Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL
Article 7 - MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section R9-7-712 - Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist Training
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-7-712
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A licensee shall require the authorized nuclear pharmacist to be a pharmacist who:
1. Is certified as a nuclear pharmacist by a
specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the
Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State. To have its certification
process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for
certification to:
a. Have graduated from a
pharmacy program accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
(ACPE) or have passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee
(FPGEC) examination;
b. Hold a
current, active license to practice pharmacy in Arizona;
c. Provide evidence of having acquired at
least 4000 hours of training/experience in nuclear pharmacy practice. Academic
training may be substituted for no more than 2000 hours of the required
training and experience; and
d.
Pass an examination in nuclear pharmacy administered by diplomates of the
specialty board, that assesses knowledge and competency in procurement,
compounding, quality assurance, dispensing, distribution, health and safety,
radiation safety, provision of information and consultation, monitoring patient
outcomes, research and development; or
2. Has completed 700 hours in a structured
educational program consisting of both:
a. 200
hours of classroom and laboratory training in the following areas:
i. Radiation physics and
instrumentation;
ii. Radiation
protection;
iii. Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
iv. Chemistry of radioactive material for
medical use; and
v. Radiation
biology; and
b.
Supervised practical experience in a nuclear pharmacy involving:
i. Shipping, receiving, and performing
related radiation surveys;
ii.
Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to
determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and, if appropriate,
instruments used to measure alpha- or beta-emitting radionuclides;
iii. Calculating, assaying, and safely
preparing dosages for patients or human research subjects;
iv. Using administrative controls to avoid
medical events in the administration of radioactive material; and
v. Using procedures to prevent or minimize
radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination procedures;
and
3. Has
obtained written attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized nuclear
pharmacist, that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
in subsection (A)(2) and has achieved a level of competency sufficient to
function independently as an authorized nuclear pharmacist.
B. The training
and experience required in this Section shall be obtained within the seven
years preceding the date of application or the individual shall have had
related continuing education and experience since the required training and
experience was completed.
C. Individuals
who, under R9-7-712.01, need not comply with training requirements described in
this Section may serve as preceptors for, and supervisors of, applicants
seeking authorization on Department licenses for the same uses for which these
individuals are authorized.
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