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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.3 - Licensing Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
25.3.1
General
				  Requirements for Licensure
A. No person
				  or governmental unit acting severally or jointly with any other person or
				  governmental unit shall establish, conduct, maintain or operate or hold itself
				  out as a Harm Reduction Center in Rhode Island without a license in accordance
				  with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-12.10 and this
				  Part.
B. Each Harm Reduction Center
				  application shall specify the licensed capacity within the Center.
C. Proposed changes in Center licensed
				  capacity shall be submitted in writing to the Department and shall be subject
				  to the approval of the Department.
D. Notwithstanding the requirements of §
											25.3   of this Part, an entity
				  licensed as a Harm Reduction Center in Rhode Island, may provide services at
				  other premises or by use of Temporary Service Sites operated by that licensed
				  Harm Reduction Center, without the requirement of a separate Harm Reduction
				  Center license for such other locations.
E. Each premises or Temporary Service Site
				  proposed for addition to a Harm Reduction Center license pursuant to §
				  25.3.6 of this Part shall be approved by the Department prior to the inclusion
				  of that premises or Temporary Service Site on the Harm Reduction Center license
				  and commencement of operations at such location.
F. Each premises, Mobile Unit, or Short-term
				  Unit of a licensed Harm Reduction Center shall comply with all pertinent
				  provisions of this Part consistent with the scope of services
				  provided.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.4 - Organization and Management

Current through June 14, 2024
25.4.1
Governing Body and Management
A.
				  Each Center shall have an organized governing body or equivalent legal
				  authority ultimately responsible for:
1. The
				  management and control of the operation;
2. The assurance of quality care and
				  services;
3. Compliance with all
				  State and local laws and Regulations; and
4. All relevant health and safety
				  requirements, including compliance with this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.5 - Management of Services

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25.5.1
Selection of Clients
A. Each
				  Center must have a policy and procedure that includes, at minimum, the
				  following:
1. Client eligibility
				  criteria;
2. Client termination
				  criteria and process; and
3. Client
				  denial of services criteria.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.6 - Environmental Management

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A. The Center shall
				  be maintained and equipped to provide functional, sanitary, safe and
				  comfortable environment, with all furnishings in good repair, and the premises
				  shall be kept free of hazards.
B.
				  Written policies and procedures shall be established pertaining to
				  environmental controls to assure comfortable, safe and sanitary environment
				  with well-lighted space. Policies and procedures must address cleaning of
				  surfaces that may be contaminated with leftover drug residue and/or trash that
				  may contain hazards such as needles or biomedical waste.
C. Equipment and supplies shall be provided
				  for cleaning of all surfaces. Such equipment shall be maintained in a safe and
				  sanitary condition.
D. Hazardous
				  cleaning solutions, compounds, and substances shall be labeled, stored in a
				  safe place and kept in an enclosed section separated from other cleaning
				  materials.
E. Cleaning shall be
				  performed in a manner which minimizes the spread of pathogenic organisms in the
				  atmosphere.
F. Drug consumption
				  spaces shall be thoroughly cleaned after each client use, in accordance with
				  the Center's infection control policies and procedures. Staff must be provided
				  access to adequate personal protective equipment for cleaning.
G. Smoking shall be permitted only in
				  designated areas, as specified under § 25.7.1(D) of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.8 - Practices and Procedures

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25.8.1
Variance Procedure
A. The
				  Department may grant a variance either upon its own motion or upon request of
				  the applicant from the provisions of any Rule or Regulation in a specific case,
				  if it finds that a literal enforcement of such provision will result in
				  unnecessary hardship to the applicant and that such a variance will not be
				  contrary to the public interest, public health and/or health and safety of
				  clients.
B. A request for a
				  variance shall be filed by any applicant in writing, setting forth in detail
				  the basis upon which the request is made.
1.
				  Upon the filing of each request for variance with the Department, and within
				  thirty (30) days thereafter, the Department shall notify the applicant by
				  certified mail of its approval or in the case of a denial, a hearing date, time
				  and place may be scheduled if the center appeals the denial and in accordance
				  with the provisions of § 25.8.3 of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 25 - Harm Reduction Centers (216-RICR-40-10-25) › Section 216-RICR-40-10-25.9 - Severability

