Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-35-242

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 28-35-242 - General requirements

(a) Waiver of requirements. Compliance with the specific requirements of these regulations relative to an existing machine or installation may be waived by the secretary if the registrant provides an alternative to the requirement that provides radiation protection equal to that prescribed in part 4 of these regulations.

(b) Responsibility to meet requirements. A person shall not make, sell, lease, transfer, lend, or install X-ray or fluoroscopic equipment, or the supplies used in connection with this equipment, unless both of the following conditions are met:

(1) Those supplies and equipment, when properly placed in operation and properly used, will meet the requirements of parts 1, 4, and 5 and the applicable regulations under parts 7, 8, and 10 of these regulations.

(2) The person delivers, if applicable, cones or colli-mators, filters, appropriate timers, and fluoroscopic shutters.

(c) Limitations on human use. An individual shall not be exposed to the useful beam, unless the exposure is for healing arts purposes and each exposure has been authorized by one of the following:

(1) A licensed practitioner of the healing arts;

(2) a physician assistant licensed by the state board of healing arts, when working under the supervision and direction of a person licensed to practice medicine or surgery;

(3) an advanced registered nurse practitioner who holds a certificate of qualification from the state board of nursing, when working under the supervision and direction of a person licensed to practice medicine or surgery; or

(4) an individual licensed to practice dentistry or podiatry within the authority granted to the individual by Kansas licensing laws applying to dentists and podiatrists.

(d) Prohibited uses. Deliberate exposure for the following purposes shall be specifically prohibited:

(1) Exposure of an individual for patient positioning, training, demonstration, or other purposes, unless a healing arts purpose exists and a proper prescription has been provided; and

(2) exposure of an individual for the purpose of healing arts screening without the prior written approval of the department, except mammography screening, if the facility is certified to perform mammography by the food and drug administration. Each person requesting approval for healing arts screening shall submit the information outlined in K.A.R. 28-35-255. Each person requesting approval for a healing arts screening shall notify the department within 30 days if any of the information submitted becomes invalid or outdated.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-35-242

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 48-1607; effective Jan. 1, 1970; amended Jan. 1, 1972; amended May 1, 1976; amended Sept. 20, 1993; amended Dec. 30, 2005; amended March 18, 2011.