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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 153 - Reimbursement For Blood Products And Supplies UsedIn The Home Care Of Hemophilia › Section DHS 153.07 - Participant liability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CALCULATION. A participant's liability to
				contribute toward the cost of treatment shall be calculated in accordance with
				subs. (2) to (4). If there are 2 or more participants in the same family, the
				family's liability shall be limited to the liability of one member of the
				family.
(2) INCOME DEDUCTIBLE. A
				participant whose estimated total family income in the current year is at or
				above 200% of the federal poverty guidelines shall obligate or expend the
				following percentage of that income to pay the cost of medical treatment for
				the condition before the hemophilia home care program will provide assistance
				in paying for the cost of treatment:
(a) When
				total family income is from 200% to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines,
				0.50% of that income.
(b) When
				total family income is more than 250% but not more than 275% of the federal
				poverty guidelines, 0.75% of that income.
(c) When total family income is more than
				275%, but not more than 300% of the federal poverty guidelines, 1.0% of that
				income.
(d) When total family
				income is more than 300% but not more than 325% of the federal poverty
				guidelines, 1.25% of that income.
(e) When total family income is more than
				325% but not more than 350% of the federal poverty guidelines, 2.0% of that
				income.
(f) When total family
				income is more than 350% but not more than 375% of the federal poverty
				guidelines, 2.75% of that income.
(g) When total family income is more than
				375% but not more than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, 3.5% of that
				income.
(h) When total family
				income is more than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, 4.5% of that
				income.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 153 - Reimbursement For Blood Products And Supplies UsedIn The Home Care Of Hemophilia › Section DHS 153.08 - Standards for comprehensive treatment centers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPLIANCE. A
				comprehensive hemophilia treatment center shall comply with the standards in
				this section.
(2) STAFFING. A
				comprehensive hemophilia treatment center shall have the following staff:
(a)
A physician director.
1. The physician director shall be a
				physician licensed in Wisconsin and certified by the American board of internal
				medicine or American board of pediatrics or equivalent certifying body, with
				specialized training in hematology.
2. The responsibilities of the physician
				director shall include organizing and coordinating the administrative functions
				of the comprehensive hemophilia treatment center; delegating duties and
				establishing a formal means of accountability for those involved in patient
				care; participating in the development, negotiation and implementation of
				agreements into which the center may enter; maintaining records and submitting
				any required reports to the department; providing medical supervision; and
				developing written home care training policies and procedures and supervising
				their implementation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss.
				  49.683,
				  49.687(1)
				  and
				  227.11(2),
				  Stats., to establish and implement a treatment cost reimbursement program for
				  Wisconsin residents 18 years of age or older who have cystic
				  fibrosis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.03 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
To be eligible for the adult cystic fibrosis program, a
				  patient shall:
(1) Be a resident of
				Wisconsin;
(2) Be diagnosed by the
				medical director of a cystic fibrosis treatment center as having cystic
				fibrosis;
(3) Be at least 18 years
				of age; and
(4) Provide to the
				department or its designated agent full, truthful and correct information
				necessary for the department to determine eligibility and liability on forms
				specified by the department. A patient shall be ineligible for financial
				assistance if he or she refuses to provide information, withholds information,
				refuses to assist the department in verifying the information or provides
				inaccurate information. The department may verify or audit an applicant's total
				family income.
(5) First apply for
				benefits under all other health care coverage programs for which the person may
				reasonably be eligible, including medicare, BadgerCare, medical assistance and
				SeniorCare.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.035 - Termination of eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
Eligibility for the adult cystic fibrosis program is
				  terminated if either of the following events occur:
(1) The patient dies.
(2) The patient moves out of the state of
				Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.037 - Retroactive eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
Retroactive eligibility is not available under the adult
				  cystic fibrosis program. Patients who are found to be eligible under s.
				  DHS
				  154.03 become eligible for benefits on the date the
				  application was received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.04 - Patient certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. To apply for assistance in
				paying for the costs of treatment of adult cystic fibrosis, a patient shall
				complete a form available from a cystic fibrosis treatment center, and shall
				submit the completed form either to the center or directly to the department.
				When an application form is submitted to a cystic fibrosis treatment center,
				the center shall forward the application form to the department within 14 days
				from the date of receipt.
(2)
				NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANT. The department shall certify a patient as eligible
				for reimbursement for part of the medical costs of treatment of cystic fibrosis
				if all requirements under s.
				DHS
				154.03 are met. The department shall notify the
				patient, in writing, of its decision within 60 days after the department
				receives an application for assistance. If the application is denied, the
				notice shall include the reason for denial with information that the patient
				may request a hearing under sub. (7) on that decision.
(3) RECERTIFICATION. Certification is for one
				year. To be recertified, a participant shall complete, sign and submit to the
				department a financial statement form received from the department. The
				participant shall provide to the department full, truthful and correct
				information necessary for the department to determine eligibility and
				liability.
(4) REVOCATION OR
				NONRENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION. The department shall revoke or not renew a
				participant's certification if the department finds that the participant is no
				longer eligible for the program. The department shall send written notice of
				revocation or nonrenewal to the participant, stating the reason for it and with
				information that the participant may request a hearing under sub. (7) on that
				decision.
(5) PARTICIPANT
				RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.
(a) A
				participant shall inform the department within 30 days of any change in
				address, other source of health care coverage or family size, or any change in
				income of more than 10%.
(b) The
				department may verify or audit a participant's total family income. The
				department may redetermine a participant's estimated total family income for
				the current year based on change in the family's financial
				circumstances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.05 - Provider approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CYSTIC FIBROSIS TREATMENT CENTERS.
(a)
Condition.
To be
				reimbursed by the program for medical care provided to program participants, a
				cystic fibrosis treatment center shall be certified by the national cystic
				fibrosis foundation and, except as provided in par. (b), shall be located in
				Wisconsin.
(b)
Border state
				treatment centers.
The department may approve a treatment center in a
				state bordering on Wisconsin as a cystic fibrosis treatment center if the
				center is within 100 miles of the Wisconsin border, has a practice that
				includes providing services to Wisconsin residents and is certified by the
				national cystic fibrosis foundation. A border state cystic fibrosis treatment
				center is subject to the same requirements and contractual agreements as cystic
				fibrosis treatment centers located in Wisconsin.
(c)
Availability of a grievance
				mechanism for program participants.
A cystic fibrosis treatment center
				shall have a written grievance procedure and shall provide a copy to each
				program participant. The cystic fibrosis treatment center may not discriminate
				against or take other retaliatory measures against a participant because the
				participant filed a grievance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.06 - Provider reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLAIM FORMS.
(a) A provider shall use claim forms
				furnished or prescribed by the department or its fiscal agent, except that a
				provider may submit claims by electronic media or electronic submission if the
				provider or billing service is approved by the department for electronic claims
				submission.
(b) Claims shall be
				submitted in accordance with the claims submission requirements, claim form
				instructions and coding information provided by the department or its fiscal
				agent.
(c) Every claim submitted
				shall be signed by the provider or the provider's authorized representative,
				certifying to the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the
				claim.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 154 - Reimbursement for treatment of adults with cystic fibrosis › Section DHS 154.07 - Participant liability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CALCULATION. A participant's liability to
				contribute toward the cost of treatment shall be calculated in accordance with
				subs. (2) to (4). If there are 2 or more participants in the same family, the
				family's liability shall be limited to the liability of one member of the
				family.
(2) INCOME DEDUCTIBLE. A
				participant whose estimated total family income in the current year is at or
				above 200% of the federal poverty guidelines shall obligate or expend the
				following percentage of that income to pay the cost of medical treatment for
				the condition before the adult cystic fibrosis program will provide assistance
				in paying for the cost of treatment:
(a) When
				total family income is from 200% to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines,
				0.50% of that income.
(b) When
				total family income is more than 250% but not more than 275% of the federal
				poverty guidelines, 0.75% of that income.
