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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64E. Division of Environmental Health |
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64E-5. Control Of Radiation Hazards |
| 64E-5.101. Definitions |
| 64E-5.102. Exemptions |
| 64E-5.103. Records |
| 64E-5.104. Tests |
| 64E-5.105. Prohibited Uses |
| 64E-5.106. Units of Exposure and Dose |
| 64E-5.201. Licensing of Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.202. Source Material - Exemptions |
| 64E-5.203. Radioactive Material Other Than Source Material - Exemptions |
| 64E-5.204. Types of Licenses |
| 64E-5.205. General Licenses - Source Material |
| 64E-5.206. General Licenses - Radioactive Material Other Than Source Material |
| 64E-5.207. Filing Application for Specific Licenses |
| 64E-5.208. General Requirements for the Issuance of Specific Licenses |
| 64E-5.209. Special Requirements for Specific Licenses of Broad Scope |
| 64E-5.210. Special Requirements for a Specific License to Manufacture, Assemble, Repair or Distribute Commodities, Products or Devices Which Contain Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.211. Special Requirements for Issuance of Specific Licenses for Source Material Milling |
| 64E-5.212. Issuance of Specific Licenses |
| 64E-5.213. Specific Terms and Conditions of License |
| 64E-5.214. Expiration and Termination of Licenses and Decommissioning of Sites and Separate Buildings or Outdoor Areas |
| 64E-5.215. Transfer of Material |
| 64E-5.217. Bonding of Persons Licensed Pursuant to Subpart II C |
| 64E-5.218. Performance of Inspections |
| 64E-5.219. Emergency Planning |
| 64E-5.220. Radioactive Quantities |
| 64E-5.221. Radiological Criteria for License Termination |
| 64E-5.222. Radiological Criteria for Unrestricted Use |
| 64E-5.223. Criteria for License Termination Under Restricted Conditions |
| 64E-5.224. Alternate Criteria for License Termination |
| 64E-5.225. Public Notification and Public Participation |
| 64E-5.226. Minimizing Contamination |
| 64E-5.301. Standards for Protection Against Radiation |
| 64E-5.302. Implementation |
| 64E-5.303. Radiation Protection Programs |
| 64E-5.304. Occupational Dose Limits for Adults |
| 64E-5.305. Compliance with Requirements for Summation of External and Internal Doses |
| 64E-5.306. Determination of External Dose from Airborne Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.307. Determination of Internal Exposure |
| 64E-5.308. Determination of Prior Occupational Dose |
| 64E-5.309. Planned Special Exposures |
| 64E-5.310. Occupation Dose Limits for Minors |
| 64E-5.311. Dose to an Embryo or Fetus |
| 64E-5.312. Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public |
| 64E-5.313. Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public |
| 64E-5.314. General |
| 64E-5.315. Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of External and Internal Occupational Dose |
| 64E-5.316. Control of Access to High Radiation Areas |
| 64E-5.317. Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas |
| 64E-5.318. Use of Process or Other Engineering Controls |
| 64E-5.319. Use of Individual Respiratory Protection Equipment |
| 64E-5.320. Security of Stored Sources of Radiation |
| 64E-5.321. Control of Sources of Radiation Not in Storage |
| 64E-5.322. Caution Signs |
| 64E-5.323. Posting Requirements |
| 64E-5.324. Exceptions to Posting Requirements |
| 64E-5.325. Labeling Containers and Radiation Machines |
| 64E-5.326. Exemptions to Labeling Requirements |
| 64E-5.327. Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages |
| 64E-5.328. General Requirements |
| 64E-5.329. Method of Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures |