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If any provisions of these Regulations or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity
					 shall not affect the provisions or application of these Regulations which can
					 be given effect, and to this end the provisions of these Regulations are
					 declared severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.1 - Authority

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These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-19.1-5(6), for
					 the purpose of establishing administrative procedures and pharmaceutical
					 practices consistent with current standards of practice.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.4 - Pharmacists/Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
1.4.1
Licensure Requirements
A. No
				  person, unless a licensed pharmacist shall retail, compound or dispense drugs,
				  medicine or poisons, except as provided pursuant to statutory provisions of
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-19.1-8.
B. The Director has determined that, in the
				  interest of public health, a waiver of the requirements of §1.4.1 of this
				  Part is necessary under limited circumstances. Specifically, the waiver shall
				  only be applicable when such medication will be dispensed by a licensed
				  healthcare professional at the Block Island Health Center or, in the event that
				  the Block Island Health Center ceases to exist, to another pharmacy licensed in
				  the Town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, and it is necessary to dispense
				  medication before the medication can be delivered to the island. The waiver
				  shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. Medication to be dispensed shall be
				  limited to legend drugs included in a written policy established by the Block
				  Island Health Center. A full instruction on the use of the product in plain
				  language shall be provided to the patient.
2. The Block Island Health Center shall keep
				  a written log of all medications dispensed pursuant to the waiver authorized by
				  this Part. The dispensing log shall contain, as a minimum, the following
				  information:
a. The name of the
				  prescriber;
b. The full name of the
				  patient;
c. The name of the drug
				  dispensed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  21-31;
d. Quantity and strength of the drug
				  dispensed; and
e. The date of
				  dispensing.
3. Copies of
				  the dispensing logs shall be maintained for twenty-four (24) months from the
				  date the legend drug was dispensed and shall be made available to the
				  Department upon request.
4. Each
				  medication dispensed pursuant to the waiver authorized by this Part shall have
				  a label attached which meets the requirements of §1.5.17(A) of this
				  Part.
5. When required, the
				  healthcare provider who dispenses medication pursuant to the waiver authorized
				  by §1.4.1 of this Part shall be responsible for ensuring that all
				  necessary data is entered into the Department's Prescription Monitoring Program
				  (PMP) database in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for the
				  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (Part
				  20-20-3 of this Title).
6. Any waiver utilized pursuant to this Part
				  shall not relieve the licensed healthcare provider of record-keeping or other
				  requirements of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.6 - Specialized Pharmacy Practice

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1.6.1
Pharmaceutical Services: Nursing, Hospice Care, and Correctional
				  Facilities
A. Any licensed pharmacy or
				  licensed pharmacist that provides pharmaceutical services by contract to a
				  nursing, hospice, or correctional facility shall comply with the following
				  requirements:
1. Unless the nursing, hospice
				  care, or correctional facility operates a licensed pharmacy and employs a
				  director of pharmacy services, the nursing, hospice care, or correctional
				  facility shall have a written agreement with a licensed resident or
				  non-resident pharmacy to provide pharmaceutical services. The
				  pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy shall supervise the entire spectrum of
				  pharmaceutical services in the nursing, hospice care, or correctional facility.
a. If pharmaceutical services are provided by
				  a non-resident pharmacy in a correctional facility, a State licensed pharmacist
				  shall supervise those services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.8 - Automated Storage and Distribution Devices