(c) When total family income is more than
				275% but not more than 300% of the federal poverty guidelines, 1.0% of that
				income.
(d) When total family
				income is more than 300% but not more than 325% of the federal poverty
				guidelines, 1.25% of that income.
(e) When total family income is more than
				325% but not more than 350% of the federal poverty guidelines, 2.0% of that
				income.
(f) When total family
				income is more than 350% but not more than 375% of the federal poverty
				guidelines, 2.75% of that income.
(g) When total family income is more than
				375% but not more than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, 3.5% of that
				income.
(h) When total family
				income is more than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, 4.5% of that
				income.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DHS 157.04 - Exemptions from the regulatory requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The
				  department may, upon application or upon its own initiative, grant such
				  exemptions or exceptions from the requirements of this chapter as it determines
				  are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to public health and
				  safety or property or endanger the common defense and security.
(2)U.S. DOE AND NRC CONTRACTORS. U.S.
				  department of energy contractors or subcontractors and any NRC contractor or
				  subcontractor in any of the following categories operating within this state
				  are exempt from this chapter to the extent that the contractor or subcontractor
				  under their contract receives, possesses, uses, transfers or acquires sources
				  of radiation:
(a) Prime contractors
				  performing work for the U.S. department of energy at U.S. government owned or
				  controlled sites, including the transportation of byproduct material to or from
				  such sites and the performance of contract services during temporary
				  interruptions of such transportation.
(b) Prime contractors of the U.S. department
				  of energy performing research in, or development, manufacture, storage, testing
				  or transportation of atomic weapons or components of atomic weapons.
(c) Prime contractors of the U.S. department
				  of energy using or operating nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices in a
				  United States government owned vehicle or vessel.
(d) Any other prime contractor or
				  subcontractor of the U.S. department of energy or of the NRC when the state and
				  the NRC jointly determine all the following:
1. The exemption of the prime contractor or
				  subcontractor is authorized by law.
2. Under the terms of the contract or
				  subcontract, there is adequate assurance that the work may be accomplished
				  without undue risk to the public health and safety.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DHS 157.05 - Prohibitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEVICES. The following devices may not be
				  used in Wisconsin:
(a) A hand-held
				  fluoroscopic screen unless it has been listed in the Registry of Sealed Source
				  and Devices.
(b) A shoe-fitting
				  fluoroscopic device.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DHS 157.06 - General regulatory requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECORDS. A
				  licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the receipt, transfer and
				  disposal of all sources of radiation until the department terminates the
				  license or registration authorizing possession of the device or material, and
				  for 3 years following transfer or disposal of the device or material.
Note:
Additional record requirements are
					 specified elsewhere in this chapte
(2) INSPECTIONS.
(a) A licensee or registrant shall afford the
				  department at all reasonable times opportunity to inspect sources of radiation,
				  packaging and the premises and facilities on which the sources of radiation are
				  used or stored and consult with workers.
(b) Each licensee and registrant shall make
				  available to the department for inspection, upon reasonable notice, records
				  maintained under this chapter.
(c)
				  The department shall provide official notification in writing of the inspection
				  findings, including any notice of violation, to the licensee or
				  registrant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter II - Licensing of Radioactive Material › Section DHS 157.10 - License types and fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPES OF LICENSES. A license for
				  radioactive materials may be one of the following:
(a)
General.
A general
				  license is effective without the filing of an application with the department
				  or the issuance by the department of licensing documents to the particular
				  person, although the filing of a certificate with the department may be
				  required by the particular general license. The general licensee is subject to
				  all other applicable parts of this chapter and any limitations of the general
				  license.
(b)
Specific.
A specific license requires the submission of an
				  application to the department and the issuance of a licensing document by the
				  department. A licensee is subject to all applicable parts of this chapter as
				  well as any limitations specified in the licensing document. A licensee shall
				  pay the license fees as specified in sub. (3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter II - Licensing of Radioactive Material › Section DHS 157.11 - General licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL LICENSES - SOURCE MATERIAL.