| 64E-5.330. Discharge by Release into Sanitary Sewerage |
| 64E-5.331. Disposal of Specific Wastes |
| 64E-5.332. Transfer for Disposal and Manifests |
| 64E-5.333. Classification and Characteristics of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Near-Surface Land Disposal, Labeling and Manifest Requirements |
| 64E-5.334. General Provisions |
| 64E-5.335. Records of Radiation Protection Programs |
| 64E-5.336. Records of Surveys |
| 64E-5.337. Records of Tests for Leakage or Contamination of Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.338. Records of Planned Special Exposures |
| 64E-5.339. Records of Individual Monitoring Results |
| 64E-5.340. Records of Waste Disposal or Transfers |
| 64E-5.341. Records of Testing Entry Control Devices for Very High Radiation Areas |
| 64E-5.342. Form of Records |
| 64E-5.343. Reports of Stolen, Lost, or Missing Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation |
| 64E-5.344. Notification of Incidents |
| 64E-5.345. Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Constraints or Limits, Medical Events and Dose to an Embryo/Fetus or a Nursing Child |
| 64E-5.346. Reports of Planned Special Exposures |
| 64E-5.347. Notifications and Reports to Individuals |
| 64E-5.348. Reports of Leaking or Contaminated Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.349. Vacating Premises |
| 64E-5.350. Reports of Transactions Involving Nationally Tracked Sources |
| 64E-5.351. Nationally Tracked Source Thresholds |
| 64E-5.423. Definitions |
| 64E-5.424. Requirements for Industrial Radiography Equipment Using Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.425. Locking of Sources of Radiation, Storage Precautions, and Surveillance |
| 64E-5.426. Radiation Survey Instruments |
| 64E-5.427. Leak Testing, Repairing, Tagging, Opening, Modifying, and Replacing Sealed Sources and Devices |
| 64E-5.428. Quarterly Inventory |
| 64E-5.429. Source Movement Logs, Daily Survey Reports, and Individual Dosimeter Logs |
| 64E-5.430. Inspection and Maintenance |
| 64E-5.431. Permanent Radiographic Installations |
| 64E-5.432. Radiation Protection Program |
| 64E-5.433. Radiation Safety Officer |
| 64E-5.434. Training, Testing, Certification, and Audits |
| 64E-5.435. Conducting Industrial Radiographic Operations |
| 64E-5.436. Operating and Emergency Procedures |
| 64E-5.437. Personnel Monitoring |
| 64E-5.438. Radiation Surveys |
| 64E-5.439. Posting |
| 64E-5.440. Records |
| 64E-5.441. Reporting Requirements |
| 64E-5.501. Definitions |
| 64E-5.502. General Requirements |
| 64E-5.503. General Requirements for All Diagnostic X-Ray Systems |
| 64E-5.504. Fluoroscopic X-Ray Systems |
| 64E-5.505. Diagnostic Radiography Systems, Other than Fluoroscopic, Mammographic, Dental Intraoral or Veterinary Systems |
| 64E-5.506. Intraoral Dental Radiographic Systems |
| 64E-5.507. Therapeutic X-Ray Systems of Less Than 1 MeV |
| 64E-5.508. X-Ray and Electron Therapy Systems with Energies of 1 MeV and Above |
| 64E-5.509. Veterinary Medicine X-Ray Operations |
| 64E-5.510. Mammographic Systems |
| 64E-5.511. Registration of Radiation Machines |
| 64E-5.601. License Required |
| 64E-5.602. License Amendments |
| 64E-5.603. Notification |
| 64E-5.604. ALARA Program |
| 64E-5.605. Radiation Safety Officer |
| 64E-5.606. Radiation Safety Committee |
| 64E-5.607. Authority and Responsibilities |
| 64E-5.608. Supervision |
| 64E-5.609. Visiting Authorized User, Visiting Authorized Medical Physicist, or Visiting RSO |
| 64E-5.610. Mobile Medical Service Requirements |
| 64E-5.611. Quality Management Program and Notifications, Records and Reports of Medical Events |
| 64E-5.612. Suppliers |
| 64E-5.613. Quality Control of Diagnostic Instrumentation |
