N.J.A.C. 7:28 — RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS (Subchapter 1 to 65)

(a) Only persons licensed or otherwise permitted by law shall arrange for irradiation, application or administration of radiation to a human being or any part thereof, for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment. (b) No provision in N.J.A.C. 7:28 regarding the treatment of …

Rules contained in N.J.A.C. 7:28-6 or 7 and 7:28-13.2 (Reportable radiation incidents) shall not apply insofar as they relate to the intentional exposure of human beings to radiation for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment or investigation for the prevention or control of disease…

The Department, upon application and a showing of hardship or compelling need, with the approval of the Commission, may grant an exemption from any requirement of these rules should it determine that such exemption will not result in any exposure to radiation in excess of the lim…

(a) Hand-held fluoroscopic screens shall not be used. (b) Shoe-fitting fluoroscopic devices shall not be used. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-2.9

(a) This subchapter establishes requirements and procedures for the registration and use of all particle accelerators, with the exception of those regulated by N.J.A.C. 7:28-14 and 15. (b) A person shall not operate or permit the operation of a particle accelerator unless the equ…

(a) A registrant shall not operate or permit the operation of a particle accelerator unless all of the following requirements have been met: 1. The particle accelerator is equipped with a means (such as, but not limited to, a locked console or a locked room) to prevent its unauth…

(a) The registrant shall identify in writing all types of radiation that will be produced, both primary and secondary, by the particle accelerator and the monitoring equipment selected to measure all the corresponding types and energies of radiation levels. The registrant shall m…

The registrant of a particle accelerator shall ensure that the maximum permissible average concentration of radioactive materials in air and water and the concentration of radioactive materials in effluents from the controlled areas shall meet the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-6.…

(a) Electron microscopes shall be exempt from the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-20.4 through N.J.A.C. 7:28-20.12 except for the following requirements:1. The registrant shall not use or cause an electron microscope to be used unless a radiation protection survey has been performe…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Direct supervision" means guidance and instruction by the qualified machine operator who is physically present, is watching the operati…

A person shall not possess, control, use or cause a particle accelerator or an electron microscope to be used unless it has been registered with the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:28-3, unless the particle accelerator or electron microscope is incapable of operating at more th…

(a) Particle accelerators not capable of operating at more than 30 kVp shall be exempt from the requirements of (b) through (f) below and N.J.A.C. 7:28-20.5 through 20.12 provided that the initial or repeat radiation protection survey does not yield radiation levels greater than …

(a) A registrant shall not use a particle accelerator or cause it to be used for the intentional irradiation of humans without first sending to the Department a written request stating the registrant's reasons for this use of the particle accelerator and the manner in which it wi…

(a) The registrant shall establish and maintain a training program on the safe use of each particle accelerator. The registrant shall not permit any person to operate the particle accelerator until that person has successfully completed the training program consisting of the 10 i…

(a) A person shall consult with an individual with qualifications equivalent to those specified in N.J.A.C. 7:28-20.4(e) with respect to the health physics considerations in the design of a particle accelerator installation. The original record of this consultation, including the…

(a) A registrant shall not operate or cause a particle accelerator to be operated unless each personnel entrance into a particle accelerator's high radiation area or exclusion area has been provided with the safety features listed below: 1. Clearly identified and easily discernib…

(a) A particle accelerator shall not be operated unless the registrant has equipped all locations designated as high radiation areas and all entrances to such locations with clearly observable warning lights that operate when, and only when, radiation is being produced, and which…

(a) This subchapter applies to installations using analytical x-ray equipment and establishes requirements for their use. (b) The provisions of this subchapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, the other applicable provisions of this chapter. Notes N.J. Admin. Code…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Analytical x-ray equipment" means any device or combination of devices used to determine the microscopic structure or composition of ma…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the possession or use of any analytical x-ray equipment unless it is equipped with the following: 1. A clearly visible label bearing the conventional radiation symbol and the words: "CAUTION: THIS EQUIPMENT PRODUCES X-RAYS WHEN E…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the possession or use of any open beam analytical x-ray equipment unless it is equipped with the following in addition to the requirements of section 3 of this subchapter: 1. A clearly visible warning light or indicator which sha…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the possession or use of any enclosed beam analytical x-ray equipment unless it is equipped with the following: 1. A sufficient number of safety interlocks so that the opening of any section of the enclosure during normal operati…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the possession or use of any analytical x-ray equipment unless it is operated in accordance with the following procedures: 1. All safety devices, including but not limited to, warning lights, warning indicators, and safety interl…

(a) No person shall use an analytical x-ray unit with a high voltage supply that cannot operate at potentials above 16 kilovolts or cause it to be used unless the following requirements are met: 1. The analytical x-ray unit is registered with the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7…

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to increase protection to the public and radiation workers from unnecessary exposure to radiation and to reduce the occurrence of misdiagnosis caused by faulty equipment and operator error. (b) This subchapter establishes requirements for the…

