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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 16 - DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS › Section 7:28-16.8 - Radiation safety surveys

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(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of x-ray equipment used for dental radiography unless the installation meets the following requirements:
1. The registrant of a dental ionizing radiation-producing machine shall ensure that a qualified individual performs or supervises the performance of a radiation safety survey of the environs and submits a copy of the radiation safety survey report to the Department within 60 days of the date the machine is acquired. The registrant shall maintain the original survey report for as long as the machine is registered plus one year and shall make the original survey report available for review by the Department during any inspection;
2. The registrant of a dental ionizing radiation-producing machine shall ensure that a qualified individual performs or supervises the performance of a radiation safety survey of the environs when changes have been made to shielding, equipment, or equipment location which affect the radiation levels of the environs. A copy of the survey report shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days of the date of such change. The registrant shall maintain the original survey report for as long as the machine is registered plus one year and shall make the original survey report available for review by the Department during any inspection; and
3. The minimum requirements for the information to be included in the radiation safety survey report are as follows:
i. The name of the registrant of the installation as it appears on form VRH-001, address, telephone number, and room location of the unit;
ii. The New Jersey Registration Number, if available;
iii. The manufacturer, model number, generator serial number, control panel serial number, tube manufacturer, tube serial number, and tube housing number;
iv. The name and address of the qualified individual performing the survey;
v. The date of survey;
vi. The survey instrument manufacturer, model number, and date calibrated;
vii. A diagram or floor plan of the area indicating the x-ray tube location, exposure switch location, normal operator position, lead shielding if present, wall, floor, and ceiling construction, labeling of all areas adjacent to the exposure room including those above and below, and labeling of all areas as to occupancy and use;
viii. Records of the measurement of radiation exposure with a suitable phantom in the average patient position. Measurements shall be taken at the operator's position and at all nearby locations which are normally occupied. For each measurement, the kVp, mA, exposure time, instrument reading, and correction made to the instrument reading (such as energy response, calibration, etc.) shall be recorded; and
ix. Exposure rates at each measured location shall be converted into Coulombs/kilogram/week or mR/week. Records shall include all assumptions of workload, use and occupancy factors used in the calculations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 16 - DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS › Section 7:28-16.9 - Operating criteria

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(a) No person shall operate a dental ionizing radiation-producing machine in such a manner as to expose human beings unless such person is a licensed practitioner or holds a valid license issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:28-19 and the Radiologic Technologist Act, 26:2D-24 through 36.
(b) A person shall operate a dental ionizing radiation-producing machine in a manner consistent with the scope of practice defined on that person's license issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 16 - DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS › Section 7:28-16.10 - Operating procedures

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(a) All persons who operate or permit the operation of dental radiographic equipment shall comply with following operating procedures:
1. No individual other than the patient being x-rayed shall be in the path of the useful beam;
2. During each exposure the operator shall stand at least 1.83 meters (six feet) from the patient or behind a protective barrier;
3. The film shall not be held by the dentist, the operator, or the assistant during any radiographic exposure;
4. The diagnostic type protective tube housing and the cone shall not be hand held during exposures;
5. Fluoroscopy shall not be used in dental examinations; and
6. The registrant shall provide personnel monitoring equipment to and require that it be worn by each individual who enters a controlled area and receives or is likely to receive a dose in excess of 25 millirems in any period of seven consecutive days.
i. Each personnel monitoring device shall be assigned to and worn by only one person.
ii. Records of radiation exposure derived from the personnel monitoring device shall be kept in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-8.
iii. The registrant shall keep the personnel monitoring records at the facility. These records shall be kept in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-8. These records or true copy of same shall be produced for review by the Department during an inspection, and shall be submitted to the Department upon request.
iv. The personnel monitoring records shall be available to the employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.1 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter establishes radiation-safety requirements for persons utilizing ionizing radiation-producing machines for industrial and nonmedical radiography.
(b) The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-1 through 7:28-13.
(c) This Subchapter does not apply to radiography in any of the healing arts.
(d) The provisions of 7:28-17.4(e), 17.6(c) and 17.6(d)1 do not apply to the use of portable x-ray bomb detection equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Cabinet x-ray system" means an ionizing radiation-producing machine with the x-ray tube installed in an enclosure which, independent of existing architectural structures except the floor on which it may be placed, is intended to contain at least that portion of a material being irradiated, provide radiation attenuation, and exclude personnel from its interior during generation of x-radiation, including but not limited to all x-ray systems designed primarily for the inspection of carry-on baggage at air, railroad, and bus terminals, and similar facilities, and all x-ray systems designed primarily for the inspection of letters, periodicals, and packages in mailrooms. An x-ray tube used within a shielded part of a building or x-ray equipment which may temporarily or occasionally incorporate portable shielding, is not considered a cabinet x-ray system.
"External surface" means the outside surface of the cabinet x-ray system, including the high-voltage generator, doors, access panels, latches, control knobs, and other permanently mounted hardware and including the plane across any aperture or port.
"Industrial radiography" means the examination of the macroscopic structure of materials by nondestructive methods using sources of radiation.
"Portable x-ray bomb detection equipment" means a portable x-ray system used exclusively for examining packages or devices suspected to contain explosive or incendiary materials or weapons of mass destruction.
"Shielded room radiography" means industrial radiography which is conducted in an enclosed room, the interior of which is not occupied during radiographic operations.
"Temporary job site" means any location where industrial radiography is performed other than the location(s) listed in a registration issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:28-3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.3 - Registration requirements

