Section 459.552 - Administrative controls: Direction of operation by registrants1. The registrant is responsible for the operation of the radiation machines which he or she has registered with the Division. The registrant shall ensure that the provisions of NAC 459.400 to 459.624, inclusive, are met in the operation of the radiation machine or machines.2. An X-ray system which does not meet the provisions of NAC 459.400 to 459.624, inclusive, must not be operated for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes if the Division prohibits such operation.3. Persons who will be operating the X-ray system must be adequately instructed in the safe operating procedures and be competent in the safe use of the equipment.4. The registrant shall: (a) Document that each person who will be operating the X-ray system has received the instructions required by subsection 3 and that each person's competency was verified; and(b) Retain that documentation at least until the period of registration of the radiation machine expires.5. In the vicinity of each control panel for an X-ray system a chart, commonly referred to as a technique chart, must be provided, which specifies for all examinations which are performed by that system a listing of information, including but not limited to the following, for each projection within that examination: (a) Patient's anatomical size versus technique factors to be utilized;(b) Type of and size of the film or film-screen combination to be used;(c) Type of grid to be used, if any, and focal distance; and(d) Source to image receptor distance to be used.6. Written safety procedures and rules must be provided to each person operating X-ray equipment, including any restrictions of the operating technique required for the safe operation of the particular X-ray system. The operator must be able to demonstrate familiarity with these rules.Nev. Admin. Code § 459.552
Bd. of Health, Radiation Control Reg. §§ 6.3-6.3.1.1.4, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 4-27-84; A by R144-13A, eff. 10/13/2016; A by R043-20A, eff. 12/29/2020