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§ 30315.52. Authorized Mammography Medical Physicist.

17 CA ADC § 30315.52Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 5. Sanitation (Environmental) (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 4. Radiation
Group 3. Standards for Protection Against Radiation
Article 4.5. Requirements for the Use of X-Ray in Mammography
17 CCR § 30315.52
§ 30315.52. Authorized Mammography Medical Physicist.
Currentness
(a) Before conducting surveys, as defined in section 30315.10, a mammography medical physicist shall:
(1) Be authorized by the Department pursuant to section 30315.60;
(2) Have been awarded a master's degree or higher in a physical science from an accredited institution, with no less than 20 semester hours or 30 quarter hours of college undergraduate or graduate level physics;
(3) Have completed 20 hours of documented specialized training in conducting mammography surveys; and
(4) Have performed surveys of at least one facility and a total of at least ten mammography systems under the direct supervision of a mammography medical physicist who has renewed their authorization pursuant to section 30315.60(c). In no case may more than one survey of a specific mammography system performed within a period of 60 calendar days be counted towards the total number of mammography systems surveyed. The period of time spent in meeting the survey requirement may be counted toward meeting the 20-hour training requirement in subsection (a)(3).
(b) On and after July 1, 2021, the mammography medical physicist shall, in the 36 months immediately preceding the expiration date of the authorization:
(1) Have taught or completed at least 15 continuing education units in mammography. This continuing education shall include hours of training appropriate to each mammographic modality evaluated by the medical physicist. Units earned through teaching a specific course can be counted only once, even if the course is taught multiple times during the 36-month cycle; and
(2) Have conducted surveys of at least three facilities and a total of at least nine mammography systems. No more than one survey of a specific facility conducted within a 10-month period or a specific system conducted within a 60 calendar day period may be counted towards this requirement.
(c) Before a mammography medical physicist may begin independently conducting surveys of a new mammographic modality, that is, a mammographic modality other than one for which the physicist received training to qualify under subsection (a), a mammography medical physicist shall receive at least eight hours of training in surveying units of the new modality. For purposes of this subsection, “units” means an assemblage of components for the production of X-rays for use during mammography, including, at a minimum, an X-ray generator, an X-ray control, a tube housing assembly, a beam limiting device, and the supporting structures for these components.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 114975, 115000, 115060 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115060, 115100, 131050 and 131051, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 2-10-2003 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-10-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-10-2003 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(5), transmitted to OAL 6-6-2003 and filed 7-18-2003 (Register 2003, No. 29).
3. Amendment of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 12-18-2019; operative 7-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2019, No. 51).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 30315.52, 17 CA ADC § 30315.52
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