Michigan Administrative Code

R 339.5264 Registration and reregistration; required hours of training; training categories; effective date. Rule 264. (1) An individual who is applying for renewal or reregistration shall complete not less than the required number of hours of continuing education in an approved …

R 339.5265 Building official registration qualifications. Rule 265. An individual who is applying for registration as a building official shall comply with all the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Pay the applicable registration fee es…

R 339.5266 Requirements for renewal of registration as a building official. Rule 266. (1) As a condition of renewal of a building official registration, an individual shall meet the requirements of section 1011 of the act, MCL 339.6011, by doing both of the following: (a) Submitt…

R 339.5270 Building inspector registration; qualifications. Rule 270. (1) An individual who is applying for registration as a building inspector shall comply with all the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Pay the applicable registration…

R 325.5270 Notes to Appendices A1 to A9. Rule 270. *Soluble (S): Insoluble (I). **"Sub" means that values given are for submersion in a semi-spherical infinite cloud of airborne material. ***For purposes of these rules, it may be assumed that the daughter activity concentrations …

R 333.5281 Purpose and scope. Rule 281. (1) This part establishes radiation safety requirements for persons utilizing radiation machines for industrial radiography and a classification system for industrial radiographic installations and use. (2) This part applies to all registra…

R 333.5282 Definitions. Rule 282. As used in this part: (a) "Industrial radiography" means the examination of the macroscopic structure of materials by nondestructive methods utilizing radiation machines. (b) "Installation" means a location, having boundaries specified by the reg…

R 339.5290 Requirements for renewal of registration as a building inspector. Rule 290. (1) As a condition for renewal of a building inspector registration, an individual shall meet the requirements of section 1011 of the act, MCL 339.6011, by doing both of the following: Submitti…

R 333.5293 Class enumeration. Rule 293. (1) For registration and approval purposes, industrial radiographic installations shall be classified as class AA, class A, class B, or class C. (2) For the purpose of registering and approving industrial radiography and radiation machines …

R 333.5294 Class AA installations. Rule 294. (1) In class AA installations the radiation machine and objects exposed thereto shall be contained within a permanent enclosure. (2) The enclosure shall be constructed such that the radiation dose rate at a distance of 5 centimeters fr…

R 339.5295 Requirements for renewal of registration as an electrical inspector. Rule 295. (1) As a condition of an electrical inspector registration, an individual shall meet the requirements of section 1011 of the act, MCL 339.6011, by doing both of the following: Submitting an …

R 333.5296 Class A installations. Rule 296. (1) Class A installations shall comply with all requirements of R 333.5294 except for a permissible dose rate of 0.07 millisievert per hour (7 mrem/h) at any accessible external point. (2) A personnel radiation dosimeter shall be perman…

R 333.5297 Class B installations. Rule 297. (1) Class B installations shall comply with all requirements of R 333.5296. (2) Radiation machine current and potential controls shall be mechanically or electrically limited so as not to exceed the normal operating conditions as specif…

R 333.5298 Class C installations. Rule 298. (1) Class C installations shall comply with all requirements of R 333.5296 except for a permissible dose rate of 0.5 millisievert (50 mrem) per hour at any accessible external point. (2) The maximum weekly exposure time of radiation mac…

R 333.5299 Class D operations. Rule 299. (1) Industrial radiography conducted under conditions not meeting the provisions and requirements of R 333.5294 to R 333.5298 shall be classified as class D operations and shall not be operated longer than 30 days unless written authorizat…

R 339.5301 Acts and rules; continuing education. Rule 301. (1) An individual who attends the acts and rules continuing education training, specified in R 339.5502, during his or her 3-year registration cycle will have Page 44 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules satisfied th…

R 339.5302 Building plan reviewer registration; qualifications. Rule 302. An individual who is applying for registration as a building plan reviewershall comply with all the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Pay the applicable registrat…

R 333.5302 Operating and emergency procedures. Rule 302. A registrant's written operating and emergency procedures for class D radiographic operations shall include instructions in at least the following: (a) The use of radiation machines to be employed such that an individual is…

R 333.5305 Security. Rule 305. (1) During each class D radiographic operation, the radiographer or radiographer's assistant shall maintain a direct surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, except where the high radiation area…

R 339.5305 Electrical inspector registration; qualifications. Rule 305. An individual who is applying for an electrical inspector registration shall comply with all of the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Page 45 Courtesy of Michigan A…

R 339.5306 Electrical plan reviewer registration; qualifications. Rule 306. An individual who is applying for registration as an electrical plan reviewer shall comply with all of the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Pay the applicable …

R 333.5306 Radiation surveys and survey records. Rule 306. (1) A class D radiographic operation shall not be conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey instrumentation, as described in R 333.5307, is available and used at each site where radiographic exposures are …

R 333.5308 Utilization logs. Rule 308. A registrant shall maintain for inspection by the department current logs, which contain all of the following information for each radiation machine: (a) The machine registration number. (b) The identity of the radiographer to whom the machi…

R 333.5309 Limitations for radiographers and radiographer assistants. Rule 309. (1) A registrant shall not permit an individual to act as a radiographer until all of the following have been met: (a) The individual was instructed in the subjects outlined in table 309 and has demon…

R 339.5309 Mechanical inspector registration; qualifications. Rule 309. (1) An individual who is applying for registration as a mechanical inspector shall comply with all of the following: File a completed application on a form provided by the department. Pay the applicable regis…

