WAC 246-240-022   License amendments.  A licensee shall apply for and must receive a license amendment before the licensee:

     (1) Receives, prepares, or uses radioactive material for a type of use that is permitted under this chapter, but that is not authorized on the licensee's current license issued under this chapter;

     (2) Permits anyone to work as an authorized user, authorized nuclear pharmacist, or authorized medical physicist under the license, except:

     (a) For an authorized user, an individual who meets the requirements in WAC 246-240-154, 246-240-163, 246-240-210, 246-240-213, 246-240-216, 246-240-278, or 246-240-399;

     (b) For an authorized nuclear pharmacist, an individual who meets the requirements in WAC 246-240-075 and 246-240-081;

     (c) For an authorized medical physicist, an individual who meets the requirements in WAC 246-240-072 and 246-240-081;

     (d) An individual who is identified as an authorized user, an authorized nuclear pharmacist, or authorized medical physicist:

     (i) On an agreement state or U.S. NRC license or other equivalent license recognized by the department that authorizes the use of radioactive material in medical use or in the practice of nuclear pharmacy; or

     (ii) On a permit issued by a commission or agreement state specific license of broad scope that is authorized to permit the use of by-product material in medical use or in the practice of nuclear pharmacy;

     (iii) On a permit issued by a commission master material licensee that is authorized to permit the use of by-product material in medical use or in the practice of nuclear pharmacy; or

     (iv) By a commercial nuclear pharmacy that has been authorized to identify authorized nuclear pharmacists.

     (3) Changes radiation safety officers, except as provided in WAC 246-240-051;

     (4) Receives radioactive material in excess of the amount or in a different form, or receives a different radionuclide than is authorized on the license;

     (5) Adds to or changes the areas of use identified in the application or on the license, except for areas of use where radioactive material is used only in accordance with either WAC 246-240-151 or 246-240-157;

     (6) Changes the address(es) of use identified in the application or on the license; and

     (7) Revises procedures required by WAC 246-240-360, 246-240-378, 246-240-381, and 246-240-384, as applicable, where the revision reduces radiation safety.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-022, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.]