(a)
General license for certain
				  organizations to use and transfer limited amounts of source material.
A general license is issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms,
				  research, educational and medical institutions and state and local government
				  agencies to receive, possess, use, and transfer uranium and thorium, in their
				  natural isotopic concentrations and in the form of depleted uranium, for
				  research, development, educational, commercial, or operational purposes.
1. The general license issued under this
				  paragraph shall be limited to the following forms and quantities:
a. No more than 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of uranium
				  and thorium in dispersible forms (e.g., gaseous, liquid, powder, etc.) at any
				  one time. Any material processed by the general licensee that alters the
				  chemical or physical form of the material containing source material shall be
				  accounted for as a dispersible form. A person authorized to possess, use, and
				  transfer source material under this paragraph may not receive more than a total
				  of 7 kg (15.4 lbs) of uranium and thorium in any one calendar year.
b. No more than a total of 7 kg (15.4 lbs) of
				  uranium and thorium at any one time. A person authorized to possess, use, and
				  transfer source material under this paragraph may not receive more than a total
				  of 70 kg (154 lbs) of uranium and thorium in any one calendar year. A person
				  may not alter the chemical or physical form of the source material possessed
				  under this subsection unless it is accounted for under the limits of subd. 1.
				  a.
c. No more than 7 kg (15.4 lbs)
				  of uranium, removed during the treatment of drinking water, at any one time. A
				  person may not remove more than 70 kg (154 lbs) of uranium from drinking water
				  during a calendar year under this paragraph.
d. No more than 7 kg (15.4 lbs) of uranium
				  and thorium at laboratories for the purpose of determining the concentration of
				  uranium and thorium contained within the material being analyzed at any one
				  time. A person authorized to possess, use, and transfer source material under
				  this paragraph may not receive more than a total of 70 kg (154 lbs) of source
				  material in any one calendar year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter II - Licensing of Radioactive Material › Section DHS 157.12 - Registration of generally licensed devices

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTRATION
				  REQUIREMENT.
(a) No person may possess,
				  receive, use, own or transfer a device purchased under a general license that
				  contains at least 370 MBq (10 millicuries) of cesium-137, 3.7 MBq (0.1
				  millicurie) of strontium-90, 37 MBq (1 millicurie) of cobalt-60, 3.7 MBq (0.1
				  millicurie) of radium-226 or 37 MBq (1 millicurie) of americium- 241 or any
				  other transuranic unless that person registers annually with the department and
				  pays a fee as prescribed in sub. (6). Each address for a location of use as
				  described in sub. (3) (d) represents a separate general licensee and requires a
				  separate registration.
(b) A person
				  in possession of devices that meet the criteria for registration under par. (a)
				  shall notify the department of bankruptcy as specified in s.
				  DHS 157.13(10) (e) and
				  (f).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter II - Licensing of Radioactive Material › Section DHS 157.15 - Financial assurance and records for decommissioning

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FINANCIAL
				  ASSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR A SPECIFIC LICENSE.
(a)
Unsealed radioactive material,
				  sealed sources or plated foils.
A person applying for a specific
				  license authorizing the possession and use of unsealed radioactive material,
				  sealed sources or plated foils shall submit a decommissioning funding plan as
				  described in sub. (5) with the license application for any of the following
				  types of materials:
1. Unsealed radioactive
				  material with a half-life greater than 120 days and in quantities greater than
				  10 5 times the applicable quantities listed in ch. DHS 157 Appendix
				  I.
2. Unsealed radioactive material
				  with a half-life greater than 120 days involving a combination of isotopes with
				  R divided by 10 5 being greater than one, where R is defined as the sum of the
				  ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in ch. DHS 157
				  Appendix I.
3. Sealed sources or
				  plated foils with a half-life greater than 120 days and in quantities greater
				  than 10 12 times the applicable quantities listed in ch. DHS 157 Appendix
				  I.
