DEPARTMENT  OF  CONSUMER  &  INDUSTRY  SERVICES               
 
                         RADIATION SAFETY SECTION      

(By authority conferred on the department  of   public  health   by   section 
13521 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of  1978, as amended,   and   section 
48 of  Act  No. 306  of  the   Public   Acts   of 1969,  as  amended,   being 
SS333.13521 and 24.248 of  the  Michigan  Compiled Laws) 


  PART 4.  REGISTRATION OF RADIATION MACHINES


R 325.5181. Purpose and scope.
  Rule 181.  (1)  This  part  provides  for  the  registration  of  radiation 
machines.  A person shall not manufacture, produce, transport, own,  receive, 
acquire, possess, use or transfer any radiation machine unless registered  or 
exempted under this part.
  (2) In addition to the requirements of this part, a registrant  is  subject 
to the requirements of part 1 and the applicable provisions of parts 5 to  11 
and 13.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5182.  Exemptions.
  Rule 182.  (1)  Electronic equipment that produces radiation incidental  to 
its operation for other purposes is exempt from the registration requirements 
of this part if the dose equivalent rate averaged over an area of  10  square 
centimeters does not exceed 0.5 mrem per hour at 5  cm  from  any  accessible 
surface of the equipment.  The production testing, or  factory  servicing  of 
the equipment is not exempt.
  (2) Radiation machines which are electrically  disconnected  pending  sale, 
transfer of ownership or destructive disposal while in such temporary storage 
condition are exempt from the registration requirements of this part.
  (3) Particle accelerators or other sources licensed under part 2 are exempt 
from the registration requirements of this part.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5183.  Responsibility for compliance with rules.
  Rule 183.  The owner and the person effectively  in  control  of  radiation 
machines not exempted under rule 182 shall each  be  individually,  and  both 
shall be jointly, responsible for full  compliance  with  all  provisions  of 
these rules.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5184.  Applications for registration.
  Rule 184.  (1)  Each person having 1 or more radiation machines shall apply 
for registration of the machines with the department within 30 days after the 
effective date of these rules or  thereafter  before  the  operation  of  the 
machines.
  (2) An application for registration shall be completed on  forms  furnished 
by the department and shall contain all the information required by the  form 
and accompanying instructions.  The application shall be accompanied  by  the 
appropriate registration fee as specified in rules 191 to 194.
  (3) The registrant shall designate an  individual  to  be  responsible  for 
radiation protection, and shall specify that the individual:
  (a) Is knowledgeable concerning the hazards and precautions in the handling 
of the radiation machines for which he is responsible.
  (b) Has read and understands the applicable requirements of these rules.
  (c) Shall permit operation of the radiation machines  only  by  individuals 
who have received proper instructions in their safe use.
  (d) Shall conduct or cause to be conducted such adequate radiation  surveys 
and other procedures as may be necessary to demonstrate compliance with these 
rules.
  (e) Has the authority to make or cause to  be  made  such  changes  of  the 
machines, their operation or both as may be necessary to  comply  with  these 
rules.
  (4) The application shall be signed by  the  registrant  or  an  individual 
authorized to act for and on his behalf.
  (5) In  his  application,  the  registrant  may  incorporate  by  reference 
information contained in previous applications, statements or  reports  filed 
with the department if the references are clear and specific.
  (6) The application and documents submitted to the department may  be  made 
available for public inspection except that the department may  withhold  any 
document or part thereof from public inspection if disclosure of its  content 
is not required in  the  public  interest  and  would  adversely  affect  the 
interest of a person concerned.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5185. Issuance of registration tags.
  Rule 185.  (1)  The department shall initially issue a registration tag for 
each radiation machine when it is properly registered with the  department.   
The tag shall include a machine registration number uniquely  assigned  to  a 
specific machine.
  (2) The registrant shall apply the registration tag to the control panel of 
the radiation machine specified according to  instructions  provided  by  the 
department.
  (3) The registrant shall not permit removal of the  registration  tag  from 
the radiation machine unless instructed by the department.   If  the  tag  is 
accidentally removed or defaced the registrant shall notify the department by 
specifying the tag number  and  machine  description  from  the  registration 
certificate and requesting a replacement.
  (4) The registrant shall refer to a radiation machine in any correspondence 
with the department according to the registration  number  assigned  to  that 
machine if available.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5186. Issuance of certificates of registration.
  Rule 186.  (1)  The department shall issue a certificate of registration if 
it determines that an application meets the requirements of these  rules  and 
receives the appropriate registration fee as specified in rules 191 to 194.
  (2) The department may incorporate in the certificate  of  registration  at 
the time of issuance or thereafter by appropriate rule, regulation or  order, 
such additional requirements and conditions with respect to the  registrant’s 
receipt, possession, use and transfer  of  radiation  machines  as  it  deems 
appropriate or necessary.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5187.  Registrations; expirations;  applications  for  renewal;  filing 
before expiration.
  Rule 187.   (1)   Except  as  provided  in  subrule  (3)  and  rule  188  a 
registration expires at the end of the day in the month and  year  stated  in 
the certificate of registration.
  (2) An application for renewal of registration shall be filed in accordance 
with rule 184 and shall be accompanied by the appropriate registration fee as 
specified in rules 191 to 193.
  (3) If a registrant has filed an application for renewal in proper form not 
less than 30 days before the expiration of  his  existing  registration,  the 
existing registration shall not expire until the application has been finally 
determined by the department.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5188.  Registrations; notices  of  change;  complete  changes;  partial 
changes.
  Rule 188. (1) The registrant shall notify the department in writing  before 
making any  change  that  would  render  the  information  contained  in  the 
application for registration or the certificate of registration, or both,  no 
longer accurate.  In the case of sale, transfer,  or  disposal  of  radiation 
machines, the notification  shall  specify  the  proposed  recipient  of  the 
machines, or the location and method of disposal.
  (2) A complete change in ownership, possession or location of all  machines 
listed on a certificate of registration terminates the certificate of record, 
and requires a new application for registration except as provided in subrule 
(4).
  (3)  In  case  of  a  partial  change  the  department  may  terminate  the 
certificate of registration of record and issue a new certificate pursuant to 
rule 194.
  (4) Notwithstanding subrule (2), replacement of all machines  listed  on  a 
certificate of registration shall be considered a partial change if the  name 
and address of the registrant and the name and address of  the  facility  are 
not changed.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5189. Approval not implied.
  Rule 189.  A person, in an advertisement, shall not refer to the fact  that 
he or his facility is registered with the department pursuant  to  this  part 
and  a  person  shall  not  state  or  imply  that  an  activity  under  such 
registration has been approved by the department.

