12VAC5-490-10. Registration fees.

A. All operators or owners of diagnostic X-ray x-ray machines used in the healing arts and capable of producing radiation shall pay the following registration fee:

1. $50 for each machine and additional tube(s) that have a required annual inspection, collected annually; and

$50 2. $60 for each machine and additional tube(s) that have a required inspection every three years, collected every three years.

B. All operators or owners of therapeutic X-ray x-ray, particle accelerators, and teletherapy machines used in the healing arts capable of producing radiation shall pay the following annual registration fee:

1. $50 for each machine with a maximum beam energy of less than 500 KVp;

2. $50 for each machine with a maximum beam energy of 500 KVp or greater.

C. All operators or owners of baggage, cabinet or analytical, or industrial x-ray machines capable of producing radiation shall pay the following annual registration fee:

1. $20 for each machine used for baggage inspection;

2. $25 for each machine identified as cabinet or analytical; and

3. $50 for each machine used for industrial radiography.

D. 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 and inspection frequencies for x-ray machines.

The following table lists the fees that shall be charged for surveys requested by the registrant and performed by a Department of Health inspector, as well as the required inspection frequencies for each type of x-ray machine: