reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.609 - VETERINARY MEDICINE RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS

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A. Equipment:
(1) The protective tube housing shall be of
				diagnostic type.
(2) 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.
(3) The total filtration
				permanently in the useful beam shall not be less than 0.5 mm aluminum
				equivalent for machines operating up to 50 kVp, 1.5 mm aluminum for machines
				operating between 50-70 kVp, and 2.5 mm aluminum equivalent for machines
				operating above 70 kVp.
(4) A
				device shall be provided to terminate the exposure after a preset time or
				exposure.
(5) A dead-man type of
				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 1.8 m from the animal during all x-ray exposures.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.610 - APPENDIX A. INFORMATION ON RADIATION SHIELDING REQUIRED FOR PLAN REVIEWS

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A. In order for the
				Department to provide evaluation, technical advice and official approval on
				shielding requirements for a radiation installation, the following information
				is needed:
(1) normal location of the
				radiation producing equipment's radiation port; port's travel and traverse
				limits; general direction(s) of the radiation beam; locations of all windows;
				locations of the operator's booth; location of the equipment's control console;
				distance from x-ray tube to nearest primary barrier;
(2) structural composition and thickness of
				all walls, doors, partitions, floor(s), and ceiling(s) of room(s)
				concerned;
(3) height,
				floor-to-floor, of room(s) concerned;
(4) type of occupancy of all adjacent areas
				inclusive of space above and below the room(s) concerned; for exterior walls,
				distance to the closest existing occupied area(s);
(5) kVp (Kilovolt Peak Potential) and maximum
				mA (milliamperage) for each radiation machine; and
(6) type of examination(s) or treatment(s)
				performed with equipment (e.g., dental, orthodontal, chest, gastrointestinal,
				fluoroscopic, podiatry, fixed therapy, rotational therapy, etc.).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.611 - APPENDIX B. MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN X-RAY MACHINE OPERATOR'S BOOTH

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A. Space
				Requirements:
(1) The operator shall be
				allotted not less than 0.7 square m (7.5 square feet) of unobstructed floor
				space in the booth.
(2) The minimum
				space as indicated above may be any geometric configuration with no dimension
				of less than 61 cm (2 feet).
(3)
				The space shall be allotted excluding any encumbrance by the console, such as
				overhang or cables, or other similar encroachments.
(4) The booth shall be located or constructed
				such that unattenuated direct scatter radiation originating on the examination
				table or at the wall cassette not reach the operator's station in the
				booth.
(5) The booth walls shall be
				at least 2.1 m (7 feet) high and shall be permanently fixed to the floor or
				other structure as may be necessary.
(6) When a door or movable panel is used as
				an integral part of the booth structure, it must have a permissive device which
				will prevent an exposure when the door or panel is not closed (this type of
				booth structure is not recommended).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.612 - APPENDIX C. X-RAY FILM DEVELOPING

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Time Temperature Chart:
Thermometer Readings Minimum Developing
(Degrees) Times (Minutes)
C F 2.0
27 80 2.0
79 2.5
78 2.5
77 3.0
24 76 3.0
75 3.0
74 3.5
73 3.5
22 72 4.0
71 4.0
70 4.5
69 4.5
20 68 5.0
67 5.5
66 5.5
65 6.0
18 64 6.5
63 7.0
62 8.0
61 8.5
16 60 9.5
A.
				Processing of Film: All films shall be processed in such a fashion as to
				achieve adequate sensitometric performance. This criterion shall be adjudged to
				have been met if either of the following items can be met:
(1) film manufacturers' published
				recommendations as regards time and temperature are followed; or
(2) each film shall be developed in accord
				with the time temperature chart.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.2 - SCOPE