Current through June 14, 2024
1.8.1
Automated Storage and Distribution Devices
A. Automated storage and distribution devices
				  may be utilized by nursing facilities, medical institutions, assisted living,
				  rehabilitation, hospitals, hospice care or correctional facilities who maintain
				  contracts for pharmaceutical services with licensed pharmacies and which
				  provide contractual pharmaceutical services to patients or licensed pharmacies,
				  in the case of prescriptions available for delivery; and shall comply with the
				  following provisions:
1. Drugs stored in an
				  automated storage and distribution device servicing nursing facilities, medical
				  institutions, assisted living, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, hospice care
				  or correctional facilities are part of the inventory of the pharmacy providing
				  pharmaceutical services to that facility.
2. Documentation as to type of equipment,
				  serial numbers, content, policies and procedures and location shall be
				  maintained on-site in the pharmacy. Such documentation shall include:
a. Name and address of the pharmacy where the
				  automated storage and distribution device is being used;
b. Manufacturer's name and model;
c. Description of how the device is
				  used;
d. Quality assurance
				  procedures to determine continued appropriate use of the automated
				  device;
e. Policies and procedures
				  for system operation, safety, security, accuracy, patient confidentiality,
				  access and malfunction.
3. Automated storage and distribution devices
				  shall have adequate security systems and procedures to prevent unauthorized
				  access, to comply with Federal and State Regulations and maintain patient
				  confidentiality.
4. Records and/or
				  electronic data kept by automated storage and distribution devices shall meet
				  the following requirements:
a. All events
				  involving the contents of the automated storage and distribution device shall
				  be recorded electronically
b.
				  Records shall be maintained by the pharmacy and shall be readily available to
				  the Department. Such records shall include:
(1) Identity of system accessed;
(2) Identification of the individual
				  accessing the system;
(3) Type of
				  transaction;
(4) Name, strength,
				  dosage form, and quantity of the drug accessed;
(5) Name of the patient for whom the drug was
				  accessed;(6) Such additional information as the pharmacist-in-charge may deem
				  necessary.
c. A record of
				  medications filled/stocked into an automated storage and distribution device
				  shall be maintained and shall include identification of the persons
				  filling/stocking and checking for accuracy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.9 - Provision of Medications by Non-Pharmacists

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A.
				  Samples
A practitioner, or his/her authorized agent, may supply
					 prescription sample medications to his/her patients.
B. Automated Dispensing Systems
1. A practitioner may dispense legend
				  medications, excluding controlled substances, in accordance with his/her scope
				  of practice, through the use of an automated dispensing system. The
				  practitioner shall perform drug utilization review prior to the medication
				  being dispensed.
2. If a
				  practitioner utilizes an automated dispensing system for dispensing medications
				  to his/her patients, the following requirements shall apply:
a. Entering the patient's medication order
				  into the system shall be done by the practitioner;
b. Labeling of medication containers shall be
				  in accordance with all applicable State and Federal statutes and
				  Regulations;
c. Loading medication
				  into the automated system shall be the responsibility of the
				  practitioner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.10 - Central Fill Operations

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A. A shared
				  services pharmacy shall be licensed by the Board as either a resident or
				  non-resident pharmacy.
B. Shared
				  services pharmacies shall meet no less than the following requirements:
1. Share a common electronic file or
				  appropriate technology to allow access to sufficient information necessary to
				  fill, refill, or perform shared services in conformity with the Act and this
				  Part;
2. Report to the Board, as
				  soon as practical, the results of any disciplinary action taken against a
				  shared services pharmacy by an alternate jurisdiction;
3. Maintain a mechanism for tracking the
				  order during each step of the processing and filling functions performed at the
				  pharmacy;
4. Maintain a mechanism
				  for placing a unique identifier, identifying on the prescription label the
				  names of the delivery and central fill pharmacies involved in filling the
				  order;
5. Provide adequate security
				  to protect the confidentiality and integrity of patient information, in
				  accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws and
				  Regulations;
6. Ensure that all
				  controlled medications not claimed at the delivery pharmacy are returned to the
				  central fill pharmacy within thirty (30) days;
7. Ensure that patient counseling is
				  performed in accordance with all applicable Regulations;
8. Ensure that the pharmacist-in-charge at
				  each shared services pharmacy shall be responsible for all storage and shipping
				  procedures to ensure drug integrity and to prohibit drug tampering.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.12 - Pharmacy Technicians