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All owners of ionizing radiation-producing machines shall comply with N.J.A.C. 7:28-3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.4 - Equipment control

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(a) (Reserved.)
(b) Each radiation-producing machine shall be provided with a lock designed to prevent unauthorized use of the equipment.
(c) All ionizing radiation-producing machines shall be kept locked at all times except when under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or of a radiographer's assistant or as provided in 7:28-17.6(a).
(d) (Reserved.)
(e) The owner shall maintain calibrated and operable radiation-survey instruments to make radiation surveys as required by 7:28-17.6(d)  and by N.J.A.C. 7:28-7. The requirements for the radiation-survey instruments are as follows:
1. Each radiation-survey instrument shall be calibrated at intervals not to exceed three months and the instrument shall be recalibrated after each servicing involving other than battery replacement. An operational check source test shall be performed on each radiation-survey instrument prior to its use.
2. Records shall be maintained of each date of calibration and the operational check source test results.
3. The instrumentation shall have a range such that two milliroentgens per hour through one roentgen per hour can be measured to a precision of plus or minus 20 per cent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.5 - Personal radiation safety requirements for radiographers

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(a) The owner shall not permit any person to act as a radiographer until such person:
1. Has been instructed by a qualified individual in the subjects outlined in (b) below and has demonstrated an understanding of those subjects by passing a written examination given by a qualified individual;
2. Has received copies of and instruction in the applicable sections of this Chapter and the owner's operating and emergency procedures required pursuant to (d) below, and demonstrated an understanding of this Chapter and the procedures specified therein; and
3. Has demonstrated competence to use the ionizing radiation-producing machines and survey instruments which will be employed in his or her assignment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.6 - Precautionary procedures in radiographic operations

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(a) 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, except as follows:
1. Where the high radiation area is equipped with a control device which shall either cause the level of radiation to be reduced below that at which an individual might receive a dose of 100 millirems in one hour upon entry into the area, or shall energize a conspicuous visible and audible alarm signal in such a manner that the individual entering and the owner or the supervisor of the activity are made aware of the entry; or
2. Where the high radiation area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.7 - Cabinet x-rays systems