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This part contains the requirements and provisions for the
				  medical use of radioactive materials and for issuance of specific licenses
				  authorizing the medical use of radioactive material. These requirements and
				  provisions provide for the radiation safety of workers, the general public,
				  patients and human research subjects. The requirements and provisions of this
				  part are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other parts in this
				  chapter. The requirements and provisions of 20.3.3 NMAC, 20.3.4 NMAC, 20.3.10
				  NMAC and 20.3.16 NMAC apply to applicants and licensees subject to this part
				  unless specifically exempted. Other federal, state or local regulations may
				  apply.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  74-1-9,
				  74-3-5
				  and
				  74-3-9
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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April 30, 2009, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Address
				of use"
means the building or buildings that are identified on the
				license and where radioactive material may be prepared, received, used or
				stored.
B.
"Area of
				use"
means a portion of an address of use that has been set aside for
				the purpose of preparing, receiving, using or storing radioactive
				material.
C.
"Associate
				Radiation Safety Officer (ARSO)"
means an individual who:
(1) Meets the requirements in
				10 CFR §
											35.50 and
				10 CFR §
											35.59; and
(2) Is currently identified as an Associate
				Radiation Safety Officer for the types of use of byproduct material for which
				the individual has been assigned duties and tasks by the Radiation Safety
				Officer on:
(a) A specific medical use license
				issued by the Commission or an Agreement State; or
(b) A medical use permit issued by a
				Commission master material licensee.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.700 - GENERAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

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A.
Provisions for research involving
				human subjects.
(1) A licensee may
				conduct research involving human research subjects only if it uses the
				radioactive materials specified on its license for the uses authorized on the
				license.
(2) If the research is
				conducted, funded, supported or regulated by a federal agency that has
				implemented the
federal policy for the protection of human
				subjects
( 45 CFR Part 46 ), the licensee shall, before conducting
				research:
(a) obtain review and approval of
				the research from an "institutional review board," as defined and described in
				the
federal policy for the protection of human subjects
;
				and
(b) obtain "informed consent,"
				as defined and described in the
federal policy for the protection of
				human subjects
, from the human research subject.
(3) If the research will not be conducted,
				funded, supported or regulated by a federal agency that has implemented the
federal policy for the protection of human subjects
, the
				licensee shall, before conducting research, apply for and receive a specific
				amendment to its medical use license issued by the department. The amendment
				request must include a written commitment that the licensee will, before
				conducting research:
(a) obtain review and
				approval of the research from an "institutional review board," as defined and
				described in the
federal policy for the protection of human
				subjects
; and
(b) obtain
				"informed consent," as defined and described in the
federal policy for
				the protection of human subjects
, from the human research
				subject.
(4) Nothing in
				this subsection relieves licensees from complying with the other requirements
				in this part.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.702 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

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A.
Radiation safety officer.
(1) A licensee or licensee's management shall
				appoint a radiation safety officer, who agrees, in writing, to be responsible
				for implementing a radiation protection program. The licensee, through the
				radiation safety officer, shall ensure that radiation safety activities are
				being performed in accordance with licensee-approved procedures and regulatory
				requirements. A licensee's management may appoint, in writing, one or more
				Associate Radiation Safety Officers to support the Radiation Safety Officer.
				The Radiation Safety Officer, with written agreement of the licensee's
				management, must assign the specific duties and tasks to each Associate
				Radiation Safety Officer. These duties and tasks are restricted to the types of
				use for which the Associate Radiation Safety Officer is listed on a license.
				The Radiation Safety Officer may delegate duties and tasks to the Associate
				Radiation Safety Officer but shall not delegate the authority or
				responsibilities for implementing the radiation protection program.
(2) A licensee shall establish the authority,
				duties and responsibilities of the radiation safety officer in
				writing.
(3) A licensee shall
				provide the radiation safety officer sufficient authority, organizational
				freedom, time, resources and management prerogative to:
(a) identify radiation safety
				problems;
(b) initiate, recommend
				or provide corrective actions;
(c)
				prevent or order the cessation of unsafe operations; and
(d) verify implementation of corrective
				actions.
(4) For up to 60
				days each year, a licensee may permit an authorized user or an individual
				qualified to be a radiation safety officer, under Subsections A and E of
				20.3.7.714 NMAC, to function as a
				temporary radiation safety officer and to perform the functions of a radiation
				safety officer, as provided in Paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the
				licensee takes the actions required in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (5) of this
				subsection and notifies the department in accordance with Paragraph (2) of
				Subsection G of
				20.3.7.700 NMAC.
(5) A licensee may simultaneously appoint
				more than one temporary radiation safety officer in accordance with Paragraph
				(4) of this subsection, if needed to ensure that the licensee has a temporary
				radiation safety officer that satisfies the requirements to be a radiation
				safety officer for each of the different types of uses of radioactive material
				permitted by the license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.703 - GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