   History:  1979 AC.


           REGISTRATION FEES


R 325.5191.  Registration fee; minimum fee.
  Rule 191.  (1)  An application for  registration  submitted  in  accordance 
with rule 184 shall be accompanied by the full  registration  fee  determined 
from the schedule provided in rule 193.
  (2) The minimum fee submitted with the application shall be $10.00.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5192.  Registration fee; exemptions.
  Rule  192.   Application  fees  or  annual  fees  are  not   required   for 
registration certificates applied for by, or issued to the following:
  (a) An agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof.
  (b) A nonprofit charitable institution using a radiation machine  primarily 
for services rendered on a charitable basis or in connection with a  facility 
used primarily for charitable purposes.
  (c)  A  nonprofit  educational  institution  using  a   radiation   machine 
exclusively for teaching  or  training  purposes  or  in  connection  with  a 
facility used exclusively for teaching or training purposes.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5193.  Registration fee; schedule of fees.
  Rule 193.  Specific registration fees are  dependent  upon  the  number  of 
x-ray or electron tubes included in the application  for  registration.   The 
minimum fee shall be applied toward the total  registration.   The  following 
schedule shall be used to determine the registration fee:


   SCHEDULE OF RADIATION MACHINES

         REGISTRATION FEES

     Each Individual Type of Machine    X-ray Tube     (design  or  use)  (or 
electron tube)

