Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 3/26/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1869

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1869 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Radiation Protection Act of 1990 is amended
5 by changing Sections 25 and 25.1 as follows:
 
6     (420 ILCS 40/25)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-25)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
8     Sec. 25. Radiation inspection and testing; fees.
9     (a) The Agency shall inspect and test radiation
10 installations and radiation sources, their immediate
11 surroundings and records concerning their operation to
12 determine whether or not any radiation resulting therefrom is
13 or may be detrimental to health. For the purposes of this
14 Section, "radiation installation" means any location or
15 facility where radiation machines are used. Radiation
16 installations shall be inspected according to frequencies

 

 

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1 established by the Agency based upon the associated radiation
2 hazards, as determined by the Agency. The inspection and
3 testing frequency of a radiation installation shall be based on
4 the installation's class designation in accordance with
5 subsection (f).
6     Inspections of mammography installations shall also
7 include evaluation of the quality of mammography phantom images
8 produced by mammography equipment. The Agency shall promulgate
9 rules establishing procedures and acceptance standards for
10 evaluating the quality of mammography phantom images.
11     Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
12 1997 and until June 30, 2000, the fee for inspection and
13 testing shall be paid yearly at an annualized rate based on the
14 classifications and frequencies set forth in subsection (f).
15 The annualized fee for inspection and testing shall be based on
16 the rate of $55 per radiation machine for machines located in
17 dental offices and clinics and used solely for dental
18 diagnosis, located in veterinary offices and used solely for
19 diagnosis, or located in offices and clinics of persons
20 licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 and
21 shall be based on the rate of $80 per radiation machine for all
22 other radiation machines. The Department of Nuclear Safety may
23 adopt rules detailing the annualized rate structure. For the
24 year beginning January 1, 2000, the annual fee for inspection
25 and testing of Class D radiation installations shall be $25 per
26 radiation machine. The Department is authorized to bill the

 

 

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1 fees listed in this paragraph as part of the annual fee
2 specified in Section 24.7 of this Act.
3     Beginning July 1, 2000, the Department of Nuclear Safety or
4 its successor agency, the Illinois Emergency Management
5 Agency, shall establish the fees under Section 24.7 of this Act
6 by rule, provided that no increase of the fees shall take
7 effect before January 1, 2001.
8     (b) (Blank).
9     (c) (Blank).
10     (d) (Blank).
11     (e) (Blank).
12     (f) (Blank). (f) For purposes of this Section, radiation
13 installations shall be divided into 4 classes:
14         Class A - Class A shall include dental offices and
15     veterinary offices with radiation machines used solely for
16     diagnosis and all installations using commercially
17     manufactured cabinet radiographic/fluoroscopic radiation
18     machines. Operators of Class A installations shall have
19     their radiation machines inspected and tested every 5 years
20     by the Agency.
21         Class B - Class B shall include offices or clinics of
22     persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or
23     the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 with radiation
24     machines used solely for diagnosis and all installations
25     using spectroscopy radiation machines, noncommercially
26     manufactured cabinet radiographic/fluoroscopic radiation

 

 

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1     machines, portable radiographic/fluoroscopic units,
2     non-cabinet baggage/package fluoroscopic radiation
3     machines and electronic beam welders. Operators of Class B
4     installations shall have their radiation machines
5     inspected and tested every 2 years by the Agency.
6         Class C - Class C shall include installations using
7     diffraction radiation machines, open radiography radiation
8     machines, closed radiographic/fluoroscopic radiation
9     machines and radiation machines used as gauges. Test
10     booths, bays, or rooms used by manufacturing, assembly or
11     repair facilities for testing radiation machines shall be
12     categorized as Class C radiation installations. Operators
13     of Class C installations shall have their radiation
14     machines inspected and tested annually by the Agency.
15         Class D - Class D shall include all hospitals and all
16     other facilities using mammography, computed tomography
17     (CT), or therapeutic radiation machines. Each operator of a
18     Class D installation shall maintain a comprehensive
19     radiation protection program. The individual or
20     individuals responsible for implementing this program
21     shall register with the Department of Nuclear Safety or its
22     successor agency, the Illinois Emergency Management
23     Agency, in accordance with Section 25.1. As part of this
24     program, the registered individual or individuals shall
25     conduct an annual performance evaluation of all radiation
26     machines and oversee the equipment-related quality

 

 

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1     assurance practices within the installation. The
2     registered individual or individuals shall determine and
3     document whether the installation's radiation machines are
4     being maintained and operated in accordance with standards
5     promulgated by the Agency. Class D installation shall be
6     inspected annually by the Agency.
7     (f-1) (Blank). (f-1) Radiation installations for which
8 more than one class is applicable shall be assigned the
9 classification requiring the most frequent inspection and
10 testing.
11     (f-2) (Blank). (f-2) Radiation installations not
12 classified as Class A, B, C, or D shall be inspected according
13 to frequencies established by the Agency based upon the
14 associated radiation hazards, as determined by the Agency.
15     (g) The Agency is authorized to maintain a facility for the
16 purpose of calibrating radiation detection and measurement
17 instruments in accordance with national standards. The Agency
18 may make calibration services available to public or private
19 entities within or outside of Illinois and may assess a
20 reasonable fee for such services.
21 (Source: P.A. 94-104, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
22     (420 ILCS 40/25.1)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
24     Sec. 25.1. Each Beginning January 1, 2000, each individual
25 responsible for implementing a comprehensive radiation

 

 

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1 protection program for all hospitals and other facilities using
2 mammography, computed tomography (CT), or therapeutic
3 radiation machines Class D installations, as described in
4 Section 25(f) of this Act, shall be required to register with
5 the Department of Nuclear Safety or its successor agency, the
6 Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Application for
7 registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the Agency
8 and shall be accompanied by the required application fee. The
9 Agency shall approve the application and register an individual
10 if the individual satisfies criteria established by rule of the
11 Agency. The Agency shall assess registered individuals an
12 annual registration fee. The Agency shall establish by rule
13 application and registration fees. The application and
14 registration fees shall not be refundable.
15 (Source: P.A. 94-104, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.".