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A.
Possession, use and calibration of
				instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed radioactive
				material.
Other than unit dosages of beta-emittingunsealed radioactive
				material obtained from the manufacturer or preparer, licensed pursuant to
				Subsection J of
				20.3.3.315
				NMAC, a medical use licensee authorized to administer radiopharmaceuticals
				shall possess a dose calibrator, and use it to measure the activity of unsealed
				radioactive material prior to the administration to each patient or human
				research subject for diagnostic applications. For therapeutic applications, a
				medical use licensee authorized to administer radiopharmaceuticals shall
				possess a dose calibrator, and use it to measure the activity of unsealed
				radioactive material prior to and after the administration to each patient or
				human research subject.
(1) A licensee shall:
(a) check each dose calibrator for constancy
				with a dedicated check source at the beginning of each day of use; to satisfy
				the requirements of this section, the check shall be done on a frequently used
				setting with a sealed source of not less than 10 microcuries (370
				kilobecquerels) of radium-226 or 50 microcuries (1.85 megabecquerels) of any
				other photon-emitting radionuclide;
(b) test each dose calibrator for accuracy
				upon installation and at intervals not to exceed 12 months thereafter by
				assaying at least two sealed sources containing different radionuclides, the
				activity of which the manufacturer has determined within five percent of the
				stated activity, with minimum activity of 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels)
				for radium-226 and 50 microcuries (1.85 megabecquerels) for any other
				photon-emitting radionuclide, and at least one of which has a principal photon
				energy between 100 kiloelectron volts and 500 kiloelectron volts;
(c) test each dose calibrator for linearity
				upon installation and at intervals not to exceed three months thereafter over
				the range of use between 30 microcuries (1.11 megabecquerels), and the highest
				dosage that will be administered to a patient or human research subject;
				and
(d) test each dose calibrator
				for geometry dependence upon installation over the range of volumes and volume
				configurations for which it will be used; the licensee shall keep a record of
				this test for the duration of the use of the dose calibrator.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.704 - USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR UPTAKE, DILUTION AND EXCRETION STUDIES FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS NOT REQUIRED

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Except for quantities that require a written directive under
				  Paragraph (3) of Subsection G of Section
				  20.3.7.702
				  NMAC, a licensee may use any unsealed radioactive material prepared for medical
				  use for uptake, dilution or excretion studies that is:
A. obtained from:
(1) a manufacturer or preparer licensed under
				Subsection J of 20.3.3.315 NMAC, or equivalent NRC or agreement state
				requirements; or
(2) a PET
				radioactive drug producer licensed under Subsection J of 20.3.3.307 NMAC or
				equivalent NRC or agreement state requirements; or
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.705 - USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR IMAGING AND LOCALIZATION STUDIES FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS NOT REQUIRED

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Except for quantities that require a written directive under
				  Paragraph (3) of Subsection G of
				  20.3.7.702
				  NMAC, a licensee may use any unsealed radioactive material prepared for medical
				  for imaging and localization studies use that is:
A. obtained from:
(1) a manufacturer or preparer licensed
				pursuant to Subsection J of 20.3.3.315 NMAC or equivalent NRC or agreement
				state requirements; or
(2) a PET
				radioactive drug producer licensed under Subsection J of 20.3.3.307 NMAC or
				equivalent NRC or agreement state requirements; or
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.706 - PERMISSIBLE MOLYBDENUM-99, STRONTIUM-82 AND STRONTIUM-85 CONCENTRATIONS