4. Sealed sources or plated
				  foils with a half-life greater than 120 days involving a combination of
				  isotopes with R divided by 10 12 being greater than one, where R is defined as
				  the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value
				  in ch. DHS 157 Appendix I.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.20 - Implementation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any existing license or registration
				  condition more restrictive than this subchapter remains in force until there is
				  an amendment or renewal of the license or registration.
(2) If a condition attached to a license or
				  registration exempts a licensee or registrant from a provision of this
				  subchapter in effect on or before August 1, 2002, the condition also exempts
				  the licensee or registrant from the corresponding provision of this
				  subchapter.
(3) If a condition
				  attached to a license or registration cites provisions of this subchapter in
				  effect prior to August 1, 2002, that do not correspond to any provisions of
				  this subchapter, the license or registration condition remains in force until
				  there is an amendment or renewal of the license or registration that modifies
				  or removes the condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.21 - Radiation protection programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensee or
				  registrant shall develop, document and implement a radiation protection program
				  sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter. A
				  licensee or registrant shall designate a person in control over each radiation
				  installation.
Note:
See s. DHS 157.31 (2) for record keeping
					 requirements relating to programs in this subchapter.
(2) A licensee or registrant shall use, to
				  the extent practical, procedures and engineering controls based upon sound
				  radiation protection principles to achieve occupational doses and doses to
				  members of the public that are as low as is reasonably achievable.
(3) A licensee or registrant shall, at
				  intervals not to exceed 13 months, review the radiation protection program
				  content and implementation.
(4) To
				  implement the ALARA requirements of sub. (2), and notwithstanding the
				  requirements in s. DHS 157.23 (1), a licensee shall establish a constraint on
				  air emissions of radioactive material to the environment, excluding Radon-222
				  and its progeny, so that an individual member of the public likely to receive
				  the highest dose does not receive a total effective dose equivalent in excess
				  of 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per year from the air emissions. A licensee to whom this
				  requirement applies shall report as provided in s. DHS 157.32 (3) any time the
				  licensee exceeds the dose limit of 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per year and shall
				  promptly take appropriate corrective action to safeguard against
				  recurrence.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.22 - Occupational dose limits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) OCCUPATIONAL
				  DOSE LIMITS FOR ADULTS.
(a) A licensee or
				  registrant shall control the occupational dose to individual adults, except for
				  planned special exposures under sub. (6), to the following dose limits:
1. An annual limit, which is the more
				  limiting of either of the following:
a. The
				  total effective dose equivalent being equal to 0.05 Sv (5 rem).
b. The sum of the deep dose equivalent and
				  the committed dose equivalent to any individual organ or tissue other than the
				  lens of the eye being equal to 0.5 Sv (50 rem).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.23 - Radiation dose limits for individual members of the public

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DOSE LIMITS FOR
				  INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
(a) A
				  licensee or registrant shall conduct operations to meet all of the following:
1. The total effective dose equivalent to
				  individual members of the public from the licensed or registered operation may
				  not exceed one mSv (100 mrem) in a year, exclusive of the dose contribution
				  from background radiation, medical radiation exposure, exposure to individuals
				  administered radioactive material and released in accordance with s.
				  DHS
				  157.62(8), voluntary participation in
				  medical research programs and the licensee's or registrant's disposal of
				  radioactive material into sanitary sewerage under s.
				  DHS
				  157.30(3). Facilities with radiation
				  machines installed prior to the effective date of August 1, 2002, that meet the
				  requirements of 5 mSv (500 mrem) in a year are exempt from this
				  requirement.
2. The dose in any
				  unrestricted area from external sources does not exceed 0.02 mSv (2 mrem) in
				  any one hour, exclusive of the dose contributions from patients administered
				  radioactive material and released in accordance with s.
				  DHS
				  157.62(8).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.24 - Testing for leakage or contamination of sealed sources

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL
				  REQUIREMENTS. A licensee or registrant in possession of any sealed source shall
				  ensure that all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Each sealed source, other than
				  hydrogen-3, with a half-life of 30 days or more and in any form other than gas
				  or seeds of iridium-192 encased in nylon ribbon, shall be tested for leakage or
				  contamination as follows:
1. Prior to initial
				  use.