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(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a cabinet x-ray system unless such system meets the requirement of 7:28-17.1, 7:28-17.2, 7:28-17.3, and 7:28-17.7.
(b) No person shall operate or permit any other person to operate a cabinet x-ray system until the operator has received a copy of the operator's manual, has been trained in the operating procedures for the system, and has demonstrated competence in operating the system. The owner shall maintain a copy of the operator's manual in the proximity of the system.
(c) Each owner shall supply appropriate personnel monitoring equipment to and shall require that it be used by every individual who operates, makes "set-ups", or performs maintenance on a cabinet radiography unit.
(d) Radiation emitted from the cabinet x-ray system shall not exceed an exposure of 0.5 milliroentgen in one hour at any point five centimeters outside the external surface.
(e) No cabinet x-ray system shall be placed into operation until a radiation survey is made by a qualified individual demonstrating that the exposure level in (d) above is not exceeded. Where an operating system is subsequently modified, repaired or moved to a new location, an additional survey shall be performed and operation shall not resume until a survey demonstrates compliance with this limit. The owner shall perform such additional surveys as required by the Department or as determined by a qualified individual. The owner shall maintain a record of all surveys performed and shall make such records available to the Department for inspection.
(f) Safety interlocks shall be provided on cabinet x-ray systems as follows:
1. Each door of a cabinet x-ray system shall have a minimum of two safety interlocks installed in such a manner that the opening of any door would disconnect the energy supply circuit to the high-voltage generator.
2. Each access panel on a cabinet x-ray system shall have at least one safety interlock.
3. Following interruption of x-ray generation by the functioning of any safety interlock, a manually reset control button shall be activated before x-ray generation can resume.
4. Failure of any single component of the cabinet x-ray system shall not cause failure of more than one required safety interlock.
5. Safety interlocks shall be tested for operation at intervals not to exceed six months. A record of these tests shall be maintained for inspection by the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY › Section 7:28-17.8 - Shielded room radiography

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(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any ionizing radiation-producing machine used in shielded room radiography unless the equipment, installation, and personnel meet the requirements of 7:28-17.1 through 17.6 and this section.
(b) No person shall operate or permit any person to operate an ionizing radiation-producing machine used in shielded room radiography until such operator has completed the following requirements:
1. The operator has met the requirements of 7:28-17.5;
2. The operator has received a copy of and instruction in N.J.A.C. 7:28-1 through 7:28-13 and 7:28-17 and a copy of the owner's operating and emergency procedures as required by 7:28-17.5(d)  and has demonstrated an understanding of the procedures and regulations by written examination given by a qualified individual; and
3. The operator has demonstrated competence to operate appropriate safety systems.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 18 - MAJOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES › Section 7:28-18.1 - Scope

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(a) The special requirements of this Subchapter shall apply to major nuclear facilities including nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel fabrication plants, nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, and nuclear waste handling or disposal facilities.
(b) These requirements are in addition to the requirements of other applicable Sections of this Chapter.
(c) The intent of this subchapter is to insure that individuals outside of these facilities receive no radiation exposures from environmental or direct radiation that are in excess of the limits of N.J.A.C. 7:28-6, Standards for Protection against Radiation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 18 - MAJOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES › Section 7:28-18.2 - Facility description and required monitoring program

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(a) Any person desiring to construct a major nuclear facility within this State shall submit a general description of the proposed facility with a discussion of probable and maximum potential radioactive discharges. This description shall be submitted to the Department for evaluation, as early as possible, but not less than six months prior to the start of construction, and shall include the following:
1. A general description of the proposed facility;
2. The nature of and the proposed rates of discharge of radioactive contaminants to the environment and/or the nature of and amounts of radioactive materials subject to temporary or permanent storage;
3. The proposed methods of limiting the discharge of radioactive contaminants to the atmosphere;
4. The proposed methods of limiting the discharge of radioactive contaminants to ground or surface waters;
5. The proposed methods of disposal of radioactive or radioactively contaminated materials; and
6. Preliminary description of the proposed radiological monitoring program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 18 - MAJOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES › Section 7:28-18.3 - Operation

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(a) The owner of an existing major nuclear facility shall submit the information required in 7:28-18.2(c)  (Facility description and required monitoring program) within one month of March 1, 1969, if he has not already done the effective equivalent of this.
(b) Operation of a major nuclear facility and its monitoring program shall be consistent with all provisions of this Chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 18 - MAJOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES › Section 7:28-18.4 - Emergency plans

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The owner of every major nuclear facility shall make emergency operational plans in accordance with 7:28-1.5 (Emergency precautions). These plans shall be submitted to the Department prior to the start of operation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 18 - MAJOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES › Section 7:28-18.5 - Radiation incidents