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A.
Maximum
				concentrations.
A licensee may not administer to humans a
				radiopharmaceutical containing:
(1) more than
				0.15 microcurie of molybdenum-99 per each millicurie of technetium-99m (0.15
				kilobecquerel of molybdenum-99 per each megabecquerel of technetium-99m);
				or
(2) more than 0.02 microcurie of
				strontium-82 per millicurie of rubidium-82 chloride injection (0.02
				kilobecquerel of strontium-82 per megabecquerel of rubidium-82 chloride); or
				more than 0.2 microcurie of strontium-85 per millicurie of rubidium-82 chloride
				injection (0.2 kilobecquerel of strontium-85 per megabecquerel of
				rubidium-82).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.707 - CONTROL OF AEROSOLS AND GASES

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A.
				System Requirements.
(1) A licensee who
				administers radioactive aerosols or gases shall do so with a system that shall
				keep airborne concentrations of the radioactive material, including releases to
				the environment, within the limits prescribed by 20.3.4 NMAC.
(2) The delivery or control system for the
				radioactive aerosols or gases shall either be directly vented to the atmosphere
				though an air exhaust or shall provide collection and decay or disposal of the
				aerosol or gas in a shielded container. Other federal, state or local
				regulatory requirements shall be met.
(3) The licensee shall perform check of the
				operation of reusable gas collection systems monthly or at other frequency
				approved by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.708 - USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED

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A licensee may use any unsealed byproduct material
				  identified in 10 CFR
				  35.390(b)(1)(ii)(G) prepared
				  for medical use and for which a written directive is required that is:
A.
Obtained from a manufacturer or
				preparer
licensed under Subsection J of
				20.3.3.315 NMAC or equivalent
				agreement state or NRC requirements; or
B.
Prepared by:
(1) an authorized nuclear
				pharmacist;
(2) a physician who is
				an authorized user and who meets the requirements specified in either
				Subsection G of
				20.3.7.714 NMAC, incorporating
				10 CFR
				35.290, or Subsection H of
				20.3.7.714 NMAC, incorporating
				10 CFR
				35.390; or
(3) an individual under the supervision, as
				specified in Subsection F of
				20.3.7.702 NMAC, of the authorized
				nuclear pharmacist in Paragraph (1) of this subsection or the physician who is
				an authorized user in Paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.709 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED

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In addition to the requirements in
				  20.3.10.1002
				  NMAC, the licensee shall provide the following.
A. Safety Instructions. A licensee shall
				provide radiation safety instructions initially and at least annually, to
				personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who cannot be released
				under Subsection I of 20.3.7.703 NMAC. To satisfy this requirement, the
				instruction must be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and include:
(1) patient or human research subject
				control;
(2) visitor control,
				including:
(a) routine visitation to
				hospitalized individuals in accordance with Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of
				20.3.4.413 NMAC; and
(b) visitation
				authorized in accordance with Subsection F of 20.3.4.413 NMAC;
(3) contamination control;
(4) waste control; and
(5) notification of the radiation safety
				officer, or their designee, and an authorized user if the patient or the human
				research subject has a medical emergency or dies.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.710 - MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY

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A. Use
				of sources for manual brachytherapy. The regulations of the NRC set forth in
				10 CFR
				35.400 are hereby incorporated by
				reference:
B. Surveys after source
				implant and removal.
(1) Immediately after
				implanting sources in a patient or a human research subject, the licensee shall
				make a survey to locate and account for all sources that have not been
				implanted.
(2) Immediately after
				removing the last temporary implant source from a patient or a human research
				subject, the licensee shall make a survey of the patient or the human research
				subject with a radiation detection survey instrument to confirm that all
				sources have been removed.
(3) A
				licensee shall retain a record of the surveys required by Paragraphs (1) and
				(2) of this subsection in accordance with Subsection P of
				20.3.7.715 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.711 - PHOTON EMITTING REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS

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A.
				Use of a sealed source in a remote afterloader unit, teletherapy unit or gamma
				stereotactic radiosurgery unit. A licensee shall use sealed sources in photon
				emitting remote afterloader units, teletherapy units or gamma stereotactic
				radiosurgery units for therapeutic medical uses:
(1) as approved in the sealed source and
				device registry; or
(2) in research
				in accordance with an active investigational device exemption application
				accepted by the FDA provided the requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection I
				of 20.3.7.702 NMAC are
				met.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.712 - SEALED SOURCES FOR DIAGNOSIS