R 333.5311 Purpose and scope. Rule 311. (1) This part establishes requirements governing the use of x-radiation in medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry. (2) This part applies to all registrants who use x-radiation as a health practitioner or on behalf of a health prac…

R 333.5312 X-ray equipment. Rule 312. (1) The tube housing shall be of the therapeutic type. Page 49 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (2) Permanent diaphragms or cones used for collimating the useful beam shall afford the same degree of attenuation as is required of the …

R 333.5315 Enclosures. Rule 315. (1) An enclosure shall be a permanent part of the building or equipment. Portable protective barriers shall not be used for permanent installations. (2) The degree of protection required for an enclosure shall be determined by the workload, use an…

R 333.5317 Conditions of operation. Rule 317. (1) An installation shall be operated in compliance with all limitations determined necessary and specified in writing by the department. (2) The output of the x-ray generator shall be calibrated before use for the treatment of patien…

R 333.5321 X-ray equipment. Rule 321. (1) The x-ray equipment shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5312, excluding subrules (11), (14), and (16). (2) Maximum potential shall be mechanically or electronically limited to 85 kVp. (3) A contact therapy machine shall meet the a…

R 333.5322 Enclosures. Rule 322. An enclosure shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5315(1) and (2). History: 2016 AACS.

R 333.5323 Conditions of operation. Rule 323. (1) Operation shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5317. (2) If the x-ray tube of a contact therapy machine as defined in R 333.5321(3) is hand held during irradiation, the operator shall wear protective gloves and a protective…

R 333.5325 X-ray equipment. Rule 325. (1) All x-ray tube housings in fixed radiographic installations shall be of the diagnostic type. (2) The aluminum equivalent of the total filtration in the useful beam shall not be less than the values shown in table 325-1. TABLE 325-1 Operat…

R 333.5331 Enclosures. Rule 331. (1) An enclosure shall be a permanent part of the building or equipment. Portable shields shall not be used for permanent installations. (2) The degree of protection required for an enclosure shall be determined by the workload, use and occupancy …

R 333.5333 Conditions of operation. Rule 333. (1) An operator shall properly utilize the beam-limiting devices provided to restrict the useful beam to the smallest area consistent with clinical requirements. Particular care shall be taken to align accurately the x-ray beam with t…

R 333.5337 X-ray equipment. Rule 337. (1) All x-ray tube housings of fixed fluoroscopic installations shall be of the diagnostic type. (2) The beam quality shall comply with the provisions of R 333.5325(5) and R 333.5325(6). (3) Means shall be provided on all fluoroscopic machine…

R 333.5347 Enclosures. Rule 347. (1) An enclosure shall be a permanent part of the building or equipment. Portable shields shall not be used for permanent installations. (2) The degree of protection required for an enclosure shall be determined by the workload, use and occupancy …

R 333.5348 Conditions of operation. Rule 348. (1) An individual present in a fluoroscopic room, except the patient, shall wear a protective apron of at least 0.5 millimeter lead equivalence. (2) Only individuals whose presence is needed to conduct the examination, to conduct radi…

R 333.5351 X-ray equipment. Rule 351. (1) Radiographic x-ray equipment shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5325 excluding subrules (11) and (18). (2) Fluoroscopic x-ray equipment shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5337 excluding subrules (3), (4), (5), (6), and (…

R 333.5352 Shielding. Rule 352. (1) Portable shielding of at least 1.6 millimeter (1/16 inch) lead equivalent shall be used by the operator and other individuals in the room when possible. (2) Mobile or portable diagnostic x-ray equipment used routinely in 1 location shall be con…

R 333.5353 Conditions of operation. Rule 353. (1) Operation shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5333 and R 333.5348. (2) Individuals operating mobile or portable diagnostic x-ray equipment shall wear a protective apron of minimum 0.5 millimeter lead equivalence unless por…

R 333.5355 General provisions. Rule 355. (1) Types of x-ray sources and uses not specifically covered by this part and not exempted in R 333.5033, shall comply with R 333.5001 to R 333.5101. (2) For the purpose of registering and approving medical x-ray producing equipment and de…

R 333.5361 Purpose and scope. Rule 361. (1) This part establishes requirements governing the use of x-radiation in a healing arts discipline for human extremity radiography only. (2) This part applies to all registrants who use x-radiation for the intentional exposure of human ex…

R 333.5362 X-ray equipment. Rule 362. (1) All x-ray tube housings in fixed radiographic installations shall be of the diagnostic type. (2) The aluminum equivalent of the total filtration in the useful beam shall not be less than that shown in table 362. TABLE 362 Operating Potent…

R 333.5365 Enclosures. Rule 365. (1) The degree of protection required for an enclosure shall be determined by the workload, use and occupancy factors, and the tube potential, tube current, mechanical movement, and distance, and shall be subject to design approval by the departme…

R 333.5366 Conditions of operation. Rule 366. (1) An operator shall properly utilize the beam-limiting devices provided to restrict the useful beam to the smallest area consistent with clinical requirements. Particular care shall be taken to align accurately the x-ray beam with t…

R 333.5368 General provisions. Rule 368. (1) Radiographic x-ray equipment shall meet the requirements of R 333.5362. (2) Mobile or portable radiographic x-ray equipment used routinely in 1 location shall be considered a fixed installation and enclosures shall meet the requirement…