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The owner of every major nuclear facility shall report any radiation incident in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-13 (Reports of Theft and Radiation Incidents).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.1 - Purpose, scope, and applicability

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to prohibit unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure and to prevent improper exposure of humans to ionizing radiation from radiologic technology, as set forth in the Radiologic Technologist Act.
(b) This subchapter:
1. Requires that all ionizing radiation-producing equipment be used in such a manner as to prevent unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure to humans;
2. Establishes educational and licensure requirements and delineates the scope of practice for persons engaged in the practice of radiologic technology;
3. Establishes responsibilities of licensed practitioners as related to radiologic technology, as well as owners and registrants of ionizing radiation-producing equipment used on humans;
4. Establishes standards for the approval and operation of schools of radiologic technology;
5. Establishes the educational and licensure requirements of radiologist assistant and defines the practice of a radiologist assistant as it pertains to fluoroscopic procedures as authorized by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; and
6. Establishes the standards for the recognition of a radiologist assistant school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.3 - General provisions

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(a) Except as provided at N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.1(c) through (g):
1. No person shall engage in any activity within a scope of practice of radiologic technology as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.4, unless that person possesses a valid license authorizing the person to engage in that scope of radiologic technology;
2. No person shall operate ionizing radiation-producing equipment or position patients for mammographic procedures, unless that person possesses a valid license in diagnostic radiologic technology and is in compliance with the radiologic technologist personnel requirements of the Mammography Quality Standards Act ( 42 U.S.C. §
											263b ) and 21 CFR Part 900, incorporated herein by reference, as supplemented or amended; and
3. No person shall engage in any activity within the scope of practice of a radiologist assistant as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.4, unless that person possesses a valid license as a radiologist assistant, a valid license in diagnostic radiologic technology, and an active radiologist assistant certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or another national certification body approved by the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.4 - Scopes of practice

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(a) Any person who possesses a valid license in radiologic technology or as a radiologist assistant shall exercise proper principles of radiation protection with regard to radiological examinations.
(b) Any person who possesses a valid license to practice diagnostic radiologic technology issued in accordance with this subchapter may engage in the following activities, which constitute the scope of practice of diagnostic radiologic technology:
1. Operate ionizing radiation-producing equipment for radiographic procedures;
2. Measure patients for radiographic procedures;
3. Position patients for radiographic procedures;
4. Set technique factors for radiographic procedures;
5. Set the source-to-image receptor distance for radiographic procedures;
6. Assist in fluoroscopic procedures using ionizing radiation-producing equipment provided that a licensed physician is physically in the room and directing the procedure; and
7. Administer contrast media and pharmaceuticals provided that the material and its administration comply with New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (BME) rule, 13:35-6.20.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.6 - Requirements of applicants for the radiologic technology licensing examination

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(a) Subject to (c) below, the Board shall admit to a licensing examination any applicant who has paid to the Department a fee as specified in 7:28-19.10(a)1  and has submitted satisfactory evidence to the Board, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:
1. At the time of application is at least 18 years of age;
2. Is of good moral character;
3. Has successfully completed a four year course of study in a secondary school (high school) approved or recognized by the State Board of Education, or passed an approved equivalency test; and
4. Has complied with the applicable requirements of (b) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.7 - Requirements of applicants for radiologic technology licensure

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(a) Subject to (d) below, the Board shall issue a license to any applicant who has paid to the Department a fee as specified in 7:28-19.10(a)2  and has submitted satisfactory evidence to the Board, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:
1. Has met the requirements in 7:28-19.6(a) and (b), and
2. Has passed the Board's examination in the license category for which the applicant has applied.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.8 - Conditional and restricted licenses

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(a) The Board, at its discretion, may place conditions or restrictions on any license including, but not limited to, a condition or restriction limiting the scope of practice of a licensed radiologic technologist or radiologist assistant.
(b) No person who has been issued a conditional or restricted license shall practice outside of the conditions or restrictions as placed on the license by the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.10 - Fees

