Ill. Admin. Code tit. 32 § 335.5020

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 335.5020 - Safety Instruction

In addition to the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 400.120:

a) A licensee shall provide radiation safety instruction, prior to beginning work and at least annually, to personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who have been administered radioactive materials requiring a written directive. To satisfy this requirement, the instructions shall be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and shall include:

1) Patient or human research subject control;

2) Visitor control, including:

A) Routine visitation to hospitalized individuals in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.310(a)(1); and

B) Visitation authorized in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.310(c);

3) Contamination control;

4) Waste control; and

5) Notification of the Radiation Safety Officer or his or her designee and the authorized user if the patient or the human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.

b) A licensee shall maintain a record of safety instructions required by this Section for 5 years. The record shall include a list of the topics covered, the date of the instruction, the names of the attendees and the names of the individuals who provided the instruction.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 32, § 335.5020

Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 884, effective December 30, 2010