Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 35 - RADIATION
Section 28-35-293 - Requirements for an independent certifying organization

(1) Be an organization, including a society or association, whose members participate in, or have an interest in, the field of industrial radiography;

(2) make membership in the organization available to the general public nationwide. Membership shall not be restricted because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability;

(3) have a certification program that is open to nonmembers as well as members;

(4) be an incorporated, nationally recognized organization that is involved in setting national standards of practice within its fields of expertise;

(5) have an adequate staff, a viable system for financing its operations, and a policy-making and decision-making review board;

(6) have a set of written organizational bylaws and policies that provide adequate assurance of lack of conflict of interest and a system for monitoring and enforcing those bylaws and policies;

(7) have a committee, whose members shall carry out their responsibilities impartially, to review and approve the certification guidelines and procedures and to advise the organization's staff in implementing the certification program;

(8) have a committee, whose members shall carry out responsibilities impartially, to review complaints against certified individuals and to determine appropriate sanctions;

(9) have written procedures describing all aspects of the organization's certification program and maintain records of the current status of each individual's certification and the administration of the organization's certification program;

(10) have procedures to ensure that certified individuals are provided due process with respect to the administration of its certification program, including the process of becoming certified and any sanctions imposed against certified individuals;

(11) have procedures for proctoring examinations, including qualifications for proctors. These procedures shall ensure that the individuals proctoring each examination are not employed by the same company or corporation, or by a wholly owned subsidiary of the company or corporation, as that of any of the examinees;

(12) exchange information about certified individuals with the nuclear regulatory commission, other independent certifying organizations, and agreement states and allow periodic review of the organization's certification program and related records; and

(13) provide a description to the nuclear regulatory commission of the organization's procedures for choosing examination sites and for providing an appropriate examination environment.

(1) Require applicants for certification to meet the following requirements:

(2) require each applicant for certification to provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the following requirements:

(3) include procedures to ensure that all examination questions are protected from wrongful disclosure;

(4) include procedures for denying an application and for revoking, suspending, and reinstating a certification;

(5) provide a certification period of at least three years and not more than five years;

(6) include procedures for renewing certifications and, if the procedures allow renewals without examination, require evidence of recent full-time employment and annual refresher training; and

(7) provide a timely response to inquiries from members of the public about an individual's certification status; and

(8) have requirements for written examinations that meet the following requirements: