Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3701:1-58-51 | Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources.

                                                
Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the
		Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a manual
		brachytherapy source for the uses authorized under rule 3701:1-58-43 of the
		Administrative Code to be a physician who:
(A) Is certified by a medical specialty
		  board whose certification process has been recognized by the director, the
		  United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state. The names
		  of board certifications which have been recognized by the director, the United
		  States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state will be posted on
		  the United States nuclear regulatory commission's "Medical Uses
		  Licensee Toolkit" web page at www.nrc.gov. To have its certification
		  process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for
		  certification to:
(1) Successfully complete
			 a minimum of three years of residency training in a radiation oncology program
			 approved by the "Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council
			 for Graduate Medical Education" or the "Royal College of Physicians
			 and Surgeons of Canada" or the "Committee on Post-Graduate Training
			 of the American Osteopathic Association"; and
(2) Pass an examination,
			 administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that tests knowledge and
			 competence in radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning,
			 quality assurance, and clinical use of manual brachytherapy; or
(B) Has achieved the following
		  requirements:
(1) Has completed a
			 structured educational program in basic radionuclide handling techniques
			 applicable to the use of manual brachytherapy sources that
			 includes:
(a) Two hundred hours of classroom and laboratory training in the
				following areas:
(i) Radiation physics and
				  instrumentation;
(ii) Radiation
				  protection;
(iii) Mathematics
				  pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; and
(iv) Radiation biology;
				  and
(b) Five hundred hours of work experience, under the supervision
				of an authorized user who meets the requirements in this rule or rule
				3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, or equivalent United States nuclear
				regulatory commission or agreement state requirements at a medical facility
				authorized to use radioactive materials under rule 3701:1-58-43 of the
				Administrative Code, involving:
(i) Ordering, receiving,
				  and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation
				  surveys;
(ii) Checking survey
				  meters for proper operation;
(iii) Preparing,
				  implanting, and removing brachytherapy sources;
(iv) Maintaining running
				  inventories of material on hand;
(v) Using administrative
				  controls to prevent a medical event involving the use of radioactive material;
				  and
(vi) Using emergency
				  procedures to control radioactive material;
(2) Has completed three
			 years of supervised clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an
			 authorized user who meets the requirements in this rule or rule 3701:1-58-21 of
			 the Administrative Code, or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory
			 commission or agreement state requirements, as part of a formal training
			 program approved by the "Residency Review Committee for Radiation Oncology
			 of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education" or the
			 "Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada" or the
			 "Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic
			 Association." This experience may be obtained concurrently with the
			 supervised work experience required by paragraph (B)(1)(b) of this rule;
			 and
(3) Has obtained written
			 attestation that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
			 in paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule and is able to independently
			 fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an authorized user of manual
			 brachytherapy sources for the medical uses authorized under rule 3701:1-58-43
			 of the Administrative Code. The attestation must be obtained from
			 either:
(a) A preceptor authorized user who meets the requirements
				in this rule or rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, or equivalent
				United States nuclear regulatory commission or agreement state requirements;
				or
(b) A residency program director who affirms in writing
				that the attestation represents the consensus of the residency program faculty
				where at least one faculty member is an authorized user who meets the
				requirements in his rule or rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, or
				equivalent United States nuclear regulatory commission or agreement state
				requirements, and concurs with the attestation provided by the residency
				program director. The residency training program must be approved by the
				residency review committee of the "Accreditation Council for Graduate
				Medical Education," the "Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
				Canada," or the "Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American
				Osteopathic Association," and must include training and experience
				specified in paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule.


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