32.1-229.1 - Inspections of X-ray machines required; Radiation Inspection Reports; fees; qualification of inspectors.
§ 32.1-229.1. Inspections of X-ray machines required; Radiation InspectionReports; fees; qualification of inspectors.
A. All X-ray machines shall be registered with the Department.
B. Every owner or operator of an X-ray machine used in the healing arts shallrequest an initial inspection by a private inspector or a Departmentinspector no later than 30 days after the installation of the equipment.
Inspections shall be performed periodically on a schedule prescribed by theBoard. The Department may also require random, unannounced, follow-upinspections of machines that were inspected by private inspectors in order tomaintain quality control. In the event of changes in or installations of newequipment during the last 90 days of a period for which an inspection hasbeen made, no interim inspection shall be required. In addition, theDepartment may require the inspection and certification of other machinesemitting radiation or utilizing radiation for patients, consumers, workers,or the general public.
Inspections shall be performed by Department personnel or by privateinspectors only. Inspections conducted by private inspectors shall beconducted in conformance with the regulations of the Board and reports onthese inspections shall be filed by the registrant with the Department onforms prescribed by the Department. Results of all inspections shall bereviewed by the Department.
C. The Department shall issue a certificate for a diagnostic or therapeuticX-ray machine when the results of the inspection indicate the machine meetsthe Board's standards. If the machine does not meet the Board's standards,the certification may be denied. If the certification is denied, the machineshall not be used for treatment, diagnosis, or evaluation of patients,whether human or animal, until the standards of the Board have been met. Acopy of the certificate shall be displayed by the registrant in a conspicuousplace in close proximity to the X-ray machine.
D. The Board shall, in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§2.2-4000 et seq.), promulgate such regulations as the Board deems necessaryto protect the health and safety of health care workers, patients, and thegeneral public, including but not limited to regulations to:
1. Fee schedules for registration of X-ray machines;
2. Schedule for inspections of X-ray machines;
3. Fee schedules for inspections of X-ray machines by Department personnel;however, no fee shall be charged for inspections initiated by the Department;
4. Standards for certification of X-ray machines; and
5. Qualifications for private inspectors.
E. The provisions of this section and of §§ 32.1-229 and 32.1-229.2 relatingto X-ray machines and machines emitting or utilizing radiation shall notapply to devices purchased or used primarily for personal, family, orhousehold purposes.
(1987, c. 666; 2008, cc. 41, 466.)