[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR35.55]

[Page 576-577]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 35--MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--General Administrative Requirements
 
Sec. 35.55  Training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist.

    Except as provided in Sec. 35.57, the licensee shall require the 
authorized nuclear pharmacist to be a pharmacist who--
    (a) Is certified as a nuclear pharmacist by a specialty board whose 
certification process includes all of the requirements in paragraph (b) 
of this section and whose certification has been recognized by the 
Commission or an Agreement State; or
    (b)(1) Has completed 700 hours in a structured educational program 
consisting of both:
    (i) Didactic training in the following areas--
    (A) Radiation physics and instrumentation;
    (B) Radiation protection;
    (C) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of 
radioactivity;
    (D) Chemistry of byproduct material for medical use; and
    (E) Radiation biology; and
    (ii) Supervised practical experience in a nuclear pharmacy 
involving--
    (A) Shipping, receiving, and performing related radiation surveys;

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    (B) Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments 
used to determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and, if 
appropriate, instruments used to measure alpha- or beta-emitting 
radionuclides;
    (C) Calculating, assaying, and safely preparing dosages for patients 
or human research subjects;
    (D) Using administrative controls to avoid medical events in the 
administration of byproduct material; and
    (E) Using procedures to prevent or minimize radioactive 
contamination and using proper decontamination procedures; and
    (2) Has obtained written certification, signed by a preceptor 
authorized nuclear pharmacist, that the individual has satisfactorily 
completed the requirements in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and has 
achieved a level of competency sufficient to function independently as 
an authorized nuclear pharmacist.