| 64E-5.614. Possession, Use, Calibration, and Check of Dose Calibrators in the Use of Unsealed Radiopharmaceuticals |
| 64E-5.615. Use, Calibration and Check of Survey Instruments |
| 64E-5.616. Determination of Dosages of Unsealed Radioactive Material for Medical Use |
| 64E-5.617. Authorization for Calibration, Transmission and Reference Sources |
| 64E-5.618. Requirements for Possession of Sealed Sources and Brachytherapy Sources |
| 64E-5.619. Syringe Shields and Labels |
| 64E-5.620. Vial Shields and Labels |
| 64E-5.621. Surveys for Contamination and Ambient Radiation Dose Rate |
| 64E-5.622. Release of Patients or Human Research Subjects Treated with Radiopharmaceuticals, Implants or Remote Afterloader Units |
| 64E-5.623. Storage of Volatiles and Gases |
| 64E-5.624. Decay in Storage |
| 64E-5.625. Safety Instructions and Precautions for Liquid Iodine, Radiopharmaceutical Therapy, Manual Brachytherapy, Remote Afterloader Units, Teletherapy Units, and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| 64E-5.626. Use of Radiopharmaceuticals for Uptake, Dilution, or Excretion Studies |
| 64E-5.627. Use of Unsealed Radiopharmaceuticals, Generators, and Reagent Kits for Imaging and Localization Studies |
| 64E-5.628. Generators |
| 64E-5.629. Control of Aerosols and Gases |
| 64E-5.630. Use of Radiopharmaceuticals for Therapy |
| 64E-5.631. Use of Sealed Sources for Diagnosis |
| 64E-5.632. Use of Sources for Manual Brachytherapy |
| 64E-5.633. Manual Brachytherapy Sources Inventory and Surveys |
| 64E-5.634. Use of a Sealed Source in a Remote Afterloader Unit, Teletherapy Unit, or Gamma Sterotactic Radiosurgery Unit |
| 64E-5.635. Installation, Adjustment, Maintenance and Repair Restrictions |
| 64E-5.636. Safety Procedures and Instructions for Remote Afterloader Units, Teletherapy Units, and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.637. Safety Precautions for Remote Afterloader Units, Teletherapy Units, and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.638. Radiation Monitoring Devices |
| 64E-5.639. Viewing Systems |
| 64E-5.640. Dosimetry Equipment Used With Remote Afterloading Units, Teletherapy Units, or Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.641. Full Calibration Measurements on Teletherapy Units |
| 64E-5.642. Periodic Spot-Checks or Teletherapy Units |
| 64E-5.643. Radiation Surveys for Teletherapy Facilities |
| 64E-5.644. Radiation Surveys for Remote Afterloader and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Facilities |
| 64E-5.645. Remote Afterloader, Gamma Stereotactic, and Teletherapy Therapy-Related Computer Systems |
| 64E-5.646. Reports of Teletherapy Surveys, Checks, Tests, and Measurements |
| 64E-5.647. Five Year Inspection for Teletherapy and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.648. Radiation Safety Officer |
| 64E-5.649. Training for Uptake, Dilution, or Excretion Studies |
| 64E-5.650. Training for Imaging and Localization Studies for Which a Written Directive Is Not Required |
| 64E-5.651. Training for Therapeutic Use of Radiopharmaceuticals (Repealed) |
| 64E-5.652. Training for Use of Manual Brachytherapy Sources |
| 64E-5.653. Training for Ophthalmic Use of Strontium 90 |
| 64E-5.654. Training for Use of Sealed Sources for Diagnosis |
| 64E-5.655. Training for Use of Remote Afterloader Units, Teletherapy Units, and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.656. Training for and Authorized Medical Physicist |
| 64E-5.657. Training for Experienced RSO, Teletherapy or Medical Physicist, Authorized Medical Physicist, Authorized User, Nuclear Pharmacist, and Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist |
| 64E-5.658. Recentness of Training |
