Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION
Chapter 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 180-7-015 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM

Universal Citation: 180 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 7 ยง 015

Current through September 17, 2024

015.01 NOTICE TO WORKERS. The licensee's program must include notice to workers of the program's existence and workers responsibility to help keep dose equivalents As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA), a review of the summaries of the types and amounts of radioactive material used, occupational doses, changes in radiation safety measures, and continuing education and training for all personnel who work with or in the vicinity of radioactive material. The purpose of the review is to ensure licensees make every reasonable effort to maintain individual and collective occupational doses ALARA.

015.02 ALARA PROGRAM WRITTEN DESCRIPTION RETENTION. The licensee must retain a current written description of the ALARA program for the duration of the license. The written description must include:

(A) A commitment by management to keep occupational doses as low as reasonably achievable;

(B) A requirement that the RSO brief management once each year on the radiation safety program; and

(C) Personnel exposure investigational levels that, when exceeded, will initiate a prompt investigation by the RSO of the cause of the exposure and a consideration of possible actions taken to reduce the probability of recurrence.

015.03 WRITTEN APPROVAL. In addition to the radiation protection program requirements of 180 NAC 4-004, before submitting to the Department, a licensee's management must approve in writing any requests for a license application, renewal, or amendment for:

(A) Any individual before allowing that individual to work as an authorized user, authorized nuclear pharmacist, or authorized medical physicist; and

(B) Radiation protection program changes that do not require a license amendment and are permitted under 180 NAC 7-016.

015.04 RSO APPOINTMENT. A licensee's management must appoint an RSO, who agrees, in writing, to be responsible for implementing the radiation protection program. The licensee, through the RSO, must ensure radiation safety activities are being performed according to licensee-approved procedures and regulatory requirements. A licensee's management may appoint, in writing, one or more ARSOs to support the RSO. The RSO, with written agreement of the licensee's management, must assign the specific duties and tasks to each ARSO. These duties and tasks are restricted to the types of use for which the ARSO is listed on a license. The radiation safety officer may delegate duties and tasks to the ARSO but must not delegate the authority or responsibilities for implementing the radiation protection program.

015.05 TEMPORARY RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER. For up to 60 days each year, a licensee may permit an authorized user or an individual qualified to be an RSO to function as a temporary RSO and perform the functions of a radiation safety officer, as provided in 180 NAC 7-015.07, provided the licensee takes the actions required in 180 NAC 7-015.02, 7-015.06, 7-015.07 and 7-015.010. A licensee may simultaneously appoint more than one temporary RSO, if needed, to ensure the licensee has a temporary RSO that satisfies the requirements to be an RSO for each of the different uses of radioactive material permitted by the license.

015.06 AUTHORITY, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A licensee must establish in writing the authority, duties, and responsibilities of the RSO.

015.07 PROVISIONS. A licensee must provide the RSO sufficient authority, organizational freedom, time, resources and management prerogative to:

(A) Identify radiation safety problems;

(B) Initiate, recommend, or provide corrective actions;

(C) Stop unsafe operations; and

(D) Verify implementation of corrective actions.

015.08 RADIATION SAFETY COMMITTEE. Licensees authorized for two or more different types of use under 180 NAC 7-048, 7-055, 7-067 and 7-085, or one or more types of units under 180 NAC 7-067, must establish a radiation safety committee to oversee all uses of radioactive material permitted by the license. The committee must include an authorized user of each type of use permitted by the license, the RSO, a representative of the nursing service, and a representative of management who is neither an authorized user nor an RSO, and may include other members the licensee deems appropriate.

015.09 RADIATION SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. A licensee's radiation safety committee must meet as necessary, but at intervals not to exceed six months. The licensee must maintain minutes of each meeting according to 180 NAC 7-086.

015.10 RECORD OF ACTIONS. A licensee must retain a record of actions taken under 180 NAC 7-015.01, 7-015.02 and 7-015.05 according to 180 NAC 7-086.

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