Sec. 401.064. INSPECTION OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the frequency of department inspections of electronic products.
(b) In adopting the rules, the executive commissioner shall consider the threat to human health and safety that the electronic products may present.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt an inspection interval of five years for routine inspections of electronic products that present a minimal threat to human health and safety.
(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall require a person who inspects medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic electronic products to have special training in the design and uses of the products.
(e) The department shall conduct inspections of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products in a manner designed to cause as little disruption of a medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic practice as is practicable.
(f) In adopting rules under this section relating to the inspection of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products, the executive commissioner shall solicit and follow the recommendations of the State Board of Dental Examiners for the inspections of dental electronic products, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the inspection of podiatric medical electronic products, the Texas Medical Board for the inspection of medical electronic products, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the inspection of medical electronic products used in the practice of veterinary medicine, and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the inspection of chiropractic electronic products, unless in conflict with federal statutes or federal rules.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0907, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 19.008, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 401.051. Adoption of Rules and Guidelines
Section 401.052. Rules for Transportation and Routing
Section 401.0525. Groundwater Protection Standards
Section 401.053. Classification System for Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Section 401.054. Notice and Hearing
Section 401.056. Emergency Orders
Section 401.059. Program Development
Section 401.060. Studies, Investigations, Etc
Section 401.061. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Studies
Section 401.062. Training Programs
Section 401.063. General Inspection Authority
Section 401.064. Inspection of X-Ray Equipment
Section 401.065. Inspection Agreements
Section 401.066. Surveillance Plans
Section 401.067. Local Government Inspections
Section 401.068. Impounding Sources of Radiation
Section 401.069. Memorandum of Understanding
Section 401.070. Relationship With Other Entities
Section 401.071. General Powers of Commission in Relation to Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Section 401.072. Disposal or Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste