SECTION 535:15-17-7. Minimum equipment

(a)   A nuclear pharmacy shall be exempt from the physical requirements in Section 535:15-3-4, Subsections (3) through (8) and (10) through (11).

(b)   The professional area of the pharmacy shall have at least the following equipment:

(1)   Radionuclide Dose Calibrator;

(2)   Refrigerator;

(3)   Single or multiple channel scintillation counter with solid state detector (e.g. NaI(Tl) or Ge(Li));

(4)   Radiochemical fume hood and filter system with suitable air sampling equipment when dispensing or preparing volatile radiopharmaceuticals;

(5)   Area survey meter;

(6)   At least two GM survey meters (including one high-range meter);

(7)   Microscope and hemacytometer, when dispensing or preparing particle size dependent radiopharmaceuticals;

(8)   Laminar airflow hood and appropriate supplies to ensure sterile practices for sterile compounded preparation solutions;

(9)   Syringe and vial radiation shields;

(10)   Appropriate shielded drawing station;

(11)   Decontamination supplies;

(12)   Appropriate supplies to perform quality assurance testing;

(13)   Appropriate transport shields for syringes and vials; and

(14)   Transport containers which meet the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, and other labels and supplies for shipping radioactive materials.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 3027, eff 7-11-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2262, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1229, eff 8-27-15]