Section 459.3152 - Certain preparation of radioactive drugs in nuclear pharmacy for commercial distribution and redistribution1. A radiation safety officer for a specific license issued pursuant to NAC 459.300 to prepare radioactive drugs in a nuclear pharmacy for commercial distribution and redistribution must be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties required for the position. Such training and experience may be met by: (a) Being named as an authorized nuclear pharmacist;(b) Being identified as an authorized user on the license and having experience in the use of the types and quantities of licensed material for which the radiation safety officer has responsibilities; or(c) The classroom and laboratory training and work experience described in subsection 2.2. The required classroom and laboratory training and work experience must be demonstrated by, without limitation:(a) A college degree at the bachelor level or equivalent training and experience in the physical, chemical or biological sciences or in engineering; and(b) Training and experience in: (1) Radiation protection principles;(2) The characteristics of ionizing radiation, units of radiation dose and quantities;(3) Radiation detection instrumentation and biological hazards of exposure to radiation appropriate to the type and forms of radioactive material to be used;(4) Applicable state and federal regulations; and(5) Hands-on use of radioactive materials.3. As determined by the Division, the length of training and experience required by subsection 2:(a) Will depend on the type, form, quantity and proposed use of the radioactive material specified in the application for the specific license; and(b) Must be sufficient to enable the radiation safety officer to identify and control the anticipated radiation hazards.4. The training required by subsection 2 must be obtained from formal training courses designed for radiation safety officers and consist of classroom and laboratory training. Such courses may be obtained from academic institutions, commercial radiation safety consulting companies or other appropriate professional organizations. Each hour of training may be counted only once and must be allocated to the most representative topic.5. On-the-job training must not be counted toward the hours documenting the length of training unless the training is part of a formal training course. In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection 4, for a course to be considered formal training, the course must be a course in which: (a) A detailed description of the content of the course is maintained on file at the sponsoring institution and is available, upon request, to the Division;(b) A permanent record indicating that the proposed radiation safety officer successfully completed the course is kept at the sponsoring institution; and(c) Evidence that the sponsoring institution has examined the proposed radiation safety officer's knowledge of the content of the course is maintained on file at the sponsoring institution and is available, upon request, to the Division. This evidence of the proposed radiation safety officer's overall competency in the course material must include a final grade or percentile.Nev. Admin. Code § 459.3152
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R144-13A, eff. 10/13/2016