2. Unless otherwise authorized
				  by the department, the NRC or another agreement state, at intervals not to
				  exceed 6 months, except that each source designed to emit alpha particles shall
				  be tested at intervals not to exceed 3 months.
3. At any time there is reason to suspect
				  that a sealed source might have been damaged or might be leaking, it shall be
				  tested for leakage before further use.
4. In the absence of a certificate from a
				  transferor indicating that a test for leakage has been made within 6 months
				  prior to the transfer, the sealed source may not be put into use until tested
				  and the results received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.25 - Surveys and monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) A licensee or registrant shall make or
				  cause to be made all the following surveys:
1. Surveys of areas, including the
				  subsurface, necessary for the licensee or registrant to comply with this
				  subchapter.
2. Surveys of areas,
				  including the subsurface, necessary and reasonable under the circumstances to
				  evaluate any of the following:
a. Radiation
				  levels.
b. Concentrations or
				  quantities of residual radioactivity.
c. The potential radiological hazards of the
				  radiation levels detected and residual radioactivity detected.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.26 - Control of exposure from external sources in restricted areas

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONTROL OF
				  ACCESS TO HIGH RADIATION AREAS.
(a) A licensee
				  or registrant shall ensure that each entrance or access point to a high
				  radiation area has one or more of the following features:
1. A control device that, upon entry into the
				  area, causes the level of radiation to be reduced below that level at which an
				  individual might receive a deep dose equivalent of one mSv (100 mrem) in one
				  hour at 30 centimeters from the source of radiation or from any surface that
				  the radiation penetrates.
2. A
				  control device that energizes a conspicuous visible or audible alarm signal so
				  that the individual entering the high radiation area and the supervisor of the
				  area are made aware of the entry.
3. Entryways that are locked, except during
				  periods when access to the areas is required, with control over each individual
				  entry.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.27 - Respiratory protection and controls to restrict internal exposure in restricted areas

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USE OF PROCESS OR OTHER ENGINEERING
				  CONTROLS. A licensee or registrant shall use, to the extent practical, process
				  or other engineering controls, such as containment, decontamination or
				  ventilation, to control the concentrations of radioactive material in
				  air.
(2) USE OF OTHER CONTROLS.
(a) When it is not practical to apply process
				  or other engineering controls to control the concentrations of radioactive
				  material in air to values below those that define an airborne radioactivity
				  area, a licensee or registrant shall increase monitoring and limit intakes by
				  one or more of the following means:
1.
				  Control of access.
2. Limitation of
				  exposure times.
3. Use of
				  respiratory protection equipment.
4. Other controls.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.28 - Storage and control of licensed or registered sources of radiation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SECURITY
				  AND CONTROL OF LICENSED OR REGISTERED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
(a)
Security of stored radioactive
				  material
. A licensee or registrant shall secure licensed or registered
				  radioactive material that is stored in an unrestricted area from unauthorized
				  removal or access.
(b)
Control of radioactive material not in storage
. A licensee or
				  registrant shall maintain constant surveillance, or use devices or
				  administrative procedures, to prevent unauthorized use of licensed or
				  registered radioactive material that is in an unrestricted area and that is not
				  in storage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.29 - Precautionary procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CAUTION SIGNS.
(a)
Standard radiation
				  symbol.
Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the standard
				  radiation symbol shall use the colors magenta, purple or black on a yellow
				  background and shall be the 3-bladed design depicted in Figure DHS 157.29.
Figure DHS 157.29. Radiation Symbol
See PDF
					 for diagram
1.
				  Cross-hatched area is to be magenta, purple or black.
2. The background is to be yellow.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.30 - Waste management

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) A licensee or registrant disposing of
				  licensed or registered material may use any of the following methods:
1. Transfer to an authorized recipient as
				  provided in sub. (6) or in subch. II, or to the U.S. department of
				  energy.
2. Decay while in
				  storage.
3. Release in effluents
				  within the limits in s.