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A. Use of sealed sources for diagnosis. A
				licensee shall use only sealed sources for diagnostic medical uses if the
				sealed sources are approved in the Sealed Source and Device Registry for
				diagnostic medicine. The sealed sources may be used for diagnostic medical uses
				that are not explicitly listed in the Sealed Source and Device Registry but
				must be used in accordance with the radiation safety conditions and limitations
				described in the Sealed Source and Device Registry.
B. A licensee must only use medical devices
				containing sealed sources for diagnostic medical uses if both the sealed
				sources and medical devices are approved in the Sealed Source and Device
				Registry for diagnostic medical uses. The diagnostic medical devices may be
				used for diagnostic medical uses that are not explicitly listed in the Sealed
				Source and Device Registry but must be used in accordance with the radiation
				safety conditions and limitations described in the Sealed Source and Device
				Registry.
C. Sealed sources and
				devices for diagnostic medical uses may be used in research in accordance with
				an active Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application accepted by the
				U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided the requirements of
				10 CFR §
										35.49(a) are met.
D. Survey instrument. A licensee authorized
				to use radioactive material as a sealed source for diagnostic purposes shall
				have available for use a portable radiation survey meter capable of detecting
				dose rates ranging from 0.1 millirem (1 millisievert) per hour to 1000
				millirems (10 millisieverts) per hour. The instrument shall be operable and
				calibrated in accordance with section Subsection C of
				20.3.7.703 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.713 - OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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A licensee may use radioactive material or a radiation source
				  approved for medical use which is not specifically addressed in
				  20.3.7.704
				  NMAC through
				  20.3.7.712
				  NMAC of this part if:
A. the applicant
				or licensee has submitted the information required by Paragraph (2) through (4)
				of Subsection E of 20.3.7.700 NMAC; and
B. the applicant or licensee has received
				written approval from the department in a license or license amendment and uses
				the material in accordance with the requirements and specific conditions the
				department considers necessary for the medical use of the material.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIONUCLIDES › Section 20.3.7.715 - RECORDS

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A. Records of
				Authority and Responsibilities for Radiation Protection Programs.
(1) A licensee shall retain a record of
				actions taken by the licensee's management in accordance with Subsection C of
				20.3.7.702 NMAC for 5 years. The record must include a summary of the actions
				taken and a signature of licensee management.
(2) The licensee shall retain a copy of both
				authority, duties and responsibilities of the radiation safety officer as
				required by Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of 20.3.7.702 NMAC, and a signed copy
				of each radiation safety officer's agreement to be responsible for implementing
				the radiation safety program, as required by Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of
				20.3.7.702 NMAC, for the duration of the license. The records must include the
				signature of the radiation safety officer and licensee management.
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A.
Report and
				notification of a medical event.
(1) A
				licensee shall report any event, except for an event that results from patient
				intervention, in which the administration of byproduct material or radiation
				from byproduct material, except permanent implant brachytherapy, results in:
(a) a dose that differs from the prescribed
				dose or dose that would have resulted from the prescribed dosage by more than 5
				rems (50 millisieverts) effective dose equivalent, 50 rems (0.5 sievert) to an
				organ or tissue or 50 rems (0.5 sievert) shallow dose equivalent to the skin;
				and:
(i) the total dose delivered differs from
				the prescribed dose by twenty percent or more;
(ii) the total dosage delivered differs from
				the prescribed dosage by twenty percent or more or falls outside the prescribed
				dosage range; or
(iii) the
				fractionated dose delivered differs from the prescribed dose, for a single
				fraction, by fifty percent or more;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.2 - SCOPE

