Section 0400-20-07-.36 - PROVISION OF MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICE(1) A licensee providing mobile medical service shall:(a) Obtain a letter signed by the management of each client for which services are rendered that permits the use of radioactive material at the client's address and clearly delineates the authority and responsibility of the licensee and the client;(b) Check instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed radioactive material for proper function before medical use at each client's address or on each day of use, whichever is more frequent. At a minimum, the check for proper function shall include a constancy check; 1 The current revision of NUREG-1556, Vol. 9, "Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Medical Licenses" describes methods for calculating doses to other individuals and contains tables of activities not likely to cause doses exceeding 5 mSv (0.5 rem). .
(c) Check survey instruments for proper operation with a dedicated check source before use at each client's address; and(d) Before leaving a client's address, survey all areas of use, to ensure compliance with Chapter 0400-20-05; and(2) A mobile medical service may not have radioactive material delivered from the manufacturer or the distributor to the client unless the client has a license allowing possession of the radioactive material. Radioactive material delivered to the client must be received and handled in conformance with the client's license.(3) A licensee providing mobile medical services shall retain the letter required in subparagraph (1)(a) of this rule and the record of each survey required in subparagraph (1)(d) of this rule in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of Rule 0400-20-07-.93, respectively.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.36
Original rule filed February 22, 2012; effective May 22, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-202-101 et seq., 68-202-201 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.