				  DHS
				  157.23(1).
4. Dispose of as authorized under sub. (2),
				  (3), (4), (5) or (8).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.31 - Records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) A licensee or registrant shall use the SI
				  units becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per kilogram followed by the special
				  units curie, rad, rem and roentgen, or the special units curie, rad, rem and
				  roentgen, including multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the
				  units of all quantities on records required by this subchapter.
(b) A licensee or registrant shall make a
				  clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by this
				  subchapter, such as total effective dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent,
				  lens dose equivalent, deep dose equivalent or committed effective dose
				  equivalent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.32 - Reports

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REPORTS OF STOLEN, LOST OR MISSING
				  LICENSED OR REGISTERED SOURCES OF RADIATION.
(a) A licensee or registrant shall report to
				  the department by telephone any of the following:
1. Immediately after its occurrence becomes
				  known to a licensee or registrant, stolen, lost or missing licensed or
				  registered radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater
				  than 1,000 times the quantity specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix F under
				  circumstances that make it appear to the licensee or registrant that an
				  exposure could result to individuals in unrestricted areas.
2. Within 30 days after its occurrence
				  becomes known to a licensee or registrant, lost, stolen or missing licensed or
				  registered radioactive material in an aggregate quantity greater than 10 times
				  the quantity specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix F that is still
				  missing.
3. Immediately after its
				  occurrence becomes known to the registrant, a stolen, lost or missing radiation
				  machine.
Note:
The Department may be reached during
					 normal business hours of 7:45 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except
					 state holidays, at 608-267-4797 or other times at 608-258-0099.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter III - Standards for Protection from Radiation › Section DHS 157.33 - Radiological criteria for license termination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) The criteria in this section apply to the
				  decommissioning of facilities licensed under this chapter, as well as other
				  facilities under the department's jurisdiction.
(b) The criteria in this section do not apply
				  to sites that meet any of the following criteria:
1. Have been decommissioned prior to August
				  1, 2002.
2. Have previously
				  submitted and received NRC approval on a license termination plan or
				  decommissioning plan.
(c) After a site has been decommissioned and
				  the license terminated in accordance with the criteria in this section, the
				  department shall require additional cleanup only if, based on new information,
				  the department determines that the criteria of this section were not met and
				  residual radioactivity remaining at the site could result in a threat to public
				  health and safety.
(d) When
				  calculating TEDE to the average member of the critical group, the licensee
				  shall determine the peak annual TEDE dose expected within the first 1000 years
				  after decommissioning.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.35 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
Industrial uses of hand-held imaging intensification
					 devices are exempt from the requirements of this subchapter if the dose rate
					 0.45 meters (18 inches) from the source of radiation to any individual does not
					 exceed .02 mGy (2.0 mR) per hour. Industrial x-ray tubes are exempt from the
					 inventory, leak testing and materials labeling requirements of this subchapter.
					 All other requirements apply.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.36 - Performance requirements for industrial radiography equipment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  EQUIPMENT. Equipment used in industrial radiographic operations shall meet all
				  the following minimum criteria:
(a) Except as
				  provided in sub. (2), each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or
				  sealed source and all associated equipment shall meet the requirements
				  specified in ANSI N432-1980 "Radiological Safety for the Design and
				  Construction of Apparatus for Gamma Radiography".
Note:
The publication ANSI N432-1980
					 "Radiological Safety for the Design and Construction of Apparatus for Gamma
					 Radiography" published by the ANSI, may be consulted at the Department of
					 Health Services, Radiation Protection Section, 1 West Wilson St, Room 150,
					 Madison WI 53702-0007 or at the Legislative Reference Bureau. This publication
					 may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West
					 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036; Telephone: (212) 642-4900.
1. A licensee shall ensure that each
				  radiographic exposure device has attached to it a durable, legible, clearly
				  visible label bearing all the following information:
a. Chemical symbol and mass number of the
				  radionuclide in the device.
b.
