Section 11-45-151 - Mobile nuclear medicine service technical requirements A licensee providing mobile nuclear medicine service shall:
(1) Transport to each address of use only syringes or vials containing prepared radiopharmaceuticals or radiopharmaceuticals that are intended for reconstitution of radiopharmaceutical kits;(2) Bring into each area of use all radioactive material to be used and, before leaving, remove all unused radioactive material and associated radioactive waste;(3) Secure or keep under constant surveillance and immediate control all radioactive material when in transit or at an area of use;(4) In addition to complying with sections 11-45-140 and 11-45-141, check survey instruments and dose calibrators for constancy and response, and check all other transported equipment for proper function before medical use at each area of use;(5) Carry a survey meter calibrated in accordance with section 11-45-141 in each vehicle that is being used to transport radioactive material, and, before leaving a client area of use, survey all areas of radiopharmaceutical use with a radiation detection survey instrument to ensure that all radiopharmaceuticals and all associated radioactive waste have been removed;(6) Retain a record of each survey. The record shall include the date of the survey, a plan of each area that was surveyed, the measured dose rate at several points in each area of use expressed in millirem (millisieverts) per hour, the model and serial number of the instrument used to make the survey, and the initials of the individual who performed the survey;(7) Use radioactive gases only in areas of use and under conditions which have been evaluated and approved by the department for compliance with airborne release standards; and(8) Remove all radioactive material from the mobile vehicle and monitor the vehicle for contamination at the end of each day of use.[Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)