136C.3 - DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
136C.3 DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
The department is designated the state radiation control agency
and is responsible for regulating the installation and use of
radiation machines and the use of radioactive materials in this state
as provided in this chapter. The department shall:
1. Establish minimum criteria and safety standards for the
installation, operation, and use of radiation machines and
radioactive materials.
2. a. Establish minimum training standards including
continuing education requirements, and administer examinations and
disciplinary procedures for operators of radiation machines and users
of radioactive materials. A state of Iowa license to practice
medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, dentistry,
dental hygiene, or veterinary medicine, or licensure as a physician
assistant pursuant to chapter 148C, or certification by the dental
board in dental radiography, or by the board of podiatry in podiatric
radiography, or enrollment in a program or course of study approved
by the Iowa department of public health which includes the
application of radiation to humans satisfies the minimum training
standards for operation of radiation machines only.
b. The department shall establish a technical advisory
committee made up of four technologists, one of whom shall be a
limited radiography instructor, one of whom shall represent nuclear
medicine technologists, one of whom shall represent radiation
therapists, and one of whom shall represent diagnostic radiographers;
five physicians, including one radiologist, one chiropractor, one
physician representing either radiation therapy or nuclear medicine,
one podiatrist, and one private practitioner; and a representative of
the department. The advisory committee shall assist the department
in developing and establishing criteria for the administration of
this subsection.
3. Develop programs for evaluation and control of hazards
associated with the use of sources of radiation with due regard for
compatibility of a proposed program with federal programs regulating
byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials and considering
consistency of a proposed program with federal programs for
regulation of radiation machines.
4. Adopt, publish, and amend rules in accordance with chapter 17A
as necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
The rules may provide for the licensing and control of radioactive
materials with due regard for compatibility with federal regulatory
programs.
5. Issue orders as necessary in connection with licensing and
registration of radiation machines and radioactive materials.
6. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the
state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies,
political subdivisions, and other organizations concerned with
control of sources of radiation.
7. Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations,
training, research, and demonstrations relating to control of sources
of radiation.
8. Collect and disseminate information relating to control of
sources of radiation. The department shall maintain the following
information on file:
a. License applications, issuances, denials, amendments,
transfers, renewals, modifications, suspensions, and revocations.
b. A list of persons possessing sources of radiation
requiring registration under this chapter and any administrative or
judicial action involving each person.
c. Departmental rules relating to regulation of sources of
radiation, existing or pending, and related actions.
9. Adopt rules requiring the keeping of such records with respect
to activities under licenses and registration certificates issued
pursuant to this chapter as the department determines necessary to
effect the purposes of this chapter.
10. Adopt rules specifying the minimum training and performance
standards for an individual using a radiation machine for
mammography, and other rules necessary to implement section 136C.15.
The rules shall complement federal requirements applicable to similar
radiation machinery and shall not be less stringent than those
federal requirements. Section History: Early Form
[C79, 81, § 136C.3] Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1286, § 1; 86 Acts, ch 1217, § 1; 88 Acts, ch 1225, §
1; 90 Acts, ch 1233, § 6; 92 Acts, ch 1054, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §
36; 99 Acts, ch 141, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 10, § 23; 2007 Acts, ch 218,
§195; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §38
Referred to in § 136C.5, 136C.10