Medical Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray and Imaging Systems (216-RICR-40-20-4)


216-RICR-40-20-4 ACTIVE RULE

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4.1Authority

4.2Definitions

4.3General and Administrative Requirements

4.4General Requirements for All Diagnostic and Interventional X-ray Systems

4.5Fluoroscopic Equipment

4.6Radiographic Equipment

4.7Computed Tomography Equipment

4.8Mammography

4.9Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) (Bone Densitometry)

4.10Quality Assurance Program

4.11Information to Be Submitted by Persons Proposing to Conduct Healing Arts Screening

4.12Instruction of Users of X-ray Equipment in the Healing Arts

4.13Requirements for Use of Hand-Held Intraoral Dental Radiographic Unit

4.14Requirements for Dental Facilities


Title 216 Department of Health
Chapter 40 Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation
Subchapter 20 Radiation
Part 4 Medical Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray and Imaging Systems (216-RICR-40-20-4)
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Active
Effective 11/28/2023

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.3-5

Purpose and Reason:

This regulation is being amended to revise the requirements for Retention of Mammography X-rays to be in accordance with state statutes.

§ 4.1.1(A) - Incorporation by reference date changed to reflect most recent revision date of the document being incorporated by reference.

§ 4.2(A)(12) - Definition clarified to show that barrier means primary protective barrier.

§ 4.3.3(A) - Text modified to reflect current title of cited regulation.

§ 4.3.10(D)(1) - Text modified to correct redundant typo.

§ 4.4.14(D)(3) - Total removed as redundant wording.

§ 4.8.3 - Retention period for mammograms has been changed for consistency with June 2023 amendments to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.9-1.

Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document. If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.