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1.12.1
Pharmacy Technicians
A. General
				  Requirements
1. In accordance with R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
												5-19.1-16, a Pharmacy Technician
				  license will be issued to any individual who meets the requirements established
				  under the Act and this Part.
2. No
				  person shall perform the duties set forth in §§1.12.1(F)(1)(a) and
				  (2) of this Part unless such person is licensed as a Pharmacy
				  Technician.
3. There shall be two
				  (2) levels of licensure for a Pharmacy Technician: Pharmacy Technician I and
				  Pharmacy Technician II.
4. The
				  Pharmacy Technician shall file with the Department an application for licensure
				  (see below) and shall be required to furnish such information as the Board may
				  prescribe and, simultaneously with the filing of said application, shall pay to
				  the Department the required non-refundable fee as set forth in the Fee
				  Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the
				  Department of Health (Part 10
				  05-2 of this Title).
5. All licenses issued to Pharmacy
				  Technicians shall be valid for a period of one (1) year.
6. No individual may serve as a Pharmacy
				  Technician without holding a valid Pharmacy Technician license from the
				  Board.
7. A Pharmacy Technician
				  shall wear a name tag that indicates the technician's name and the appropriate
				  licensure designation.
8. A
				  pharmacy can permit Pharmacy Technicians to work remotely, as operationally
				  feasible and in accordance with applicable State and Federal law, to conduct
				  order entry and other functions that are normally performed in a pharmacy.
				  Pharmacy Technicians shall only be permitted to work remotely as long as
				  licensing reciprocity exists, and the Pharmacy Technician resides in the United
				  States or United States' Territory.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.13 - Collaborative Pharmacy Practice

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A. A Rhode Island
				  licensed pharmacist may engage in a collaborative practice agreement with a
				  physician/practitioner or group of physicians/practitioners, pursuant to a
				  collaborative practice agreement.
1. All
				  collaborative practice agreements must be approved by the Board, the Board of
				  Medical Licensure and Discipline ("BMLD"), and the Director, each of which may
				  request revisions to any proposed collaborative practice agreement as a
				  condition of approval. Each proposed collaborative practice agreement must
				  first be submitted to the BOP. Upon BOP approval, the collaborative practice
				  agreement will be forwarded to the BMLD. Upon BMLD approval, the collaborative
				  practice agreement will be forwarded to the Director for approval.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.14 - Wholesalers Distributors, and Manufacturers

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1.14.1
Licensure Requirements
A. General
				  Licensure Requirements
1. Pursuant to the
				  provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
												5-19.1-12 and
				   5-19.1-13:
a. If Rhode Island is the State in which a
				  prescription drug is distributed or is the State from which or into which a
				  prescription drug is distributed by a wholesale distributor, that wholesale
				  distributor may not distribute in or into or out of Rhode Island unless each
				  facility of such wholesale distributor is licensed in Rhode Island.
b. If Rhode Island is the State into which a
				  prescription drug is shipped by a wholesale distributor, that wholesale
				  distributor shall also be licensed as a wholesale distributor by the State from
				  which that wholesale distributor ships.
c. If Rhode Island is the State in which a
				  prescription drug is manufactured or is the State from which or into which a
				  prescription drug of a manufacturer is shipped, this prescription drug may not
				  be manufactured in and/or shipped into or out of Rhode Island unless each
				  facility of such manufacturer is licensed in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.15 - Emergency Response Related to Pharmacy Practice and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of
				  this Part to the contrary, during a State of Emergency declared by the Governor
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										30-15-9 and with approval from the
				  Director, the practice of pharmacy shall include and permit the following
				  practices and procedures:
1. Notwithstanding
				  the provisions of §1.5.18 of this Part, or any other provision of this
				  Part to the contrary, any pharmacist is authorized to autosubstitute a
				  prescribed medication product without having to adhere to a dispense-as-written
				  directive.
2. Notwithstanding the
				  provisions of §1.4.9 of this Part, or any other provision of this Part to
				  the contrary, an intern holding a valid, active intern license from another
				  State, as verified by the hiring pharmacy, is permitted to work in any pharmacy
				  located in Rhode Island.
3.
				  Notwithstanding the provisions of §
											1.7   of this Part, or any
				  other provision of this Part to the contrary, compounding personnel are
				  permitted to adhere to current recommendations of the Centers for Disease
				  Control and Prevention (CDC) or other nationally recognized public health
				  agency for use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during non-hazardous
				  sterile compounding for the purpose of conserving PPE resources.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of §
											1.7(E)(2)   of
				  this Part, or any other provision of this Part to the contrary, pharmacies that
				  engage in the pharmaceutical preparation of CSPs are permitted to extend the
				  period for certification inspections beyond six (6) months, subject to approval
				  by the Director.
5. Notwithstanding
				  the provisions of §1.6.1(3) of this Part, which sets forth certain
				  responsibilities of licensed pharmacies and pharmacists providing
				  pharmaceutical services by contract to nursing, hospice, or correctional
				  facilities to be set forth in written policies and procedures, the
				  responsibilities referenced in §1.6.1(3)(e) and (f) of this Part are
				  suspended.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 15 - Pharmacy › Part 1 - Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors › Section 216-RICR-40-15-1.16 - Violations, Complaints, and Sanctions