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(a) Any person who submits an application for examination, license or license reissuance or renewal to the Department shall include as an integral part of said application a service fee as follows:
1. Examination Fee:
$ 160.00;
2. License Application Fee:
$ 60.00;
3. License Reissuance or
$ 90.00;
Renewal Fee:
4. License Reprint Fee:
$ 20.00.
(b) Any new school that submits an application for Board approval in any of the categories of radiologic technology shall include, as an integral part of said application, a service fee as follows:
1. Diagnostic Radiography
$ 2,500;
School Fee:
2. Radiation Therapy
$ 2,500;
Technology School Fee:
3. Dental Radiography School
$ 1,650;
Fee:
4. Limited Radiography School
$ 1,650.
Fee:
(c) A Board-approved school of radiologic technology shall submit the appropriate annual fee as follows:
1. Diagnostic Radiography
$ 1,000;
School Fee:
2. Radiation Therapy
$ 1,000;
Technology School Fee:
3. Dental Radiography School
$ 400.00;
Fee:
4. Limited Radiography School
$ 200.00.
Fee:
(d) All fees shall be in the form of a check or money order or any other manner acceptable to the Department made payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey. Fees submitted to the Department are not refundable.
(e) All license renewal or reissuance applications and the associated fees specified in (a)3 above, and the approved school annual fees as specified in (c) above, shall be submitted to:
Department of Treasury
Division of Revenue
PO Box 417
Trenton, New Jersey 08646-0417
(f) All other applications and associated fees specified in (a)1, 2, and 4 and (b) above shall be submitted to:
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of X-ray Compliance
Mail Code 25-01
25 Arctic Parkway
PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.11 - Minimum requirements for admission to a school of radiologic technology

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(a) A school of radiologic technology approved by the Board pursuant to this subchapter shall only enroll a candidate who at the time of admission meets or exceeds the following minimum requirements:
1. Is of good moral character;
2. Has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a secondary school (high school) approved by the State Board of Education or passed an approved equivalency test; and
3. Meets the admission criteria of that school of radiologic technology.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.12 - Requirements for students engaging in the scope of practice of radiologic technology

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(a) Only students who meet the requirements of 7:28-19.1(c)4  are permitted to engage in the practice of radiologic technology.
(b) Any licensed practitioner, registered dental hygienist, or licensed radiologic technologist, who is acting within the scope of that license or registration, shall provide direct or indirect supervision to student technologists that includes:
1. The evaluation of the request for the radiological examination in relation to the student's knowledge and competency;
2. The evaluation of the condition of the patient in relation to the student's knowledge and competency; and
3. The evaluation and approval of all resultant radiological images and/or data.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.14 - School of radiologic technology: process for approval; provisional approval; probationary approval; termination of approval and other general provisions

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(a) In order to be Board-approved, a school of radiologic technology shall submit to the Department a complete application, along with the appropriate fee as set forth in 7:28-19.10(b). The Department will forward all complete applications to the Board for its consideration. If the application is incomplete, the Department shall notify the school. The school will be provided an opportunity to complete the application within 90 calendar days or receipt of such notice. If after 90 days the application is still incomplete, it will be forwarded as an incomplete application for the Boards consideration. A complete application shall include:
1. The name, address and contact information of the school;
2. The name and credentials of the program director or directors;
3. The name and credentials of each instructor and the courses he or she teaches; and
4. A report or reports describing the school's policies and procedures in place to ensure that:
i. Only qualified applicants are admitted into the program, in accordance with 7:28-19.11;
ii. Clinical education is performed properly and under appropriate supervision, in accordance with 7:28-19.12; and
iii. The educational curriculum includes all Board required elements, in accordance with 7:28-19.13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.15 - List of approved schools

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A list of approved schools of radiologic technology may be obtained from the Bureau of X-ray Compliance website at
www.xray.nj.gov
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.16 - Requirements of applicants for radiologist assistant licensure

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(a) Subject to (b) below, the Board shall issue a license to any applicant who has paid to the Department a fee as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:28-19.10(a)2  and has submitted satisfactory evidence to the Board, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:
1. Is of good moral character;
2. Holds at least a bachelor's degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited college or university in the United States;
3. Holds a valid license in diagnostic radiologic technology;
4. Satisfactorily completed a radiologist assistant school approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or another national certifying body approved by the Board; and
5. Holds a valid active radiologist assistant certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or another national certifying body approved by the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.17 - Radiologist assistant schools and clinical education centers

