North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 15 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Section .1000 - NOTICES: INSTRUCTIONS: REPORTS AND INSPECTIONS › Section 15 .1001 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS, AND REPORTS TO EMPLOYEES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Persons
				registered with the agency pursuant to the rules in Section .0200 of this
				Chapter and persons licensed under the rules in Sections .0300, .0900, .1200,
				and .1300 of this Chapter shall comply with the provisions of
				10 CFR
				19 as follows, which are hereby incorporated
				by reference including subsequent amendments and editions, except that
				references to and requirements for
				10 CFR
				2,
				50,
				52,
				54,
				60,
				63,
				72, and
				76 shall not apply:
(1)
										10 CFR
				19.1, "Purpose;"
(2)
										10 CFR
				19.2, "Scope;"
(3)
										10 CFR
				19.3, "Definitions," except that the
				definition of "regulated activities" and "regulated entities" shall not apply.
				For persons registered with the agency pursuant to the rules in Section .0200
				of this Chapter, the following terms used in
				10 CFR
				19 shall have the following substitutions:
(A) "license" shall have the same meaning as
				"registration" as defined in Rule .0104(131) of this Chapter;
(B) "licensed" means registered pursuant to
				the rules in Section .0200 of this Chapter;
(C) "licensee" shall have the same meaning as
				"registrant" as defined in Rule .0104(130) of this Chapter;
(D) "materials" shall have the same meaning
				as "radiation machine" as defined in Rule .0104(122) of this Chapter;
(E) "NRC-licensed" means registered pursuant
				to the rules in Section .0200 of this Chapter; and
(F) "radioactive material" shall have the
				same meaning as "radiation machine" as defined in Rule .0104(122) of this
				Chapter;
(4)
										10 CFR
				19.5, "Communications," except that licensees
				and registrants shall address communications and reports to the agency as
				instructed by Rule .0111 of this Chapter in lieu of the NRC;
(5)
										10 CFR
				19.11, "Posting of notices to workers,"
				except that 19.11(b) and (e) shall not apply;
(A) NRC Form 3 shall not be used in lieu of
				the Notice to Employees issued by the agency, except as authorized by the
				agency in writing;
(B) licensees
				and registrants shall not post other notices, postings, notes, or other
				materials over the Notice to Employees, nor shall equipment be placed in such a
				manner that the Notice to Employees is obscured or hidden by that equipment;
				and
(C) additional copies of the
				Notice to Employees may be obtained free of charge from the agency by
				contacting the agency at the addresses shown in Rule .0111(a) of this Chapter
				in lieu of the NRC, or online at
https://radiation.ncdhhs.gov/
;
(6)
										10 CFR
				19.12, "Instructions to workers;"
(7)
										10 CFR
				19.13, "Notifications and reports to
				individuals;"
(8)
										10 CFR
				19.14, "Presence of representatives of
				licensees and regulated entities, and workers during inspections," except that
				19.14(a) shall not apply;
(9)
										10 CFR
				19.15, "Consultation with workers during
				inspections;"
(10)
										10 CFR
				19.16, "Requests by workers for inspections."
				Requests for inspections shall be mailed or delivered to the agency as
				instructed by Rule .0111(a) of this Chapter in lieu of the NRC;
(11)
										10 CFR
				19.17, "Inspections not warranted; informal
				review." Communications regarding the agency's decisions with respect to a
				request for inspection submitted to the agency under Subparagraph (a)(10) shall
				be mailed or delivered to the agency as instructed by Rule .0111(a) of this
				Chapter in lieu of the NRC;
(12)
										10 CFR
				19.18, "Sequestration of witnesses and
				exclusion of counsel in interviews conducted under subpoena;"
(13)
										10 CFR
				19.20, "Employee protection;"
(14)
										10 CFR
				19.31, "Application for exemptions," except
				that the request for exemption shall be made on the licensee's or registrant's
				business letterhead. Requests for exemptions from the requirements of this Rule
				shall be made to the agency at the addresses shown in Rule .0111(a) of this
				Chapter in lieu of the NRC or as otherwise instructed by the agency. To request
				an exemption, the following information shall be submitted to the agency:
(A) licensee or registrant name;
(B) license or registration number;
(C) name of the individual requesting the
				exemption;
(D) contact information
				for the individual requesting the exemption;
(E) a description of the exemption being
				requested; and
(F) an explanation
				describing why the exemption is necessary.