of the
				act, this chapter, or license condition, or any unnecessary exposure of an
				individual to sources of radiation under the licensee's or registrant's
				control.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.18 - Stabilization of Mill Tailings Piles › Rule 37.14.1801 - SCOPE

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(1) The provisions of this subchapter apply
				to mining, milling or manufacturing operations where wastes, tailings piles, or
				stockpiled ore which contain radioactive material have accumulated.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.18 - Stabilization of Mill Tailings Piles › Rule 37.14.1805 - PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS AND LEVELS OF RADIATION

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(1) All wastes, tailings, or stockpiled ore
				containing radioactive material from active or inactive mining, milling, or
				manufacturing operations shall be kept and maintained in such a manner as not
				to release to an unrestricted area radioactive material in concentrations which
				exceed the limits specified in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 7, Appendix
				A, Table II. Permissible levels of radiation in restricted and unrestricted
				areas are stated in ARM
				37.14.705 and
				37.14.709.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.19 - FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS › Subchapter 37.19.1 - Program Deficiencies › Rule 37.19.101 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this subchapter, the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Department" means the
				department of public health and human services provided for in Title 2, chapter
				15, part 21, MCA.
(2) "Local board"
				means a governmental unit or private contractor which administers a local
				family planning program and with which the department has entered into an
				agreement to provide family planning services.
(3) "Local family planning program" means a
				program administered by a local board which has entered an agreement with the
				department and is organized pursuant to the Family Planning Services and
				Population Research Act of 1970, as amended (
				42 U.S.C.
				300, et seq.) and federal regulations
				governing grants for family planning services (42 CFR Part 59).
(4) "Project director" means the individual
				assigned by a local board to have responsibility for the day-to-day management
				and administration of a local family planning program on behalf of the local
				board.
Sec.
					 50-1-202(9),
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 50-1-202(9)
					 and (16),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.19 - FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS › Subchapter 37.19.1 - Program Deficiencies › Rule 37.19.102 - INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS

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(1) Upon
				receiving a written, signed complaint alleging that a local family planning
				program has violated federal regulations or has committed fraud, the department
				will conduct an investigation or audit.
(2) If the complainant requests
				confidentiality, the complainant's name will remain confidential during the
				department's investigation.
(3) The
				investigation may include unannounced site visits and interviews with local
				program staff, as appropriate.
Sec.
					 50-1-202(9),
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 50-1-202(9)
					 and (16),
					 MCA;