[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR37.60]



[Page 130-131]

 

                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 37_SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF UNDERGROUND COAL 

MINERS--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart_Chest Roentgenographic Examinations

 

Sec. 37.60  Submitting required chest roentgenograms and miner 

identification documents.



    (a) Each chest roentgenogram required to be made under this subpart, 

together with the completed roentgenographic interpretation form and the 

completed miner identification document, shall be sumitted together for 

each miner to ALOSH within 14 calendar days after the roentgenographic 

examination is given and become the property of ALOSH.

    (b) If ALOSH deems any part submitted under paragraph (a) of this 

section inadequate, it will notify the operator of the deficiency. The 

operator shall promptly make appropriate arrangements for the necessary 

reexamination.

    (c) Failure to comply with paragraph (a) or (b) of this section 

shall be cause to revoke approval of a plan or any other approval as may 

be appropriate. An approval which has been revoked may be reinstated at 

the discretion of ALOSH after it receives satisfactory assurances and 

evidence that all deficiencies have been corrected and that effective 

controls have been instituted to prevent a recurrence.

    (d) Chest roentgenograms and other required documents shall be 

submitted only for miners. Results of preemployment physical 

examinations of persons who are not hired shall not be submitted.

    (e) If a miner refuses to participate in all phases of the 

examination prescribed in this subpart, no report need



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be made. If a miner refuses to participate in any phase of the 

examination prescribed in this subpart, all the forms shall be submitted 

with his or her name and social security account number on each. If any 

of the forms cannot be completed because of the miner's refusal, it 

shall be marked ``Miner Refuses,'' and shall be submitted. No submission 

shall be made, however, without a completed miner identification 

document containing the miner's name, address, social security number 

and place of employment.



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