General requirements for nuclear pharmacists to manage a nuclear pharmacy

providing radiopharmaceutical services. A qualified nuclear pharmacist shall: 1. Meet minimal standards of training for medical uses of radioactive material. 2. Hold a current, active license to practice pharmacy in this state. 3. Have completed a minimum of seven hundred contact hours in a structured educational program consisting of didactic instruction in nuclear pharmacy and clinical nuclear pharmacy training under the supervision of a qualified nuclear pharmacist in a nuclear pharmacy providing nuclear pharmacy services, or in a structured clinical nuclear pharmacy training program with emphasis in the following areas: a. Radiation physics and instrumentation. b. Radiation protection. c. Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of readioactivity. d. Chemistry of byproduct material for medical use. e. Radiation biology. f. Shipping, receiving, and performing related radiation surveys. g. Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and, if appropriate, instruments used to measure alpha-emitting or beta-emitting radionuclides. h. Calculating, assaying, and safely preparing dosages for patients or human research subjects. i. Using procedures to prevent or minimize radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination procedures. 4. Obtain written attestation, signed by an authorized nuclear pharmacist stating that the pharmacist has completed the requirements of this section and has achieved a level of competence sufficient to function independently as an authorized nuclear pharmacist and submit that to the state board of pharmacy. 5. Submit evidence to the state board of pharmacy that the pharmacist is certified by a specialty board whose certification has been recognized under 10 CFR 35.55(a).