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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 16, 2000
H. 4927
Introduced by Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
S. Printed 5/16/00--S.
Read the first time April 25, 2000.
To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H. 4927), to approve regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to x-rays (Title B), designated as Regulation Document Number 2480, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
THOMAS L. MOORE, for Committee.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO X-RAYS (TITLE B), DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2480, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to x-rays (Title B), designated as Regulation Document Number 2480, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This regulation is amended by adding Chapter 74 so as to enact the "Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act" and create the South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association. The act requires the department to promulgate regulations consistent with Chapter 74, which establishes minimum standards of education and provides for the appropriate examination and certification of persons using x-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The amendment will ensure the applicable areas of R.61-64 are consistent with the provisions in Act No. 101 and Chapter 74 from Title 44. Specific areas the department addresses in the regulations include: requiring a registrant to ensure that operators of diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray equipment possess a valid, current certificate from the South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association; prohibiting a registrant from employing a person as an operator when certification has not been obtained; requiring operators to be under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner; requiring an operator who has been approved to display a current training certificate; maintaining of training records; and assessing civil penalties for violating the aforementioned provisions. The department also adds regulations to exempt dentists and their auxiliaries provided they meet the requirements of the South Carolina Dental Practice Act in accordance with Act 101.
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