South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-64 - X-Rays (Title B) › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 61-64.I.RHB 1.2 - Prohibited Use

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1.2.1 It shall be
				unlawful to operate or maintain fluoroscopic devices for fitting or selling
				footwear.
1.2.2 It shall be
				unlawful to intentionally apply radiation to human beings except by, or under
				the direct supervision of, persons licensed to practice the health professions
				and authorized to use such radiation except as provided in Part IX.
1.2.3 It shall be unlawful to use, receive,
				own, or possess x-ray equipment unless the facility is registered with the
				Department and is operated in compliance with all applicable
				provisions.
1.2.4 It shall be
				unlawful to use hand-held non-image intensified fluoroscopic screens.
1.2.5 It shall be unlawful to use plastic
				pointed position indicating devices on intraoral dental systems.
1.2.6 The use of any source of radiation may
				be prohibited when it is determined by the Department to be detrimental to
				public health and safety.
1.2.7 It
				shall be unlawful to use hand-held radiographic or fluoroscopic imaging
				devices, or hand-held therapy units, except for hand-held intraoral equipment
				operated according to Part IV and contact therapy equipment operated according
				to Part VI of this regulation.
1.2.8 It shall be unlawful to use fluoroscopy
				for positioning a patient for radiographic imaging, except when done by a
				licensed practitioner, or except for radiation therapy simulators.
1.2.9 It shall be unlawful for a person other
				than a licensed practitioner to use fluoroscopy when the licensed practitioner
				is not physically present in the room, except during therapy simulations,
				maintenance activities, and training courses.
1.2.10 It shall be unlawful to use direct
				exposure x-ray film (without intensifying screens) for all radiological imaging
				other than intraoral dental radiography, therapeutic portal imaging, and
				industrial radiography.
1.2.11 It
				shall be unlawful to use a mammographic imaging system not specifically
				designed by the manufacturer for imaging of the breast.
1.2.12 It shall be unlawful to intentionally
				expose a human to electronically produced ionizing radiation except for healing
				arts purposes, personnel security screening performed in accordance with Part
				IX, or as part of a research protocol authorized by an institutional review
				board conforming to 45 CFR
				46,
				21 CFR
				50, and
				21 CFR
				56.
1.2.13 No person shall make, sell, lease,
				transfer, lend, repair, or install x-ray equipment or the supplies used in
				connection with such equipment unless such supplies or equipment, when properly
				placed in operation and properly used will meet the requirements of this
				regulation. This includes, but is not limited to, such items as cones, filters,
				adequate timers, and fluoroscopic shutters (where applicable). Also, such
				persons shall be registered with the Department in accordance with
				RHB 2.7.