Section 216-RICR-40-20-3.6 - Application for Registration of X-Ray Equipment Servicing and Radiation Physics ServicesA. Each person who is engaged in the business of installing or offering to install X- ray radiation equipment in this State, or is engaged in the business of furnishing or offering to furnish X-ray equipment servicing to an Agency registrant, or is engaged in the business of furnishing or offering to furnish radiation physics services to an Agency registrant or licensee shall apply for registration of such installation and/or servicing or radiation physics services with the Agency prior to furnishing or offering to furnish any such servicing or services. B. Application for Registration shall be completed on forms furnished by the Agency and shall contain all information required by the Agency as indicated on the forms and accompanying instructions, including a designated e-mail address for receipt of official Agency correspondence in electronic format. 1. An application for registration to provide X-ray equipment servicing will be accepted from either a firm or an individual.2. An application for registration to provide radiation physics services will only be accepted from an individual. If a firm employs more than one (1) individual to provide radiation physics services, each individual shall be required to obtain a separate registration.C. Education and Experience Requirements for Providers of Radiation Physics Services. In addition to the other requirements contained in this section, applicants for Radiation Physics Services must include documentation of the education and experience that qualify the applicant to discharge the Radiation Physics Services being requested. The minimum acceptable education and experience requirements are contained in § 3.14 of this Part. Applicants who do not explicitly meet the requirements contained in § 3.14 of this Part, but who believe they have a combination of training and/or practical experience equivalent to these requirements, may request special consideration of their situation and/or issuance of a limited Certificate of Registration by the Agency.D. For the purpose of this Part, X-ray equipment servicing and/or radiation physics services may include but shall not be limited to: 1. Installation and/or servicing of X-ray equipment, and associated components;2. Calibration of X-ray equipment used by Agency registrants or radiation survey instruments used by Agency registrants or licensees;3. Radiation protection and/or radiation physics consultations or surveys, performed for Agency registrants or licensees; 4. Personnel dosimetry services.E. Restrictions on Provision of Services1. Persons offering the services described in § 3.6(D) of this Part shall not provide such services to any operational X-ray equipment facility or any facility utilizing radioactive materials in this State until such facility provides evidence that it has been registered or licensed with the Agency in accordance with § 3.5 of this Part or Parts 7 or 9 of this Subchapter. Persons providing the services described in § 3.6(D) of this Part to a preoperational X-ray facility or facility intending to utilize radioactive material shall inform the facility of the registration or licensing requirements of this Subchapter.2. An individual registered with the Agency as a provider of services in accordance with § 3.6 of this Part shall only perform services that are specifically authorized for that individual on the Certificate of Registration issued by the Agency.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-20-3.6
Adopted effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 5/25/2022