Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF UNSEALED BYPRODUCT MATERIAL WRITTEN DIRECTIVE REQUIRED
Section 120.554 - Safety Precautions
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.554
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) For each patient or human research subject receiving radiopharmaceutical therapy and hospitalized for compliance with 105 CMR 120.540, a licensee shall:
(1) Quarter the patient or the human research
subject either in:
(a) A private room with a
private sanitary facility; or
(b) A
room, with a private sanitary facility, with another individual who also has
received similar radiopharmaceutical therapy and who cannot be released in
accordance with
105
CMR 120.540; and
(2) Visibly post the patient's or human
research subject's door with a "Radioactive Materials" sign and note on the
door or on the patient's or human research subject's chart where and how long
visitors may stay in the patient's or human research subject's room;
and
(3) Either monitor material and
items removed from the patient's or human research subject's room to determine
that any contamination cannot be distinguished from the natural background
radiation level with a radiation detection survey instrument set on its most
sensitive scale and with no interposed shielding, or handle these materials and
items as radioactive waste.
(B) The Radiation Safety Officer, or his or her designee, and the authorized user shall be notified immediately if the hospitalized patient or human research subject dies or has a medical emergency.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Massachusetts may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
