HAR §11-45-165. Training for radiation safety officer

An individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the radiation safety officer shall: (1) Be certified by the: (A) American Board of Health Physics in Comprehensive Health Physics; or (B) American Board of Radiology in Radiological Physics, Therapeutic Radiological Physics, or Medical Nuclear Physics; or (C) American Board of Nuclear Medicine; or (D) American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine; or (E) Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in Nuclear Pharmacy or Science; or (F) American Board of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Physics; or (G) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Nuclear Medicine; or (2) Have had two hundred hours of classroom and laboratory training covering: (A) Radiation physics and instrumentation; (B) Radiation protection; (C) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; (D) Radiation biology; and (E) Radiopharmaceutical chemistry; and (F) Have had one year of full-time experience in radiation safety at a medical institution under the supervision of the individual identified as the radiation safety officer on a department §11-45-168 45-139 license, agreement state, licensing state, or a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license that authorizes the medical use of radioactive material; or (3) Be an authorized user for those radioactive material uses that come within the radiation safety officer's responsibilities. [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§321- 10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71) §11-45-166 Training for experienced radiation safety officer. An individual identified as a radiation safety officer on a license, or a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license on the effective date of this chapter who oversees only the use of radioactive material for which the licensee was authorized on that date need not comply with the training requirements of section 11- 45-165. [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71) §11-45-167 Training for uptake, dilution, or excretion studies. Except as provided in sections 11-45-169 and 11-45-170, the licensee shall require the authorized user of a radiopharmaceutical listed in section 11-45-155 to be a physician who: (1) Is certified in: (A) Nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine; or (B) Diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology; or (C) Diagnostic radiology or radiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; or (D) Nuclear medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine; or (E) Nuclear medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; or (2) Has successfully completed a six-month training program in nuclear medicine as part of a training program that has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and that included classroom and laboratory training, work experience, and supervised clinical experience. [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)