Montana Administrative Code

37.14.1012 RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS OTHER THAN DENTAL AND VETERINARY MEDICINE The equipment used in radiographic installations in other than dental and veterinary medicine shall be as follows: The tube housing will be of diagnostic type. Suitable devices (diaphragms, cones, adj…

37.14.102 DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter, these terms have the definitions set forth below. Additional definitions used only in a certain subchapter will be found in that subchapter. "Accelerator-produced material" means any material made radioactive by a particle accelerato…

37.14.1020 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT The equipment used in mobile diagnostic radiography shall be as follows: All requirements of ARM 37.14.1012 (1) shall be satisfied except (g) . A type of dead-man switch for an exposure switch shall be p…

37.14.1021 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEST PHOTOFLUOROGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS The equipment used in chest photofluorographic installations shall be as follows: All requirements of ARM 37.14.1012 (1) shall be satisfied. A collimator shall restrict the useful beam to the area of the p…

37.14.1022 THERAPEUTIC X-RAY INSTALLATIONS The equipment used in therapeutic x-ray installations shall be as follows: The tube housing shall be of therapeutic type. Contact therapy machines shall meet the additional requirement that the leakage radiation at 2 inches from the surf…

37.14.106 EXEMPTIONS The department may, upon application therefor or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions or exceptions from the requirements of this chapter as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to public health and safety or prope…

37.14.107 RECORDS Each licensee and registrant shall maintain records showing the receipt, transfer, and disposal of all sources of radiation. Additional record requirements are specified elsewhere in this chapter. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-201 and 75-3-204, MCA Implement…

37.14.108 INSPECTIONS Each licensee and registrant shall afford the department at all reasonable times opportunity to inspect sources of radiation and the premises and facilities wherein such sources of radiation are used or stored. Each licensee and registrant shall make availab…

37.14.1101 SCOPE The provisions of this subchapter apply to all licensees who use sealed sources in the healing arts and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of this chapter. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-201, MCA Implementing statute(s…

37.14.1105 INTERSTITIAL , INTRACAVITARY AND SUPERFICIAL APPLICATIONS Sealed sources shall be accounted for, stored and transported as follows: Except as otherwise specifically authorized by the department, each licensee shall provide accountability of sealed sources and shall kee…

37.14.1106 TELETHERAPY The equipment used in teletherapy shall be as follows: The housing shall be so constructed that, at 1 meter from the source, the maximum exposure rate does not exceed 10 milliroentgens per hour when the beam control mechanism is in the "off" position. The a…

37.14.115 TESTS Each licensee and registrant shall perform upon instructions from the department, or shall permit the department to perform, such reasonable tests as the department deems appropriate or necessary including, but not limited to, tests of: sources of radiation; facil…

37.14.116 PROHIBITED USES No person may use hand-held fluoroscopic screens or shoe-fitting fluoroscopic devices. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-204, MCA History: NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1069, Eff. 3/28/80; TRANS, from DHES, 1996 MAR p. 433;…

37.14.120 COMMUNICATIONS All communications and reports concerning this chapter, and applications filed thereunder, should be addressed to the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Quality Assurance Division, 2401 Colonial Drive, P.O. Box 2025953, Helena, MT 59620-5953.…

37.14.1301 SCOPE This subchapter provides special requirements for analytical x-ray equipment which are in addition to the applicable requirements of other subchapters. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-201, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-201, MCA History: NEW, 1980 MAR p…

37.14.1302 DEFINITIONS As used in this subchapter: "Analytical x-ray equipment" means equipment used for x-ray diffraction or fluorescence analysis. "Analytical x-ray system" means a group of components utilizing x-rays to determine the elemental composition or to examine the mic…

37.14.1305 EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS A safety device which prevents the entry of any portion of an individual's body into the primary x-ray beam path or which causes the beam to be shut off upon entry into its path shall be provided on all open-beam configurations. A registrant may …

37.14.1306 AREA REQUIREMENTS The local components of an analytical x-ray system shall be located and arranged and shall include sufficient shielding or access control such that no radiation levels exist in any area surrounding the local component group which could result in a dos…

37.14.1307 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS Normal operating procedures shall be written and made available to all analytical x-ray equipment workers. No person shall be permitted to operate analytical x-ray equipment in any manner other than that specified in the procedures unless such pe…

37.14.1308 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS No person shall be permitted to operate or maintain analytical x-ray equipment unless such person has received instruction in and demonstrated competence as to: identification of radiation hazards associated with the use of the equipment; signifi…

37.14.1401 PURPOSE This subchapter establishes procedures for the registration and the use of particle accelerators. In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, all registrants are subject to the requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapters 1, 3, 7, and 17. Regis…

37.14.1405 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, own, or acquire a particle accelerator except as authorized in a registration issued pursuant to this chapter or as otherwise provided for in this chapter. The general procedures …

37.14.1406 GENERAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS: HUMAN USE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS In addition to the requirements of ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 3, a registration application for use of a particle accelerator will be approved only if the department determine…

37.14.1407 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: HUMAN USE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS In addition to the requirements set forth in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 3, a registration for use of a particle accelerator in the healing arts will be issued only if: the applicant has appointed a me…

37.14.1415 COMPLIANCE The registrant shall be responsible for assuring that all requirements of this subchapter are met. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202, MCA History: NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1069, Eff. 3/28/80; TRANS, from DHES, 1996 MAR…

