99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0744
 
Introduced 2/3/2015, by Sen. Karen McConnaughay
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
420 ILCS 40/25  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-25

     Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides that inspection fees for category II, III, or IV irradiators shall be the full cost of the inspection but shall not exceed $275 per hour.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Radiation Protection Act of 1990 is amended  
5by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (420 ILCS 40/25)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-25)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)


8    Sec. 25. Radiation inspection and testing.

9    (a) The Agency shall inspect and test radiation

10installations and
radiation sources, their immediate 
11surroundings and records concerning their
operation to 
12determine whether or not any radiation resulting therefrom is 
13or
may be detrimental to health.  For the purposes of this 
14Section, "radiation
installation" means any location or 
15facility where radiation machines are
used.  Radiation 
16installations shall be inspected according to frequencies 
17established by the Agency based upon the associated radiation 
18hazards, as determined by the Agency.


19    (a-5) Inspections of mammography installations shall 
20include evaluation
of the quality of mammography phantom images 
21produced by mammography
equipment.  The Agency shall promulgate 
22rules establishing
procedures
and acceptance standards for 
23evaluating the quality of mammography phantom
images.




 
 
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2    (c) (Blank).


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4    (e) (Blank).


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8    (g) The Agency is authorized to maintain a facility for
the 
9purpose
of calibrating radiation detection and measurement 
10instruments in
accordance with national standards. The Agency 
11may make
calibration
services available to public or private 
12entities within or outside of
Illinois and may assess a 
13reasonable fee for such services.


14    (h) Inspection fees for category II, III, or IV irradiators 
15shall be the full cost of the inspection but shall not exceed 
16$275 per hour. 
17(Source: P.A. 96-1041, eff. 7-14-10.)