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1.16.1
Grounds for Denial or Discontinuation of License
A. The Board, with the approval of the
				  Director, may deny, suspend, revoke or otherwise discipline the licensee upon
				  proof of the conduct described in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-19.1-21:
1. Good and sufficient cause shall exist for
				  the refusal to renew and/or for the revocation of any pharmacy license if,
				  after hearing, the Board determines that:
a.
				  Practitioners with authority to prescribe medications maintain a financial
				  interest which, in the aggregate, exceeds ten percent (10%) of the total
				  ownership of the subject pharmacy, drug store or licensee; or
b. More than forty percent (40%) of the
				  prescription filled by the subject pharmacy or drug store within any three (3)
				  month period were issued by practitioners with any ownership interest in the
				  subject pharmacy, drug store, or licensee.
(1)
				  The pharmacist-in-charge of said pharmacy shall furnish and deliver to the
				  Department, upon request, all dispensing reports, and any other required
				  documents necessary to determine the percentage of prescriptions
				  filled.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.1 - Authority

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A. This Part is promulgated pursuant to the
				  authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-1.3-5.
B. This Part establishes generally applicable
				  provisions, including standards for protection against radiation hazards.
				  Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Part applies to persons
				  licensed or registered by the Agency to receive, possess, use, transfer, or
				  dispose of any source of radiation; provided, however, that nothing in this
				  Part shall apply to any person to the extent such person is subject to
				  regulation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The limits in this Part
				  do not apply to doses due to background radiation, to exposure of patients to
				  radiation for the purpose of medical diagnosis or therapy, to exposure from
				  individuals administered radioactive material and released under §9.5.16
				  of this Subchapter, or to voluntary participation in medical research
				  programs.
C. The requirements of
				  this Part are designed to control the receipt, possession, use, transfer, and
				  disposal of sources of radiation by any licensee or registrant in such a manner
				  that the total dose to an individual, including doses resulting from all
				  sources of radiation other than background radiation, does not exceed the
				  standards for protection against radiation prescribed in this Part. However,
				  nothing in this Part shall be construed as limiting actions that may be
				  necessary to protect health and safety.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.2 - Incorporated Material

