Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
RADIATION
Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Section 246-240-063 - Procedures for administrations requiring a written directive
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-240-063
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) For any administration requiring a written directive, the licensee shall develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that:
(a) The patient's or human research subject's
identity is verified before each administration; and
(b) Each administration is in accordance with
the written directive.
(2) At a minimum, the procedures required by subsection (1) of this section must address the following items that are applicable to the licensee's use of radioactive material:
(a) Verifying the identity of the patient or
human research subject;
(b)
Verifying that the administration is in accordance with the treatment plan, if
applicable, and the written directive;
(c) Checking both manual and
computer-generated dose calculations;
(d) Verifying that any computer-generated
dose calculations are correctly transferred into the consoles of therapeutic
medical units authorized by WAC
246-240-351
or
246-240-501;
(e) Determining if a medical event, as
defined in WAC
246-240-651,
has occurred; and
(f) Determining,
for permanent implant brachytherapy, within 60 calendar days from the date the
implant was performed, the total source strength administered outside of the
treatment site compared to the total source strength documented in the
post-implantation portion of the written directive, unless a written
justification of patient unavailability is documented.
(3) A licensee shall retain a copy of the procedures required under subsection (1) of this section in accordance with WAC 246-240-560.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-063, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
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