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(a) No school shall assign a radiologist assistant student to a New Jersey clinical education center for training as a radiologist assistant, unless the school is recognized by the Board.
(b) In order to be Board-recognized, a radiologist assistant school shall submit a complete application to the Department. The Department will forward all complete applications to the Board for its consideration. If the application is incomplete, the Department shall notify the school. The school shall be provided an opportunity to complete the application within 90 calendar days of receipt of such notice. If after 90 days the application is still incomplete, the Department will forward the incomplete application to the Board for consideration. A complete application shall include:
1. The name, address, and contact information of the school;
2. The name and credentials of the program director or directors;
3. Proof that the school is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist or another accreditation agency recognized by the Board;
4. A demonstration that the school complies with (c) and (e)2 through 7 below; and
5. The last three annual examination reports of the school's radiologist assistant graduates' first-time examination performance on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or another certifying board recognized by the Board. A school that has graduated students for less than three years shall submit the most recent annual examination reports, if any.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.18 - Procedures for requesting and conducting adjudicatory hearings

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(a) Any applicant required to submit any information pursuant to the Act or this chapter which in the applicant's opinion constitutes trade secrets, proprietary information or information related to national security, may assert a confidentiality claim by following the procedures set forth in this subchapter.
(b) Any applicant submitting any information to the Department and asserting a confidentiality claim covering any information contained therein shall submit two documents to the Department. One shall contain all the information required by the Act or this chapter including any information which the applicant alleges to be entitled to confidential treatment. The second shall be identical to the first except that it shall contain no information which the applicant alleges to be entitled to confidential treatment. The second can be a photocopy of the first, with the allegedly confidential material blacked out.
(c) The top of each page of the first submission containing the information which the applicant alleges to be entitled to confidential treatment shall display the heading "CONFIDENTIAL" in bold type, or stamp.
(d) All parts of the text of the first submission which the applicant alleges to be entitled to confidential treatment shall be underscored or highlighted in a clearly identifiable manner. This manner of marking confidential information shall be such that both the allegedly confidential information and the underscoring or highlighting is reproducible on photocopying machines.
(e) The applicant or violator shall send the request for an adjudicatory hearing to:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Administrative Hearings and Dispute Resolution
ATTENTION: Adjudicatory Hearing Requests
401 E. State Street
Mail Code 401-07A
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420; and
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of X-ray Compliance
Mail Code 25-01
25 Arctic Parkway
PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Attention: Hearing Request
(f) To ensure proper delivery, the complete package should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by other means which will allow verification of receipt. Ordinary mail may be used, but the Department will assume no responsibility for packages until they are actually received.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 19 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT › Section 7:28-19.19 - Severability

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Each section of this subchapter is severable. In the event that any section, subsection or division, or application thereof, is held invalid in a court of law, the remainder of this subchapter shall continue in full force and effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 20 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USE › Section 7:28-20.1 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter establishes requirements and procedures for the registration and use of all particle accelerators, with the exception of those regulated by N.J.A.C. 7:28-14 and 15.
(b) A person shall not operate or permit the operation of a particle accelerator unless the equipment and installation meet the applicable requirements of this subchapter.
(c) In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, all registrants of particle accelerators are subject to all other applicable requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-1 through 8, 10, and 13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 20 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USE › Section 7:28-20.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Direct supervision" means guidance and instruction by the qualified machine operator who is physically present, is watching the operation of the particle accelerator, and is available for immediate assistance.
"Electron microscope" means a machine that accelerates electrons for the purpose of producing highly magnified images of materials and material surfaces.
"kVp" means kilovolt peak.
"Particle accelerator" means any machine that accelerates charged particles (electrons, protons, deuterons, or other charged particles, etc.) in a vacuum and discharges the resulting particulate or other radiation but which does not meet the specifications of machines currently regulated under N.J.A.C. 7:28-14 through 16; particle accelerators include, but are not limited to, machines used for research, irradiation, or other purposes; such machines include, but are not limited to, potential-drop accelerators, electron linear accelerators, cyclotrons, betatrons, microtrons, ion implant accelerators, and electron microscopes; particle accelerators do not include high voltage generators, televisions, video display terminals, cathode ray tubes or other similar devices whose primary purpose is not the production of a useful charged particle beam.
"Particle accelerator facility" means the location at which one or more particle accelerators are installed and are operated under the same administrative control.
"Particle accelerator safety officer" or "PASO" means the person who is appointed and authorized by the registrant to act on the registrant's behalf to implement and maintain the particle accelerator radiation protection program for the registrant's facility.
"Performance test" means a procedure which is performed to assure that an instrument continues to perform its intended function.
"Qualified machine operator" means a person who meets the requirements of 7:28-20.6(a).
"Radiation protection committee" means a group consisting of at least three individuals appointed by the registrant who identify radiation safety problems, initiate, recommend, or provide corrective action plans, and verify the implementation of corrective actions. One member of this committee shall be the particle accelerator safety officer and one member shall be a representative of management. The remaining members shall be appointed at the discretion of the registrant.
"Scattered radiation" means radiation that, during passage through matter, has changed in direction or in energy.
"Stray radiation" means the sum of leakage and scattered radiation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 20 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USE › Section 7:28-20.3 - Registration requirements

