Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Each person who is engaged in the
business of installing radiation or MRI machines, or is engaged in the business
of furnishing or offering to furnish radiation or MRI machine servicing or
services as described in
He-P
4040.07(b) shall apply for
registration with DHHS/RHS prior to furnishing or offering to furnish such
services.
(b) Application for
registration of persons providing servicing or services shall be made on FORM
DHHS/RHS SP "Application for Registration as a Provider of Radiation or MRI
Machine-Related Services" (May, 2015) provided by DHHS/RHS.
(c) The applicant shall specify each
applicable type of service being offered, choosing from the following:
(1) Therapy unit services as follows:
a. Radiation therapy physicist as required by
He-P
4047.04(k) ; or
b. Calibration and compliance surveys of
radiation therapy units;
(2) Installation and servicing of radiation
or MRI machines, therapeutic radiation machines or radiation machines for other
use and associated radiation or MRI machine components;
(3) Radiation protection consultation or
surveys;
(4) Design of shielding or
access controls for diagnostic, therapeutic or other facilities;
(5) Calibration of radiation or MRI machines,
measurement instruments, or radiation devices;
(6) Personnel dosimetry services;
or
(7) Distribution or sales of
radiation or MRI machines.
(d) Each person applying for registration
under He-P
4040.07 shall also provide the following:
(1) A description of the minimum education,
training, and experience that the applicant will require of each individual who
will provide services under this registration, as follows:
a. For installers, relative to radiation
safety and any applicable federal or state regulations pertaining to the
manufacture, assembly, installation, acceptance and quality control testing,
and functioning of radiation or MRI machines; and
b. For radiation protection consultants and
designers of shielding and access controls, relative to radiation safety and
protection, including radiation surveys and measurement, instrumentation,
shielding, and radiation protection engineering; and
c. For qualified experts, the individual
shall:
1. Be certified in the appropriate
field by the American Board of Radiology, the American Board of Health Physics,
the American Board of Medical Physics or the American Board of Nuclear Medicine
Science; or
2. Hold a master's or
doctoral degree in physics, biophysics, radiological physics, health physics,
or medical physics and have completed one year of documented, full time
training in the appropriate field and also one year of documented, full time
work experience under the supervision of a qualified expert in the appropriate
field. To meet this requirement, the individual shall have performed the tasks
required of a qualified expert during the year of work experience; or
3. Receive approval from DHHS/RHS for
specific activities if he or she has:
a. A
bachelor's degree in physics, biophysics, radiological physics, health physics,
or medical physics; and
b.
Completed 6 years of documented full time training and work experience in the
appropriate field;
(2) A complete list of all individuals who
will be providing services in New Hampshire under this registration;
(3) A description of the measuring
instruments to be used for the type of service to be provided and the frequency
of calibration of those instruments; and
(4) An attestation, signed and dated by the
applicant, or management representative stating: "I certify that the applicant
(1) understands and shall follow the relevant requirements of the
New Hampshire Rules for the Control of Radiation (He-P
4000) applicable to the types of servicing or services to be provided under
this registration and (2) shall adhere and require adherence to them and good
radiation safety practices."
(e) No registered service provider shall
perform services that are not specifically stated on the certificate of
registration issued by DHHS/RHS.
(f) DHHS/RHS shall issue a certificate of
registration provided that the requirements of
He-P
4040.07 and the fee required by
He-P
4070.06 have been met.
(g) The registered service provider shall
retain the certificate of registration until it expires.
(h) Registration is renewable as described in
He-P
4040.09.
#6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #7919, eff 7-18-03; ss by
#9945-A, eff 6-22-11
