Section He-P 4035.61 - Training for Radiation Safety Officer and Associate Radiation Safety Officer Except as provided in He-P 4035.71, the licensee shall require an individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the radiation safety officer or an individual assigned duties and tasks as an associate radiation safety officer as provided in He-P 4035.10 to be an individual who:
(a) Is certified by a specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and which meets the requirements in He-P 4035.61(e). The names of board certifications that have been recognized by DHHS/RHS, an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are posted on the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit web page. To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to:(1) Hold a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in physical science or engineering or biological science with a minimum of 20 college credits in physical science;(2) Have 5 or more years of professional experience in health physics (graduate training may be substituted for no more than 2 years of the required experience) including at least 3 years in applied health physics; and(3) Pass an examination administered by diplomats of the specialty board, which evaluates knowledge and competence in radiation physics and instrumentation, radiation protection, mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity, radiation biology, and radiation dosimetry; or(4) Hold a master's or doctorate level degree in physics, medical physics, other physical science, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or university; and(5) Have 2 years full-time practical training; and supervised experience in medical physics; under either: a. The supervision of a medical physicist who is certified in medical physics by a specialty board recognized by DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; or b. In clinical nuclear medicine facilities providing diagnostic and/or therapeutic services under the direction of physicians who meet the requirements for authorized users in He-P 4035.64, He-P 4035.65 or He-P 4035.71; and(6) Pass an examination, administered by diplomats of the specialty board, that assesses knowledge and competence in clinical diagnostic radiological or nuclear medicine physics and in radiation safety.(b) Has completed a structured educational program consisting of: (1) 200 hours of classroom and laboratory training in the following areas:a. Radiation physics and instrumentation;c. Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurements of radioactivity;e. Radiation dosimetry; and(2) One year of full-time radiation safety experience under the supervision of the individual identified as the radiation safety officer on a DHHS/RHS, or agreement state, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, or permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material license that authorized similar type(s) of use(s) of byproduct material. An associate radiation safety officer shall provide supervision for those areas for which the associate radiation safety officer is authorized on a DHHS/RHS or an agreement state license or permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Committee master material license. The full radiation safety experience shall involve the following:a. Shipping, receiving, and performing related radiation surveys;b. Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and instruments used to measure radionuclides;c. Securing and controlling byproduct material;d. Using administrative controls to avoid mistakes in the administration of byproduct material;e. Using procedures to prevent or minimize radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination procedures;f. Using emergency procedures to control byproduct material; andg. Disposing of byproduct material; and(3) Obtaining a written attestation, signed by a preceptor radiation safety officer or associate radiation Safety officer who has experience with the radiation safety aspects of similar types of use of byproduct material for which the individual is seeking approval as a radiation safety officer or an associate radiation safety officer. The written attestation shall state that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in He-P 4035.61(b)(1), and (b)(2), and is able to independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as a radiation safety officer or as an associate radiation safety officer for a medical use license; or(c) Is a medical physicist who has been certified by a specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by DHHS/RHS under 4035.70(a), or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and has experience in radiation safety for similar types of use of byproduct material for which the licensee is seeking the approval of the individual as radiation safety officer or as associate radiation safety officer, and who meets the requirements in He-P 4035.61 £; or(d) an authorized user, authorized medical physicist, or authorized nuclear pharmacist identified on the DHHS/RHS or agreement state or Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, a permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material licensee, a permit issued by DHHS/RHS or agreement state or Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensee of broad scope, or a permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material license broad scope permittee, and has experience with: (1) The radiation safety aspects of similar types of use of byproduct material for the licensee seeks the individual as the radiation safety officer or associate radiation safety officer, and meets the requirements in He-P 4035.61(e); or(2) The radiation safety aspects of the types of use of byproduct material for which the individual is seeking simultaneous approval both as the radiation safety officer and the authorized user on the same new medical use license or new medical use permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material license. The individual shall also meet the requirements in He-P 4035.61(e).(e) Has training in the radiation safety, regulatory issues, and emergency procedures for the types of use for which a licensee seeks approval. This training requirement may be satisfied by completing training that is supervised by a radiation safety officer, associate radiation safety officer, authorized medical physicist, authorize nuclear pharmacist, or authorized user, as appropriate, who is authorized for the type(s) of use for which the licensee is seeking approval.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4035.61
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-P 4035) #6942, eff 2-1-99; ss by #8800, INTERIM, eff 2-1-07, EXPIRED: 7-31-07
New. #8959, eff 8-7-07
Amended by Volume XXXV, Number 32 Filed August 13, 2015, Proposed by #10897, Effective 7/22/2015, Expires1/18/2016.Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #11011, Effective 1/15/2016, Expires 1/15/2026.Amended by Volume XL Number 24, Filed June 11, 2020, Proposed by #13048, Effective 6/2/2020, Expires 6/2/2030.