(a) The registrant of any medical diagnostic computed tomography equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program. Such a program shall include an initial and thereafter an annual (not to exceed 14 months) Medical Physicist's…

(a) The registrant of any x-ray bone densitometer shall continuously carry out a quality assurance program consistent with the equipment manufacturer's recommendations. (b) The registrant shall ensure that the items listed below describing the operation and calibration of the equ…

(a) Only a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-22.13(a) and meets at least one of the following criteria may perform the duties of a "qualified medical physicist for the supervision of quality assurance programs for diagn…

(a) The Department may issue a certificate valid for up to two years to persons who submit an application to the Department documenting to the satisfaction of the Department that the person meets the qualifications specified in N.J.A.C. 7:28-22.12(a), (b), (c) or (d). (b) No pers…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-22.14 Repealed by R.2014 d.083, effective 5/5/2014. See: 45 N.J.R. 806(a), 46 N.J.R. 768(a). Section was "Compliance schedule".

If any provision, or part thereof, of this subchapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder of, or other provisions or applications of, this subchapter which can be given effect without the inval…

The words and terms listed below, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "CT" means computed tomography. "Dedicated interventional special procedure suite" means a room dedicated to the performance of fluor…

(a) No person shall perform or permit the performance of a diagnostic x-ray procedure in the healing arts using radiographic, fluoroscopic, x-ray bone densitometry, or computed tomography (CT) equipment unless the registrant has developed and continues to implement a quality assu…

(a) The registrant of any diagnostic medical x-ray equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program that includes a quality assurance program manual that contains the following elements: 1. A list of clearly identified indivi…

(a) The registrant of any medical diagnostic radiographic equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program that includes the following elements: 1. A quality assurance program manual that satisfies the requirements of N.J.A.C…

(a) The registrant of any medical diagnostic fluoroscopic equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program that includes the following elements: 1. A quality assurance program manual that satisfies the requirements of N.J.A.C…

(a) The registrant of any diagnostic computed tomography (CT) equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program that includes the following elements: 1. A quality assurance program manual that satisfies the requirements of N.J…

(a) The registrant of any medical diagnostic radiographic equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program. Such a program shall include an initial and thereafter an annual (not to exceed 14 months) Medical Physicist's Radiog…

(a) The registrant of any medical diagnostic fluoroscopic equipment used in the healing arts shall develop and continuously implement a quality assurance program. Such a program shall include an initial and thereafter an annual (not to exceed 14 months) Medical Physicist's Fluoro…

(a) This subchapter establishes educational and licensure requirements, as well as delineating the scopes of practice, for persons engaged in the practice of nuclear medicine technology, and for persons engaged in the practice of fusion imaging CT technology. This subchapter furt…

(a) No nuclear medicine technologist shall practice without a valid New Jersey nuclear medicine technology license, and no fusion imaging CT technologist shall practice without a valid New Jersey fusion imaging technology license. (b) A nuclear medicine technologist or fusion ima…

(a) Any person who submits a nuclear medicine technology application for an examination, license, or license renewal to the Department shall include as an integral part of the application a service fee as follows: 1. Examination application fee: $ 160.00; 2. Initial license appli…

(a) The Department, in addition to any penalties authorized by the Act, may deny any examination or license application, and may revoke or suspend a nuclear medicine technology license, when the applicant or licensed nuclear medicine technologist has: 1. Violated any of the provi…

(a) In order to be approved by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-24.14, a school of nuclear medicine technology shall be accredited by JRCNMT, or by an accreditation agency that the Department determines is equivalent, and shall maintain that accreditation. (b) The …

(a) In order to be approved by the Department, a school of nuclear medicine technology shall submit to the Department a complete application, which shall include: 1. The name, address, and contact information of the school; 2. The name and credentials of the program director; 3. …

A list of approved schools of nuclear medicine technology and their approval status shall be available from the Department, and may be obtained by contacting the Department. (See N.J.A.C. 7:28-24.11(d)2 for the Department's address.) Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-24.15 Amended an…

(a) Subject to the limitation on third-party hearing rights at (e) below, an applicant for examination, initial license, or license renewal; a licensed technologist; a school of nuclear medicine technology; or any person aggrieved by any Department or Board finding or administrat…

Each section of this subchapter is severable. In the event that any section, subsection or division, or application thereof, is held invalid in a court of law, the remainder of this subchapter shall continue in full force and effect. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-24.17 Adopted by…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Authorized medical user" means a licensed physician who is identified as an authorized user on a Department radioactive materials li…

(a) No owner, authorized user, person, or business shall cause, allow, or permit any other person to prepare or administer radiopharmaceuticals or to otherwise engage in the practice of nuclear medicine technology or to act as a licensed nuclear medicine technologist unless that …