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A person shall not possess, control, use or cause a particle accelerator or an electron microscope to be used unless it has been registered with the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:28-3, unless the particle accelerator or electron microscope is incapable of operating at more than five kVp and does not produce radiation greater than 0.5 millirem per hour at any readily accessible point five centimeters from its surface.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 20 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USE › Section 7:28-20.5 - Use of particle accelerators on humans

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(a) A registrant shall not use a particle accelerator or cause it to be used for the intentional irradiation of humans without first sending to the Department a written request stating the registrant's reasons for this use of the particle accelerator and the manner in which it will be used, and obtaining written approval from the Department.
(b) A registrant shall not use a particle accelerator or cause it to be used for the intentional irradiation of humans unless the equipment meets the requirements of this subchapter and N.J.A.C. 7:28-14.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 20 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USE › Section 7:28-20.6 - Training program on the safe use of each particle accelerator

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(a) The registrant shall establish and maintain a training program on the safe use of each particle accelerator. The registrant shall not permit any person to operate the particle accelerator until that person has successfully completed the training program consisting of the 10 items set out below. The registrant shall ensure that the training program is conducted under the direction of the PASO or an individual with equivalent qualifications in conjunction with the qualified machine operator and that the program shall include all of the following:
1. Instruction in the types, characteristics, location, and levels of radiation produced by the particle accelerator;
2. Instruction in the units of radiation exposure, dose, dose equivalent, and quantity of radioactivity associated with the particle accelerator;
3. Instruction in the biological effects of ionizing radiation;
4. Instruction in the methods used to prevent radiation exposure at the particle accelerator facility, including, but not limited to, time, distance, shielding, interlock system, safety procedures and radiation monitoring equipment;
5. Instruction in the use and care of personnel monitoring equipment employed at the particle accelerator facility;
6. Instruction on the location and use of all operating controls for the particle accelerator;
7. Instruction on the requirements of this subchapter and N.J.A.C. 7:28-1 through 8, 10, and 13;
8. Instruction in the facility's written operating and emergency procedures;
9. An examination testing the operator's knowledge of the requirements of (a)1 through 8 above. The examination shall be of sufficient depth to demonstrate that the operator has received instruction in each of the items listed above and has an understanding of the items at a level which permits the operator to use the particle accelerator in a manner consistent with the overriding goal of minimizing danger to public health and safety; and
10. At least 100 documented hours of on-the-job training under the direct supervision of a qualified machine operator and certified in writing by the PASO. The registrant shall maintain this documentation and certification for five years at the particle accelerator facility. These records shall be produced for review by the Department during an inspection and shall be submitted to the Department upon request. If, in the opinion of the PASO, the requirement of 100 hours of on-the-job training is too stringent for a particular particle accelerator, then the PASO shall submit a report documenting the number of hours of on-the-job training needed to become a qualified operator to the Department for approval.