| 64E-5.659. Training for an Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist |
| 64E-5.660. Training for Use of Unsealed Radioactive Material for Which A Written Directive is Required in Rule 63E-5.626, 64E-5.627 or 64E-5.630, F.A.C. |
| 64E-5.661. Training for the Oral Administration of Sodium Iodide I-131 Requiring A Written Directive in Quantities Less Than or Equal to 1.22 Gigabecquerels (33 Millicuries) |
| 64E-5.662. Training for the Oral Administration of Sodium Iodide I-131 Requiring A Written Directive in Quantities Greater Than 1.22 Gigabecquerels (33 Millicuries) |
| 64E-5.663. Training for the Parenteral Administration of Unsealed Radioactive Material Requiring a Written Directive |
| 64E-5.664. Other Medical Uses of Radioactive Material or Radiation From Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.701. Equipment Requirements |
| 64E-5.702. Area Requirements |
| 64E-5.703. Operating Requirements |
| 64E-5.704. Personnel Requirements |
| 64E-5.801. Registration Requirements |
| 64E-5.802. General Requirements for the Issuance of a Registration Certificate for Particle Accelerators |
| 64E-5.803. Particle Accelerators for Therapeutic Use on Humans |
| 64E-5.804. Limitations |
| 64E-5.805. Shielding and Safety Design Requirements |
| 64E-5.806. Particle Accelerator Controls and Interlock Systems |
| 64E-5.807. Warning Devices |
| 64E-5.808. Operating Procedures |
| 64E-5.809. Radiation Monitoring Requirements |
| 64E-5.810. Ventilation Systems |
| 64E-5.901. Posting of Notices to Workers |
| 64E-5.902. Instructions to Workers |
| 64E-5.903. Notification and Reports to Individuals |
| 64E-5.904. Presence of Representatives of Licensees or Registrants and Workers During Inspection |
| 64E-5.905. Consultation with Workers During Inspections |
| 64E-5.906. Request by Workers for Inspections |
| 64E-5.907. Inspections Not Warranted; Informal Review |
| 64E-5.1001. Standards |
| 64E-5.1002. Monitoring Requirements |
| 64E-5.1003. Monitoring Fees |
| 64E-5.1101. Prohibitions |
| 64E-5.1102. Storage and Transportation Precautions |
| 64E-5.1103. Radiation Survey Instruments |
| 64E-5.1104. Leak Testing of Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.1105. Quarterly Inventory |
| 64E-5.1106. Utilization Records |
| 64E-5.1107. Design, Performance and Certification Criteria for Sealed Sources Used in Downhole Operations |
| 64E-5.1108. Labeling |
| 64E-5.1109. Inspection and Maintenance |
| 64E-5.1110. Training Requirements |
| 64E-5.1111. Operating and Emergency Procedures |
| 64E-5.1112. Personnel Monitoring |
| 64E-5.1113. Security |
| 64E-5.1114. Handling Tools |
| 64E-5.1115. Subsurface Tracer Studies |
| 64E-5.1116. Radiation Surveys |
| 64E-5.1117. Documents and Records Required at Field Stations |
| 64E-5.1118. Temporary Jobsites |
| 64E-5.1119. Notification of Incidents, Abandonment and Lost Sources |
| 64E-5.1120. Subjects to Be Included in Training Courses for Logging Supervisors |
| 64E-5.1201. Radon Requirements and Enforcement |
| 64E-5.1202. Definitions |
| 64E-5.1203. General Provisions |
| 64E-5.1204. Certification Requirements for Radon Measurement Specialists and Technicians |
| 64E-5.1205. Certification Requirements for Radon Mitigation Specialists and Technicians |
| 64E-5.1206. Certification Requirements for Radon Measurement Businesses |
| 64E-5.1207. Certification Requirements for Radon Mitigation Businesses |
| 64E-5.1208. Measurement Requirements and Procedures |
| 64E-5.1301. Sealed or Unsealed Sources of Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.1302. Operating and Emergency Procedures |
| 64E-5.1303. Leak Test Requirements for Possession of Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.1304. Inventory Requirements |
