Current through November, 2024
Section 11-45-135 - Mobile nuclear medicine service administrative requirements(a) The mobile nuclear medicine service shall be licensed if the service receives, uses, or possesses radioactive material. The client of the mobile nuclear medicine service shall be licensed if the client receives or possesses radioactive material to be used by a mobile nuclear medicine service.(b) Mobile nuclear medicine service licensees shall retain for the duration of service a letter signed by the management of each location where services are rendered that authorizes use of radioactive material. If the client is licensed, the letter shall document procedures for notification, receipt, storage, and documentation of transfer of radioactive material delivered to the client's location for use by the mobile nuclear medicine service.(c) A mobile nuclear medicine service shall not have radioactive material delivered directly from the manufacturer or the distributor to the client's address of use, unless the client has a license. Radioactive material delivered to the client's address of use shall be received in conformance with the client's license.(d) A mobile nuclear medicine service shall inform a responsible individual, such as a representative of management or nursing staff in charge of the patient or the nursing unit, who is on site at the time that radiopharmaceuticals are being administered.[Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)