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12VAC5-481-1960: Safety instruction
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12. Health
- Agency 5. Department of Health
- Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations
- Part VII. Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts
- Article 6. Unsealed Byproduct Material - Written Directive Required
In addition to the requirements of 12VAC5-481-2270, licensees shall provide radiation safety instruction initially and at least annually to personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who cannot be released under 12VAC5-481-1870. To satisfy this requirement, the instruction shall be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and include:
1. Patient or human research subject control;
2. Visitor control, including:
a. Routine visitation to hospitalized individuals in accordance with 12VAC5-481-720 A 1; and
b. Visitation authorized in accordance with 12VAC5-481-720 C;
3. Contamination control;
4. Waste control; and
5. Notification of the RSO, or his designee, and an authorized user if the patient or human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.
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