37.14.1416 LIMITATIONS No registrant shall permit any person to act as an operator of a particle accelerator until such person: has been instructed in radiation safety and shall have demonstrated an understanding thereof; has received copies of and instruction in this subchapter …

37.14.1417 SHIELDING AND SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS A qualified expert, specifically accepted by the department, shall be consulted in the design of a particle accelerator installation and called upon to perform a radiation survey when the accelerator is first capable of producin…

37.14.1418 PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS Instrumentation, readouts and controls on the particle accelerator control console shall be clearly identified and easily discernible. All entrances into a target room or other high radiation area shall be provided wi…

37.14.1425 WARNING DEVICES All locations designated as high radiation areas, and entrances to such locations shall be equipped with easily observable flashing or rotating warning lights that operate when, and only when, radiation is being produced. Except in facilities designed f…

37.14.1426 OPERATING PROCEDURES Particle accelerators, when not in operation, shall be secured to prevent unauthorized use. The safety interlock system shall not be used to turn off the accelerator beam except in an emergency. All safety and warning devices, including interlocks,…

37.14.1430 RADIATION MONITORING REQUIREMENTS There shall be available at each particle accelerator facility appropriate portable monitoring equipment which is operable and has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced at the facility. Such equipment shall be t…

37.14.1431 VENTILATION SYSTEMS Means shall be provided to ensure that personnel entering any area where airborne radioactivity may be produced will not be exposed to airborne radioactive material in excess of those limits specified in ARM Title 37, chapter 14, subchapter 7, Appen…

37.14.1701 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This subchapter establishes requirements for notices, instructions and reports by licensees to individuals engaged in activities under a license and options available to such individuals in connection with department inspections of licensees to ascert…

37.14.1705 POSTING OF NOTICES TO WORKERS Each licensee shall post current copies of the following documents: the rules of this subchapter and of subchapter 4; the license, conditions or documents incorporated into the license by reference and amendments thereto; the operating pro…

37.14.1706 INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS All individuals working in or frequenting any portion of a restricted area: shall be kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of sources of radiation in such portions of the restricted area; shall be instructed in the health protection pro…

37.14.1707 NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS Radiation exposure data for an individual and the results of any measurements, analyses, and calculations of radioactive material deposited or retained in the body of an individual shall be reported to the individual as specifie…

37.14.1720 INSPECTION PROCEDURES Each licensee or registrant shall afford to the department at all reasonable times the opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities, facilities, premises and records pursuant to this chapter. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202, MCA Im…

37.14.1721 CONSULTATION WITH WORKERS DURING INSPECTIONS Agency inspectors may consult privately with workers concerning matters of occupational radiation protection and other matters related to applicable provisions of this chapter and licenses to the extent the inspectors deem n…

37.14.1801 SCOPE The provisions of this subchapter apply to mining, milling or manufacturing operations where wastes, tailings piles, or stockpiled ore which contain radioactive material have accumulated. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-201, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 75…

37.14.1805 PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS AND LEVELS OF RADIATION All wastes, tailings, or stockpiled ore containing radioactive material from active or inactive mining, milling, or manufacturing operations shall be kept and maintained in such a manner as not to release to an unrestr…

37.14.1806 STABILIZATION OF TAILINGS PILES AND PONDS FROM MILLS Ponds from inactive mills shall be drained and covered with materials or provided with vegetative cover that will prevent wind and water erosion. Water drained from ponds from inactive mills shall be disposed of in a…

37.14.301 PURPOSE This subchapter provides for the registration of radiation machine facilities. In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, all registrants are subject to the applicable provisions of other rules of this chapter. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202, MCA…

37.14.302 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this subchapter "facility" means the location at which 1 or more devices or sources are installed and/or located within 1 building, vehicle, or under 1 roof and are under the same administrative control. Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 75-3-202,…

37.14.306 EXEMPTIONS Electronic equipment that produces radiation incidental to its operation for other purposes is exempt from the registration and notification requirements of this subchapter, providing dose equivalent rate averaged over an area of 10 square centimeters does no…

37.14.307 REGISTRATION The owner or person having possession of any radiation machine shall: Register such machine with the department within 30 days following the effective date of this chapter or after acquisition of such machine and prior to its use. Registration shall be on f…

37.14.315 OUT-OF-STATE RADIATION MACHINES Whenever any radiation machine is to be brought into Montana, for any temporary use, the person proposing to bring such machine into Montana shall give written notice to the department at least 2 working days before such machine is to be …

37.14.501 PURPOSE This subchapter provides for the licensing of radioactive material. No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, or acquire radioactive material except as authorized in a specific or general license issued pursuant to this subchapter or as otherwise provided…

37.14.505 EXEMPTIONS: SOURCE MATERIAL Any person is exempt from this subchapter to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, or transfers source material in any chemical mixture, compound, solution, or alloy in which the source material is by weight less than 1/20 of…

37.14.506 EXEMPTIONS: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OTHER THAN SOURCE MATERIAL Except as provided in (b) below, any person is exempt from this subchapter to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, or acquires products or materials containing radioactive material …

37.14.510 LICENSES: TYPES OF LICENSES Licenses for radioactive materials are of 2 types: general and specific. General licenses provided in this subchapter are effective without the filing of applications with the department or the issuance of licensing documents to the particula…