Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
RADIATION
Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material
UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - WRITTEN DIRECTIVE REQUIRED
Section 246-240-207 - Safety precautions
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-240-207
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) For each patient or human research subject who cannot be released under WAC 246-240-122, a licensee shall:
(a) Quarter the patient or the human research
subject either in:
(i) A private room with a
private sanitary facility; or
(ii)
A room, with a private sanitary facility, with another individual who also has
received therapy with unsealed radioactive material and who also cannot be
released under WAC
246-240-122;
(b) Visibly post the patient's or the human
research subject's room with a "Caution -- Radioactive Materials"
sign.
(c) Note on the door or in
the patient's or human research subject's chart where and how long visitors may
stay in the patient's or the human research subject's room; and
(d) Either monitor material and items removed
from the patient's or the human research subject's room to determine that their
radioactivity 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 the material and items as
radioactive waste.
(2) A licensee shall notify the radiation safety officer, or their designee, and the authorized user as soon as possible if the patient or human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-207, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
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