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A. Except as
				  provided in this Part, the requirements of  10 C.F.R. Part 20  (2021) are
				  incorporated by reference, not including any further editions or amendments
				  thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent
				  with this Part.
B. Notwithstanding
				  the provisions of §
										1.2(A)   of
				  this Part, §§20.1001, 20.1002, 20. 1006, 20.1007, 20.1008, 20.1009, 20.1205, 20.1401, 20.1406(b), 20.1905(g), 20.2109, 20.2202, 20.2203(c), 20.2206(a)(1), (3), (4) and (5), 20.2205, 20.2206,  20.2301, 20.2302, 20.2401, 20.2402, Appendix D to Part 20 and Appendix F to  10 C.F.R.
				  Part 20  are not incorporated by reference.
C. Effect of incorporation of
				  10 C.F.R. Part
				  20. To reconcile differences between this
				  Part and the incorporated sections of  10 C.F.R. Part 20, the following words
				  and phrases shall be substituted for the language in  10 C.F.R. Part 20  as
				  follows:
1. Any reference to NRC or
				  Commission shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agency.
2. Any reference to NRC or agreement State
				  shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agency, NRC, or agreement
				  State.
3. Any reference to
				  byproduct material shall be deemed to be a reference to radioactive
				  material.
4. Any notifications,
				  reports or correspondence referenced in the incorporated sections of  10 C.F.R.
				  Part 20  shall be directed to the Agency using contact information specified in
				  §
											1.4   of
				  this Part.
5. Any reference to
				  licensee shall be deemed to include registrant.
6. Any reference to license shall be deemed
				  to include registration.
7. Any
				  reference to licensed shall be deemed to include registered.
8. Any requirement to utilize NRC Form 4 may
				  also be satisfied by use of Agency Form RCA-2.
9. Any requirement to utilize NRC Form 5 may
				  also be satisfied by use of Agency Form RCA-3.
10.  10 C.F.R. Part 20  notwithstanding,
				  exposures involving the use of X-rays may be weighted, in a manner specified by
				  the Agency, so that, with Agency approval, the effective dose equivalent may be
				  substituted for the deep dose equivalent in determining compliance with
				  occupational exposure limits for specified groups of individuals.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In addition to the definitions contained
				  in  10 C.F.R. §
											20.1003, whenever used in this Part, the
				  following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  23-1.3, entitled "Radiation
				  Control."
2. "Agency" means Rhode
				  Island Radiation Control Agency (RCA), Center for Health Facilities Regulation
				  - Radiation Control Program, Rhode Island Department of Health.
3. "Annual" means an interval not to exceed
				  twelve (12) months.
4. "NARM" means
				  any naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material. It does
				  not include byproduct, source, or special nuclear material.
5. "Radioactive material" means any material
				  (solid, liquid, or gas) which emits radiation spontaneously.
6. "Registrant" means any person who is
				  registered with the Agency and is legally obligated to register with the Agency
				  pursuant to this Subchapter and the Act.
7. "Registration" means registration with the
				  Agency pursuant to this Subchapter and the Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.4 - Communications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All communications and reports concerning
				  this Subchapter, and applications filed thereunder, should be addressed to the
				  Agency at its office located at:
Rhode Island Department of Health
Center for Health Facilities Regulation
Radiation Control Program Three Capitol Hill - Room
					 305
Providence, RI
					 02908-5097
B. During normal business hours, the Agency
				  may be contacted at (401)
				  222-2566.
At other times, this number will allow you to leave a
					 message on the answering machine. In case of an emergency when it is necessary
					 to immediately contact the Agency, utilize the Rhode Island Department of
					 Health's twenty-four (24) hour number (401)
					 276-8046 and indicate the nature
					 of your emergency. FAX communications may be sent twenty-four (24) hours a day
					 to (401) 222-3999. For non-emergency
					 situations, any required report or other routine correspondence may also be
					 submitted via e-mail to doh.radhealth@health. ri.gov.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.5 - General Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
1.5.1
Implementation
A. Any existing
				  license or registration condition that is more restrictive than this Part
				  remains in force until there is an amendment or renewal of the license or
				  registration.
B. If a license or
				  registration condition exempts a licensee or registrant from a provision of
				  this Part in effect on or before January 1, 1994, it also exempts the licensee
				  or registrant from the corresponding provision of this Part.
C. If a license or registration condition
				  cites provisions of this Part in effect prior to January 1, 1994, which do not
				  correspond to any provisions of this Part, the license or registration
				  condition remains in force until there is an amendment or renewal of the
				  license or registration that modifies or removes this condition.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.6 - Radiation Protection Programs

