WAC 246-224-0010   Definitions.  "Agent" means a person, company, or dealer; which assembles, installs, repairs, sells, or leases X-ray machines.

     "Application" means, for the purpose of this chapter, the master business application and appropriate addenda used by the master license service of the department of licensing (DOL).

     "Department" means the department of health.

     "DOL" means the department of licensing.

     "Facility" means all buildings, structures, and operations on one contiguous site or identified by one physical location address designation at which one or more radiation machines are installed, manufactured, tested, or used.

     "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration.

     "MLS" means the department of licensing's master license service.

     "Radiation" means, for the purposes of this chapter, ionizing radiation, including X-ray, electron beam, and other machine produced particulate radiation.

     "Radiation machine" means, for purposes of this chapter, a device that, when operated, produces X-ray or electron radiation, in a prescribed manner, with defined characteristics, techniques, or parameters. It does not include devices with radioactive material as the only source of radiation.

     "Registrant" means the owner or controller of the radiation machine who is responsible for the safe operation of the radiation machine.

     "Registration" means providing required information and continuing contact with the department by any person possessing a radiation machine in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.

     "Storage" means the status of a radiation machine that is approved by the department as being unable to produce radiation without substantial effort at set-up, reassembly, or reinstallation. For facilities with a radiation control authority, (e.g., radiation safety office) a locking or disabling procedure may serve to provide this status.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.02.050, 43.20B.020, 43.70.110, 70.98.050, and 70.98.080. 08-09-079, § 246-224-0010, filed 4/16/08, effective 5/17/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, § 246-224-0010, filed 6/27/02, effective 7/28/02.]