Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL
Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS
Section R9-7-610.01 - Hand-held Intraoral Dental Radiographic Unit Requirements For Use
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-7-610.01
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Registrants are subject to the following requirements for Intraoral dental radiographic units designed to be operated as a hand-held unit:
1. For all uses:
a. Operators of hand-held intraoral dental
radiographic units shall be specifically trained to operate such
equipment.
b. A hand-held intraoral
dental radiographic unit shall be held without any motion during a patient
examination. A tube stand may be utilized to immobilize a hand-held intraoral
dental radiographic unit during patient examination.
c. The operator shall ensure there are no
bystanders within a radius of at least six feet from the patient being examined
with a hand-held intraoral radio-graphic unit.
2. Additional requirements for operatories in
permanent facilities:
a. Hand-held intraoral
dental radiographic units shall be used for patient examinations in dental
operatories that meet the structural shielding requirements specified by the
Department or by a qualified health or medical physicist.
b. Hand-held intraoral dental radiographic
units shall not be used for patient examinations in hallways and waiting
rooms.
B. Hand-held units may only be used in a manner as specified on the registration issued by the Department.
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