South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-64 - X-Rays (Title B)
Part V - QUALITY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY
Section 61-64.V.RHB 5.14 - Surveys

5.14.1 At least once a year, each facility shall undergo a survey by a medical physicist or by an individual under the direct supervision of a medical physicist. At a minimum, this survey shall include the performance of tests and numerical values to ensure that the facility meets the quality assurance requirements of the annual tests described in RHB 5.13.5 and 5.13.6 or 5.13.7; and the weekly phantom image quality test described in RHB 5.13.2.

5.14.2 The results of all these tests conducted by the facility in accordance with RHB 5.13.1 through 5.13.8, as well as written documentation of any corrective actions taken and their results, shall be evaluated for adequacy by the medical physicist performing the survey.

5.14.3 The medical physicist shall prepare a survey report that includes a summary of this review and recommendations for necessary improvements.

5.14.4 The survey report shall be sent to the facility within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the survey.

5.14.5 The survey report shall be dated and signed by the medical physicist performing and/or supervising the survey. If the survey was performed entirely or in part by another individual under the direct supervision of the medical physicist, that individual and the part of the survey that individual performed shall also be identified in the survey report.