Section 64E-5.608 - Supervision(1) Supervision of a physician in training to become an authorized user:(a) A licensee who permits the receipt, acquisition, possession, use, preparation, or transfer of radioactive material by a physician in training under the supervision of an authorized user as allowed by paragraph 64E-5.601(3)(a), F.A.C., shall: 1. Instruct the supervised individual in the principles of radiation safety appropriate to that individual's use of radioactive material and in the licensee's written quality management program, 2. Review the supervised individual's use of radioactive material, provide reinstruction as needed and review records kept to reflect this use,3. Require the preparation of radioactive materials use only under the supervision of an authorized user or authorized nuclear pharmacist,4. Require the authorized user to be immediately available to communicate with the supervised individual; and,5. Require that only those individuals specifically designated by the authorized user be permitted to administer radionuclides or radiation to patients.(b) A licensee shall require the supervised individual receiving, possessing, acquiring, preparing, using or transferring radioactive material specified in paragraph 64E-5.601(3)(a), F.A.C., to:1. Follow the instructions of the supervising authorized user,2. Follow the written radiation and quality management program procedures established by the licensee; and,3. Comply with these regulations and the license conditions regarding the use of radioactive material.(c) The licensee's management or radiation safety committee shall provide written approval prior to any training of a physician to receive, acquire, prepare, possess or use radioactive material under the supervision of an authorized user. After the training has been completed, the licensee shall provide documentation to the supervised individual that the individual received the training and experience required by this section. The licensee shall maintain records that identify physicians currently in training and the physicians who have completed training for 7 years after the last date training was received.(2) Supervision of an individual in training to become an authorized medical physicist: (a) A licensee who permits the receipt, preparation, acquisition, possession, use, or transfer of radioactive material to an individual in training under the supervision of an authorized medical physicist as allowed by paragraph 64E-5.601(3)(c), F.A.C., shall: 1. Instruct the supervised individual in the principles of radiation safety appropriate to that individual's use of radioactive material and in the licensee's written quality management program, 2. Review the supervised individual's use of radioactive material, provide reinstruction as needed and review records kept to reflect this use; and,3. Require the authorized medical physicist to be immediately available to communicate with the supervised individual.(b) A licensee shall require the supervised individual receiving, acquiring or preparing, possessing, using or transferring radioactive material specified in paragraph 64E-5.601(3)(c), F.A.C., to:1. Follow the instructions of the supervising authorized medical physicist, 2. Follow the written radiation and quality management program procedures established by the licensee; and, 3. Comply with these regulations and the license conditions regarding the use of radioactive material.(c) The licensee's management or radiation safety committee shall provide written approval prior to any individual to receive, possess or use radioactive material under the supervision of an authorized medical physicist. After the training has been completed, the licensee shall provide documentation to the supervised individual that the individual received the training and experience required by this section. The licensee shall maintain records that identify individuals currently in training and the individuals who have completed training for 7 years after the last date training was received.(3) A licensee that permits any supervised activities regarding the use of radioactive materials or radiation from radioactive materials is responsible for the acts and omissions of the supervised individual.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.608
Rulemaking Authority 404.022, 404.051, 404.061, 404.071, 404.081, 404.141 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 404.061(2), (3), 404.071(1), 404.081, 404.141 FS.
New 8-25-91, Amended 1-1-94, Formerly 10D-91.714, Amended 2-11-10.New 8-25-91, Amended 1-1-94, Formerly 10D-91.714, Amended 2-11-10.