Rule 111-8-40-.30 - Nuclear Medicine ServicesIf the hospital provides nuclear medicine services, those services shall be organized and effective. The nuclear medicine services shall be provided in a manner consistent with applicable state laws and regulations and generally accepted standards of practice.
(a) Radioactive materials used in the provision of nuclear medicine services shall be prepared by personnel authorized as defined by state law to prepare radiopharmaceuticals and shall be labeled, used, transported, stored, and disposed of in a manner consistent with the "Georgia Radiation Control Act," O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-13 et seq., and applicable rules.(b) If a clinical laboratory is utilized in the provision of nuclear medicine services, the laboratory shall be licensed to perform these services as required by the Rules and Regulations for Clinical Laboratories, Chapter 111-8-10.(c) Nuclear medicine services shall be directed by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is a member of the medical staff qualified to perform and supervise those services. The director shall be responsible for the administration of nuclear medical services, including the evaluation of the effectiveness of the services in coordination with the hospital's quality management program.(d) Nuclear medicine procedures shall be administered and/or supervised by licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy as authorized by state law.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-40-.30
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-7-2.1, 31-13-1et seq. and 31-22-1 et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Nuclear Medicine Services" adopted. F. Feb. 20, 2013; eff. Mar. 12, 2013.