				  Activity and the date on which activity was last measured.
c. Model or product code and serial number of
				  the sealed source.
d. Name of the
				  manufacturer of the sealed source.
e. Licensee's name, address and telephone
				  number.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.37 - Radiation safety requirements for storage containers and source changers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MAXIMUM EXPOSURE RATE LIMITS. The maximum
				  exposure rate limits for storage containers and source changers are 2
				  millisieverts (200 mrem) per hour at any exterior surface and 0.1 millisieverts
				  (10 mrem) per hour at one meter from any exterior surface with the sealed
				  source in the shielded position.
(2) LOCKING.
(a) A radiographic exposure device shall have
				  a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental
				  removal of the sealed source from its shielded position. The exposure device
				  and its container shall be kept locked when not under direct surveillance by a
				  radiographer or a radiographer's assistant, except at permanent radiographic
				  installations. If a keyed lock, the key shall be removed at all times except to
				  open or close the lock on the device or container. In addition, during
				  radiographic operations the sealed source assembly shall be secured in the
				  shielded position each time the source is returned to that position.
(b) Each sealed source storage container and
				  source changer shall have a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent
				  unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded
				  position. Storage containers and source changers shall be kept locked when
				  containing sealed sources except when under the direct surveillance of a
				  radiographer or a radiographer's assistant. If a keyed lock, the key shall be
				  removed at all times.
(c) The
				  control panel of all portable radiation machines shall be equipped with a lock
				  that will prevent the unauthorized use of an x-ray system or the accidental
				  production of radiation. The radiation machine shall be kept locked and the key
				  removed at all times except when under the direct visual surveillance of a
				  radiographer or a radiographer's assistant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.38 - Radiation survey instruments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUIREMENT. A
				  licensee shall keep sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey
				  instruments at each location where sources of radiation are present to make the
				  radiation surveys required by this subchapter and subch. III. Instrumentation
				  required by this subchapter shall be capable of measuring a range from 0.02
				  millisieverts (2 mrem) per hour through 0.01 sievert (1 rem) per
				  hour.
(2) CALIBRATION.
(a) A licensee shall have each radiation
				  survey instrument calibrated for all the following:
1. At energies appropriate for use and at
				  intervals not to exceed 6 months or after instrument servicing, except for
				  battery changes.
2. For linear
				  scale instruments, at 2 points located approximately one-third and two-thirds
				  of full scale on each scale; for logarithmic scale instruments, at mid-range of
				  each decade and at 2 points of at least one decade; and for digital instruments
				  at 3 points between 0.02 and 10 millisieverts (2 and 1000 mrem) per
				  hour.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.39 - Leak testing and replacement of sealed sources

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORIZATION.
(a) The replacement of any sealed source
				  fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing of
				  any sealed source shall be performed by persons authorized to do so by the
				  department, the nuclear regulatory commission or another agreement
				  state.
(b) The opening, repair or
				  modification of any sealed source shall be performed by persons specifically
				  authorized to do so by the department, the nuclear regulatory commission or
				  another agreement state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.40 - Quarterly inventory

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUIREMENT. A licensee shall conduct a
				  quarterly physical inventory to account for all sources of radiation and for
				  devices, including devices containing depleted uranium, received and possessed
				  under the license.
(2) RECORDS. A
				  licensee shall maintain records of the quarterly inventory for 3 years. The
				  record shall include the date of the inventory, name of the individual
				  conducting the inventory, radionuclide, source activity in becquerels or curies
				  or mass of DU in each device, location of the sources and devices,
				  manufacturer, model and serial number of each source of radiation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 157 - Radiation Protection › Subchapter IV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section DHS 157.41 - Inspection and maintenance of radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment, source changers and survey instruments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION
				  REQUIREMENTS.
(a) A licensee or registrant
				  shall perform visual and operability checks on survey meters, radiation
				  machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers,
				  associated equipment and source changers before each day's use or work shift,
				  to ensure that all the following applies:
1.
				  The equipment is in good working condition.
2. The sources are adequately
				  shielded.
3. Required labeling is
				  present.