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This Subpart [20.3.8 NMAC] provides special requirements for
				  analytical x-ray equipment. The requirements of this Subpart [20.3.8 NMAC]are
				  in addition to, and not in substitution for, applicable requirements in other
				  Subparts [Parts] of these regulations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Analytical
				x-ray equipment" means equipment used for x-ray diffraction or fluorescence
				analysis.
B. "Analytical x-ray
				system" means a group of local and remote components utilizing x-rays to
				determine the elemental composition or to examine the microstructure of
				materials. Local components include those that are struck by x-rays such as
				radiation source housing, port and shutter assemblies, collimator, sample
				holders, cameras, goniometers, detectors and shielding. Remote components
				include power supplies, transformers, amplifiers, readout devices, and control
				panels.
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, collimator, 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 analytical
				x-ray system in which an individual could accidently place part of his body in
				the primary beam path during normal operation.
G. "Primary beam" means ionizing 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.802 - EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Safety Device: A device which prevents the entry of any portion of an
				individual's body into the primary x-ray beam or which causes the beam to be
				shut off upon entry into its path shall be provided on all open-beam
				configurations. An applicant may apply to the Department for an exemption from
				the requirements of a safety device. Such application shall include:
(1) A description of the various safety
				devices that have been evaluated;
(2) The reason each of these devices cannot
				be used; and
(3) 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.803 - AREA REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Radiation Levels: 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 Section 405 [20.3.4.405 NMAC] to Section 412
				[20.3.4.412 NMAC]. For systems utilizing x-ray tubes, these levels shall be met
				at any specified tube rating.
B.
				Surveys: Radiation surveys, as required by Section 405 [20.3.4.405 NMAC] and
				Section 416 [20.3.4.416 NMAC] of these regulations, of all analytical x-ray
				systems sufficient to show compliance with Section 802.A [Subsection A of
				20.3.8.802 NMAC] shall be performed:
(1) upon
				installation of the equipment and at intervals not to exceed 12 months
				thereafter;
(2) following any
				change in the initial arrangement, number, or type of local components in the
				system;
(3) following any
				maintenance requiring the disassembly or removal of a local component in the
				system;
(4) 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; and
(5) any time a
				visual inspection of the local components in the system reveals an abnormal
				condition; and
(6) whenever
				personnel monitoring devices show a significant increase over the previous
				monitoring period or the readings are approaching the radiation dose limits in
				Subpart 4 [20.3.4 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.804 - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Procedures: Normal operating procedures shall be written and 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.
B. Bypassing: No
				person shall bypass a safety device unless such person has obtained the
				approval of the radiation safety officer. When a safety device or interlock 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT › Section 20.3.8.805 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Instructions: 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:
(1) identification of
				radiation hazards associated with the use of the equipment;
(2) 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;
(3) proper operating procedures for the
				equipment;
(4) recognition of
				symptoms of an acute localized exposure; and
(5) proper procedures for reporting an actual
				or suspected exposure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.2 - SCOPE

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A. This Subpart
				[20.3.9 NMAC] establishes procedures for the registration and the use of
				particle accelerators.
B. In
				addition to the requirements of Subpart 9 [20.3.9 NMAC], all registrants are
				subject to the requirements of Subparts 1, 2, 4, and 10 of these regulations.
				Registrants engaged in industrial radiographic operations are subject to the
				requirements of Subpart 5 [20.3.5 NMAC] and registrants engaged in the healing
				arts are subject to the requirements of Subparts 6 and 7 [20.3.6 and 20.3.7
				NMAC] of these regulations. Registrants engaged in the production of
				radioactive material are subject to the requirements of Subpart 3 [20.3.3
				NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.901 - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

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No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, own or
				  acquire a particle accelerator except as authorized in a registration issued
				  pursuant to these regulations or as otherwise provided for in these
				  regulations. The general procedures for registration of particle accelerator
				  facilities are included in Subpart 2 [20.3.2 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.902 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

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In addition to the requirements of Subpart 2 [20.3.2 NMAC], 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 Subparts 4, 9, and 10 [20.3.4 NMAC, 20.3.9 NMAC
				and 20.3.10 NMAC] of these regulations in such a manner as to minimize danger
				to public health and safety or property;
B. the applicant's proposed or existing
				equipment, facilities, and 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 and safety of the public, and
				the applicant satisfies any applicable special requirements in Section 903
				[20.3.9.903 NMAC] of these regulations;
D. the applicant has appointed a radiation
				safety officer;
E. the applicant
				and the applicant's staff have substantial experience in the use of particle
				accelerators for the 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 particle accelerator operators.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.903 - HUMAN USE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