Current through June 14, 2024
For the purpose of this Part, the required radiation
					 protection program is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
											20.1101.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.7 - Occupational Dose Limits

Current through June 14, 2024
1.7.1
Occupational Dose Limits for Adults
A. For the purpose of this Part, the
				  occupational dose limits for adults are defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1201.
B. For sources of radiation other than
				  radioactive material, when a protective apron is worn and monitoring is
				  conducted as specified in §1.10.3(B) of this Part, the effective dose
				  equivalent for external radiation shall be determined as follows:
1. When only one individual monitoring device
				  is used and it is located at the neck outside the protective apron, and the
				  reported dose exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the limit specified in
				  §1.7.1(A) of this Part, the reported deep dose equivalent value multiplied
				  by three tenths (0.3) shall be the effective dose equivalent for external
				  radiation; or
2. When individual
				  monitoring devices are worn, both under the protective apron at the waist and
				  outside the protective apron at the neck, the effective dose equivalent for
				  external radiation shall be assigned the value of the sum of the deep dose
				  equivalent reported for the individual monitoring device located at the waist
				  under the protective apron multiplied by one and one half (1.5) and the deep
				  dose equivalent reported for the individual monitoring device located at the
				  neck outside the protective apron multiplied by four one hundredths
				  (0.04).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.8 - Radiation Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

Current through June 14, 2024
1.8.1
Dose Limits for Individual
				  Members of the Public
A. For the
				  purpose of this Part, dose limits for individual members of the public are
				  defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1301.
B. Each registrant shall conduct operations
				  so that the total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public
				  does not exceed the original design criteria of five (5) mSv (one half (0.5)
				  rem) in a year at locations within registered facilities where only radiation
				  machines were installed prior to January 1, 1994 and which continue to meet the
				  original design criteria (e.g. workload, type and use of radiation machine,
				  room configuration, etc.) on or after January 1, 1994.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.9 - Radiological Criteria for License Termination

Current through June 14, 2024
1.9.1
General Provisions and Scope
A.
				  Applicability. The criteria in §§1.9.1 through 1.9.6 of this Part
				  apply to the decommissioning of facilities licensed under Parts 7, 9, 10 and 11
				  of this Subchapter, as well as other facilities subject to the Agency's
				  jurisdiction.
B. After a site has
				  been decommissioned and the license terminated in accordance with the criteria
				  in §§1.9.1 through 1.9.6 of this Part, the Agency will require
				  additional cleanup only if, based on new information, it determines that the
				  criteria in §§1.9.1 through 1.9.6 of this Part were not met and
				  residual radioactivity remaining at the site could result in significant threat
				  to public health and safety.
C.
				  When calculating TEDE to the average member of the critical group the licensee
				  shall determine the peak annual TEDE dose expected within the first one
				  thousand (1,000) years after decommissioning.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.11 - Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
1.11.1
Control of Access to High
				  Radiation Areas
A. For the purpose of
				  this Part, control of access to high radiation areas is defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1601.
B. The registrant is not required to control
				  entrance or access to rooms or other areas containing sources of radiation
				  capable of producing a high radiation area as described in §1.11.1(A) of
				  this Part if the registrant has met all the specific requirements for access
				  and control specified in other applicable Parts of this Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.12 - Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
1.12.1
Use of
				  Process or Other Engineering Controls
For the purpose of this Part, use of process or other
					 engineering controls is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.1701.
1.12.2
Use of Other Controls
For the purpose of this Part, use of other controls is
					 defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.1702.
1.12.3
Use of Individual Respiratory
				  Protection Equipment
A. For the purpose
				  of this Part, use of individual respiratory protection equipment is defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1703.
B. For the purpose of this Part, further
				  restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment are defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1704.
C. For the purpose of this Part,
				  authorization for use of higher assigned protection factors is required by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1705.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.13 - Storage and Control of Licensed Material

