Section 11-45-165 - Training for radiation safety officer An individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the radiation safety officer shall:
(1) Be certified by the: (A) American Board of Health Physics in Comprehensive Health Physics; or(B) American Board of Radiology in Radiological Physics, Therapeutic Radiological Physics, or Medical Nuclear Physics; or(C) American Board of Nuclear Medicine; or(D) American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine; or(E) Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in Nuclear Pharmacy or Science; or(F) American Board of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Physics; or(G) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Nuclear Medicine; or(2) Have had two hundred hours of classroom and laboratory training covering: (A) Radiation physics and instrumentation;(B) Radiation protection;(C) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;(D) Radiation biology; and(E) Radiopharmaceutical chemistry; and(F) Have had one year of full-time experience in radiation safety at a medical institution under the supervision of the individual identified as the radiation safety officer on a department license, agreement state, licensing state, or a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license that authorizes the medical use of radioactive material; or(3) Be an authorized user for those radioactive material uses that come within the radiation safety officer's responsibilities.[Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)