TITLE 12. HEALTH
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Final Regulation
Title of Regulation: 12VAC5-490. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations: Fee Schedule (amending 12VAC5-490-10, 12VAC5-490-20).
Statutory Authority: § 32.1-229.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: March 4, 2009.
Agency Contact: Les Foldesi, Director, Bureau of Radiological Health, Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Room 730, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-8151, FAX (804) 864-8155, or email les.foldesi@vdh.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments increase X-ray machine registration fees and inspection fees for most X-ray machines; decrease inspection fees for veterinary, podiatric, and cephalometric machines; and include additional types of X-ray machines in the inspection fee schedule.
Summary of Public Comments and Agency's Response: A summary of comments made by the public and the agency's response may be obtained from the promulgating agency or viewed at the office of the Registrar of Regulations.
12VAC5-490-10. Registration fees.
All operators or owners of diagnostic X-ray machines used in the healing arts and capable of producing radiation shall pay the following registration fee:
$15 $50 for each machine and additional tube(s)
that have a required annual inspection, collected annually;
$15 $50 for each machine and additional tube(s)
that have a required inspection every three years, collected every three years.
All operators or owners of therapeutic X-ray, particle accelerators, and teletherapy machines used in the healing arts capable of producing radiation shall pay the following annual registration fee:
$15 $50 for each machine with a maximum beam
energy of less than 1Mev 500 KVp;
$15 $50 for each machine with a maximum beam
energy of 1Mev 500 KVp or greater.
Where the operator or owner of the aforementioned machines is a state agency or local government, that agency is exempt from the payment of the registration fee.
12VAC5-490-20. Inspection fees.
The following fees shall be charged for surveys requested by the registrant and performed by a Department of Health inspector:
|
Type |
Cost Per Tube |
|
General Radiographic
(includes: Chiropractic |
|
|
Fluoroscopic, C-arm Fluoroscopic |
|
|
Combination (General Purpose-Fluoroscopic) |
|
|
Dental Intraoral |
|
|
Veterinary |
$160 |
|
Podiatric |
$90 |
|
Cephalometric |
$120 |
|
Bone Densitometry |
$90 |
|
Combination (Dental Panographic and Cephalometric) |
$210 |
|
Shielding Review for Dental Facilities |
$250 |
|
Shielding Review for Radiographic, Chiropractic, Veterinary, Fluoroscopic, or Podiatric Facilities |
$450 |
VA.R. Doc. No. R07-114a; Filed January 14, 2009, 2:36 p.m.