California Health and Safety Code 115112 – (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), commencing July 1, …
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), commencing July 1, 2013, CT X-ray systems shall be accredited by an accrediting organization that is approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an accrediting organization approved by the Medical Board of California, or the State Department of Public Health. A facility that is subject to accreditation may elect to have the CT X-ray system accredited pursuant to a single accreditation survey that includes the CT service by the accrediting organization.
(b) A CT X-ray system shall not be subject to accreditation if any of the following apply:
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 115112
- Department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(1) The system is used for therapeutic radiation treatment planning or delivery.
(2) The system is used for calculating attenuation coefficients for nuclear medicine studies.
(3) The system is dedicated for image guidance for interventional radiologic procedures.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 106, Sec. 2. (AB 510) Effective July 13, 2012.)