Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 10 - Frontier Extended Stay Clinics
7 AAC 12.477 - Radiological service

(a) Radiology services furnished at a frontier extended stay clinic must be provided as direct services by clinic staff who have been trained, and are competent, in the proper and safe use of radiological equipment.

(b) Radiological services may be performed only upon the order of the attending physician or practitioner.

(c) If an x-ray examination is to be provided to a patient, a request by the attending physician or practitioner for the examination must contain a diagnosis or a tentative diagnosis, or a concise statement of the reasons for the x-ray examination.

(d) A report of a radiological examination must be filed in the patient's medical record and maintained in the radiology unit.

(e) The clinic must maintain patient x-rays for at least five years.

(f) The clinic must ensure that individuals who are employed or involved in providing radiological services or who may be exposed to radiation wear devices that monitor radiation exposure.

(g) The clinic must keep records identifying employees who have been exposed to radiation and the amount of exposure for each employee.

(h) A clinic that uses x-ray equipment must ensure that the equipment is calibrated, used, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The clinic must document calibration and maintenance.