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In addition to the requirements set forth in Subpart 2
				  [20.3.2 NMAC], a registration for use of a particle accelerator in the healing
				  arts will be issued only if:
A.
				Whenever deemed necessary by the Department, the applicant has appointed a
				medical committee of at least three members to evaluate all proposals for
				research, diagnostic, and therapeutic use of a particle accelerator. 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 individuals 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 must be a physician.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.904 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A. These
				regulations establish radiation safety requirements for the use of particle
				accelerators. The provisions of Section 904 [20.3.9.904 NMAC] through Section
				911 [20.3.9.911 NMAC] are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other
				applicable provisions of these regulations.
B. The registrant shall be responsible for
				assuring that all requirements of Subpart 9 [20.3.9 NMAC] are met.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.905 - LIMITATIONS

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A. No registrant
				shall permit any person to act as a particle accelerator operator until such
				person:
(1) has been instructed in radiation
				safety and shall have demonstrated an understanding thereof;
(2) has received copies of and instruction in
				Subpart 9 [20.3.9 NMAC] and the applicable requirements of Subparts 4 [20.3.4
				NMAC] and 10 [20.3.10 NMAC], pertinent registration conditions and the
				registrant's operating and emergency procedures, and shall have demonstrated
				understanding thereof; and
(3) has
				demonstrated competence to use the particle accelerator, related equipment, and
				survey instruments which will be employed in his assignment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.906 - SHIELDING AND SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

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A. 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 and when the accelerator operates at
				design levels.
B. Each particle
				accelerator installation shall be provided with such primary and secondary
				barriers as are necessary to assure compliance with Section 405 to Section 412
				[20.3.4.405 NMAC to 20.3.4.412 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.907 - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS

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A. Instrumentation, readouts and controls on
				the particle accelerator control console shall be clearly identified and easily
				discernible.
B. 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.
C. Except where the main control console and
				the only entrance are adjacent, when an interlock system has been tripped, it
				shall 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.
D. Each
				safety interlock shall be on a circuit which shall allow its operation
				independently of all other safety interlocks.
E. All safety interlocks shall be fail-safe,
				i.e., designed so that any defect or component failure in the interlock system
				prevents operation of the accelerator.
F. A scram button or other emergency power
				cutoff switch shall be located and easily identifiable in all high radiation
				areas. Such cutoff switch shall include a manual reset so that the accelerator
				cannot be restarted from the accelerator control console without resetting the
				cutoff switch.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.908 - WARNING DEVICES

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A. All
				locations designated as high radiation areas, and entrances to such locations,
				shall be equipped with easily observable flashing or rotation warning lights
				that operate when, and only when, radiation is being produced.
B. 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.
C. Barriers, temporary or otherwise, and
				pathways leading to high radiation areas shall be identified in accordance with
				Section 427 [20.3.4.427 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.909 - OPERATING PROCEDURES

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A.
				Particle accelerators, when not in operation, shall be secured to prevent
				unauthorized use.
B. Only a switch
				on the accelerator control console shall be routinely used to turn the
				accelerator beam on and off. The safety interlock system shall not be used to
				turn off the accelerator beam except in an emergency.
C. All safety and warning devices, including
				interlocks, shall be checked for proper operability at intervals not to exceed
				three months. Results of such tests shall be maintained for inspection at the
				accelerator facility.
D. Electrical
				circuit diagrams of the accelerator, and the associated interlock systems,
				shall be kept current and maintained for inspection by the Department and
				available to the operator at each accelerator facility.
E. If, for any reason, it is necessary to
				intentionally bypass a safety interlock or interlocks, such action shall be:
(1) Authorized by the radiation safety
				committee and radiation safety officer;
(2) Recorded in a permanent log and a notice
				posted at the accelerator control console; and
(3) Terminated as soon as possible.