Current through June 14, 2024
1.13.1
Security of Stored Material
For the purpose of this Part, security of stored material
					 is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.1801.
1.13.2
Control of Material Not in
				  Storage
A. For the purpose of this
				  Part, control of material not in storage is defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1802.
B. The registrant shall maintain control of
				  radiation machines that are in an unrestricted area and that are not in
				  storage.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.14 - Precautionary Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
1.14.1
Caution
				  Signs
For the purpose of this Part, caution signs are defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.1901.
1.14.2
Posting Requirements
For the purpose of this Part, posting requirements are
					 defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.1902.
1.14.3
Exceptions to Posting
				  Requirements
A. For the purpose of this
				  Part, exceptions to posting requirements are defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.1903.
B. A room or area is not required to be
				  posted with a caution sign because of the presence of radiation machines used
				  solely for diagnosis in the healing arts.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.15 - Waste Disposal

Current through June 14, 2024
1.15.1
General Requirements for Waste Disposal
For the purpose of this Part, general requirements for
					 waste disposal are defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2001.
1.15.2
Method for Obtaining Approval of
				  Proposed Disposal Procedures
For the purpose of this Part, the method for obtaining
					 approval of proposed disposal procedures is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2002.
1.15.3
Disposal by Release into
				  Sanitary Sewerage
For the purpose of this Part, disposal by release into
					 sanitary sewerage is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2003.
1.15.4
Treatment or Disposal by
				  Incineration
For the purpose of this Part, treatment or disposal by
					 incineration is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2004.
1.15.5
Disposal of Specific
				  Wastes
For the purpose of this Part, disposal of specific wastes
					 is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2005.
1.15.6
Transfer for Disposal and
				  Manifests
For the purpose of this Part, transfer for disposal and
					 manifests are defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2006.
1.15.7
Compliance with Environmental
				  and Health Protection Regulations
For the purpose of this Part, compliance with environmental
					 and health protection regulations is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2007.
1.15.8
Disposal of 11e(3) and 11e(4)
				  Byproduct Material
For the purpose of this Part, disposal of 11e(3) and 11e(4)
					 Byproduct Material is defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2008.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.16 - Records

Current through June 14, 2024
1.16.1
General Provisions
A. For the purpose of this Part, general
				  recordkeeping provisions are defined by
				   10 C.F.R. §
												20.2101.
B. Each licensee and registrant shall
				  maintain records showing the receipt, transfer, and disposal of all sources of
				  radiation. All records required by this Subchapter shall be maintained
				  indefinitely unless otherwise specified in this Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.17 - Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
1.17.1
Reports of Theft or Loss of
				  Licensed Material
For the purpose of this Part, requirements regarding
					 reports of theft or loss of licensed material are defined by
					  10 C.F.R. §
												20.2201.
1.17.2
Notification of Incidents
A. Immediate Notification. Notwithstanding
				  other requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall
				  immediately report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the
				  licensee or registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the
				  following conditions:
1. Immediately notify
				  the Agency of each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the
				  licensee or registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the
				  following conditions:
a. An individual to
				  receive:
(1) A total effective dose
				  equivalent of twenty-five one hundredths (0.25) Sv (twenty-five (25) rem) or
				  more; or
(2) A lens dose equivalent
				  of seventy-five one hundredths (0.75) Sv (seventy-five (75) rem) or more;
				  or
(3) A shallow dose equivalent to
				  the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of two and one half
				  (2.5) Gy (two hundred fifty (250) rad) or more; or
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.18 - Assigned Protection Factors for Respirators

Current through June 14, 2024
For the purpose of this Part, assigned protection factors
					 for respirators are defined in Appendix A to
					 10 C.F.R. Part
					 20.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 20 - Radiation › Part 1 - General Provisions and Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Section 216-RICR-40-20-1.19 - Annual Limits on Intake (ALIs) and Derived Air Concentrations (DACs) of Radionuclides for Occupational Exposure; Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release to Sewerage

Current through June 14, 2024
For the purpose of this Part, Annual Limits on Intake
					 (ALIs) and Derived Air Concentrations (DACs) of radionuclides for occupational
					 exposure; effluent concentrations; and concentrations for release to sewerage
					 are defined in Appendix B to  10 C.F.R. Part 20.