Dental (intra-oral)    $10.00 (panoramic)    10.00  (cephalometric)     10.00 
(multiple purpose)   10.00 Medical (extremities only)   10.00 (radiographic)  
  10.00 (fluoroscopic)    10.00  (radiographic-fluoroscopic)   10.00  (single 
tube combination)  10.00  (therapy)    $10.00  (other)      10.00  Industrial 
(radiographic)    10.00 (fluoroscopic)     10.00  (electron  beam  welder)    
10.00 (other)     10.00 Analytical (diffraction)    10.00  (fluorescence)     
10.00 (electron microscope)   10.00  (other)      10.00  Miscellaneous  (film 
identification markers)  10.00 (cold cathode discharge tubes)  10.00 (other)  
   10.00


   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5194.  Registration fee; notice of change; additional tubes; notice  of 
disposal; refunds; amendment expiration.
  Rule 194.  (1)  A notice of change submitted in accordance  with  rule  188 
may necessitate issuance of an amended certificate of registration and  shall 
be accompanied by the minimum registration fee specified in rule 191(2).   If 
additional  tubes  are  added  to  the  registration   before   the   current 
registration expiration date, the notice shall be accompanied by  a  fee  for 
each added x-ray tube as provided in subrule (2).  The minimum fee shall  not 
be applied toward the addition of tubes to the certificate of registration.
  (2) The fee for each additional x-ray tube or electron tube shall be $5.00. 
 Only net increase in the number of tubes currently  registered  requires  an 
additional fee.
  (3) Notwithstanding subrule (1), notice of disposal without replacement  of 
all registered machines covered by a single  registration  certificate  shall 
void the certificate of record.  Such notice shall not require issuance of an 
amended certificate and shall not require payment of the minimum fee.
  (4) Refund of a registration fee shall not be made as a result of a  notice 
of change resulting in the deletion of machines or in the termination of  the 
certificate of registration before the expiration date of the registration.
  (5) An amended certificate of registration issued as provided in this  rule 
expires on the expiration date of the current registration.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5195.  Vendor obligation; notification of  transfer;  duty  to  report; 
compliance with these rules.
  Rule 195.  (1)  A person who sells, leases, transfers, lends, assembles, or 
installs a radiation machine in this state shall  notify  the  department  in 
writing within 15 days  after  the  end  of  each  calendar  quarter  of  the 
following:
  (a) The name and address of the person who has received the machine.
  (b) For each radiation machine transferred all of the following:
  (i) Date of transfer of possession or ownership.
  (ii) Manufacturer.
  (iii) Model.
  (iv)  Department  registration  number,  if  the  machine  was   previously 
registered with the department and the registration tag  is  on  the  control 
panel.
  (v) Number of x-ray tubes.
  (vi) Type of machine as described in rule 193, schedule of fees.
  (2) A person who notifies the department in accord with subrule  (1)  shall 
thereafter report on a quarterly basis even if no sales or installations  are 
made in this state until written notice is submitted  to  the  department  of 
termination of business in Michigan.
  (3) A person shall not make, sell,  lease,  transfer,  lend,  assemble,  or 
install radiation machines, including x-ray equipment and  supplies  used  in 
connection with  the  machines,  unless  the  equipment  and  supplies,  when 
properly placed in operation and properly  used,  meet  the  requirements  of 
these rules.

   History:  1979 AC.


R 325.5196.  Out-of-state radiation machines.
  Rule 196.  (1)  Whenever a radiation machine is brought  into  this  state, 
for purposes other than temporary storage as provided for in rule 182(2), the 
person proposing to bring the machine  into  the  state  shall  give  written 
notice to the department not less than 2  working  days  before  the  machine 
enters the state.  The notice shall include the radiographer’s name; the type 
of radiation machine; the nature, duration and scope of use;  and  the  exact 
locations where the radiation machine is to be used.  If for a specific  case 
the 2 working-day period would impose an undue hardship on the  person,  upon 
application to the department, he  may  arrange  for  other  notification  to 
comply with the intent of this rule.
  (2) In addition, the out-of-state person shall comply with  all  applicable 
rules of the department and supply the department with such other information 
as the department may reasonably request.

   History:  1979 AC.