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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-B. PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE |
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Chapter 22-B69. RADIATION: SPECIFIC LICENSE PROCEDURES |
Section 22-B6923. SUPPLIERS OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL X-RAY MACHINES
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6923.1No person shall make, sell, lease, repair, transfer, lend, or install medical or dental x-ray equipment in the District unless authorized to do so by a license issued by the Director.
6923.2Application to become a licensed supplier shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Director, and shall contain information as the Director may require.
6923.3For the purposes of this section, a “licensed supplier” shall be a person who has been licensed by the Director to make, sell, lease, repair, lend, transfer, or install medical or dental x-ray equipment for use in the District.
6923.4For the purposes of this section, “medical or dental x-ray equipment” shall mean any electronic device that produces x-rays by electrical means for the intentional exposure of humans.
6923.5Any person licensed to supply medical or dental x-ray equipment in the District shall notify the Director on forms provided by the Director within fifteen (15) days following the sale, lease agreement, or decision to make available the equipment, or at least ten (10) days prior to the installation of the equipment, whichever occurs sooner.
6923.6No medical or dental x-ray equipment shall be supplied in the District which, when properly placed in operation and properly used, does not meet the standards prescribed by the Director.
6923.7Plans or blueprints of any medical or dental x-ray installation that is to receive x-ray equipment supplied by a licensed supplier shall be approved by the Director prior to the installation of the equipment.
6923.8The Director may require information such as that required by §6923.7 to be furnished to him or her as the Director deems necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of the radiation provisions of this title.
6923.9Licenses to supply medical and dental x-ray equipment in the District may be terminated for any of the following reasons:
(a)Failure to provide advance notification to the Director of the installation of medical or dental x-ray equipment sold, leased, loaned, transferred, or installed in the District;
(b)When information on the application is determined to be incorrect, or no longer current, and the licensee fails to submit an amended application containing the corrected information within thirty (30) days after the change takes place;
(c)Expiration of a temporary license; or
(d)Repeated failure to supply medical and dental x-ray equipment that meets the standards established by the Director.
6923.10A temporary license may be granted by the Director for a specified period, not to exceed one (1) year, for those suppliers of x-ray equipment who wish to make a limited sale, lease, loan, transfer, or installation of medical or dental x-ray equipment, and who do not normally supply the equipment for profit.