Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A licensee who
permits the receipt, possession, use, or transfer of radioactive material by an
individual under the supervision of an authorized user as allowed by LAC
33:XV.702 shall:
1. instruct the supervised
individual in the principles of radiation safety appropriate to that
individual's use of radioactive material;
2. require the supervised individual to
follow the instructions of the supervising authorized user, written radiation
protection procedures established by the licensee, written directive
procedures, regulations of this Chapter, and license conditions with respect to
the medical use of radioactive material;
3. review the supervised individual's use of
radioactive material, provide reinstruction as needed, and review records kept
to reflect this use;
4. require the
authorized user to be immediately available to communicate with the supervised
individual;
5. require the
authorized user to be able to be physically present and available to the
supervised individual on one hour's notice (The supervising authorized user
need not be present for each use of radioactive material.); and
6. require that only those individuals
specifically trained, and designated by the authorized user, shall be permitted
to administer radionuclides or radiation to patients.
B. A license shall require the supervised
individual receiving, possessing, using, or transferring radioactive material
under LAC 33:XV.702 to:
1. follow the
instructions of the supervising authorized user;
2. follow the procedures established by the
radiation safety officer; and
3.
comply with these regulations and the license conditions with respect to the
use of radioactive material.
C. A licensee that permits the preparation of
byproduct material for medical use by an individual under the supervision of an
authorized nuclear pharmacist or physician who is an authorized user, as
allowed by LAC 33:XV.702, shall:
1. instruct
the supervised individual in the preparation of byproduct material for medical
use and the principles of and procedures for radiation safety and in the
licensee's written quality management program, as appropriate to that
individual's use of byproduct material;
2. require the supervised individual to
follow the instructions given in accordance with Paragraph C.1 of this Section
and to comply with the regulations of this Chapter and license conditions;
and
3. require the supervising
authorized nuclear pharmacist or physician who is an authorized user to
periodically review the work of the supervised individual as it pertains to
preparing byproduct material for medical use and the records kept to reflect
that work.
D. A licensee
that supervises an individual is responsible for the acts and omissions of the
supervised individual.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2001 et
seq.
