Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations [12 VAC 5 ‑ 481]
Action Repeal and Replace Virginia's Radiation Protection Regulations
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 1/14/2026
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1/8/26  1:29 pm
Commenter: Andrew Headley, DMP, DABR

New Equipment Requirements
 

There should be a section that covers timelines and required postings for new equipment installations, much like what is found at this link: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/radiological-health/radiological-health/x-ray-machine-program/medical-x-ray-machines/.

For example:

  • how long after installation a unit must be registered and surveyed by a private inspector,
  • how long a temporary unit may be used without being registered with VDH, and
  • what postings are required at a new installation (e.g., list of operators, notice to employees, technique chart).

Private inspector survey requirements for diagnostic x-ray systems that are transferred between facilities within an institution should also be clarified (i.e., whether to treat it as a new installation or continue on the same schedule of routine surveys the unit was on before transfer) - including whether the requirements are the same for mobile units.

CommentID: 238872