| 64E-5.1305. Training Requirements, Authority, Duties and Responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer |
| 64E-5.1306. Opening Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.1307. Training Requirements for Authorized Users |
| 64E-5.1308. Additional Requirements for General Licenses |
| 64E-5.1309. Training for Current Authorized Users |
| 64E-5.1310. Personnel Monitoring |
| 64E-5.1311. Storage, Security and Transportation Precautions |
| 64E-5.1312. Training and User Requirements |
| 64E-5.1313. Training and User Requirements |
| 64E-5.1314. Possession of Survey Instruments |
| 64E-5.1315. Additional Requirements |
| 64E-5.1316. General Rules for the Safe Use of Unsealed Sources of Radioactive Materials |
| 64E-5.1317. Storage and Control of Volatiles and Gases |
| 64E-5.1318. Instrumentation |
| 64E-5.1319. Contamination Control Program |
| 64E-5.1320. Bioassy Program |
| 64E-5.1401. Irradiators |
| 64E-5.1402. Definitions |
| 64E-5.1403. Specific License for Large Irradiators |
| 64E-5.1404. Start of Construction |
| 64E-5.1405. Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources |
| 64E-5.1406. Access Control |
| 64E-5.1407. Shielding |
| 64E-5.1408. Fire Protection |
| 64E-5.1409. Radiation Monitors |
| 64E-5.1410. Control of Source Movement |
| 64E-5.1411. Irradiator Pools |
| 64E-5.1412. Source Rack Protection |
| 64E-5.1413. Power Failures |
| 64E-5.1414. Design Requirements |
| 64E-5.1415. Construction Control |
| 64E-5.1416. Training |
| 64E-5.1417. Operating and Emergency Procedures |
| 64E-5.1418. Personnel Monitoring |
| 64E-5.1419. Radiation Surveys |
| 64E-5.1420. Detection of Leaking or Contaminated Sources |
| 64E-5.1421. Inspection and Maintenance |
| 64E-5.1422. Pool Water Purity |
| 64E-5.1423. Attendance During Operation |
| 64E-5.1424. Entering and Leaving the Radiation Room |
| 64E-5.1425. Irradiation of Explosive or Highly Flammable Materials |
| 64E-5.1426. Records and Retention Periods |
| 64E-5.1427. Reports and Notifications |
| 64E-5.1501. Purpose and Scope |
| 64E-5.1502. Transportation of Radioactive Material |
| 64E-5.1503. Exemptions |
| 64E-5.1504. General Licenses for Carriers |
| 64E-5.1505. Routine Determinations |
| 64E-5.1506. Advance Notification of Shipment of Certain Quantities of Radioactive Waste |
| 64E-5.1507. Designation of Routes for Shipment of Radioactive Waste Requiring Advance Notification |
| 64E-5.1508. Inspection of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Shipments |
| 64E-5.1509. Permit Requirements |
| 64E-5.1510. Air Transport of Plutonium |
| 64E-5.1511. Notification in the Event of Suspected or Real Breach of Containment |
| 64E-5.1512. Inspections |
| 64E-5.1513. Communications |
| 64E-5.1601. Definitions |
| 64E-5.1602. Administrative Requirements |
| 64E-5.1603. Training and Education |
| 64E-5.1604. General Technical Requirements for Electronic Brachytherapy Facilities |
| 64E-5.6011. Definitions |
| 64E-5.6251. Manual Brachytherapy Therapy Related Computer Systems |
| 64E-5.6331. Calibration Measurements of Manual Brachytherapy Sources |
| 64E-5.6332. Decay of Strontium-90 Sources for Ophthalmic Treatments |
| 64E-5.6411. Full Calibration Measurements on Remote Afterloader Units |
| 64E-5.6412. Full Calibration Measurements on Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.6421. Periodic Spot-Checks for Remote Afterloader Units |
| 64E-5.6422. Periodic Spot-Checks for Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units |
| 64E-5.6423. Additional Technical Requirements for Mobile Remote Afterloader Units |
| 64E-5.11071. Uranium Sinker Bars |
| 64E-5.11072. Energy Compensation Source |
| 64E-5.11073. Tritium Neutron Generator Target Source |