To improve operational efficiency, the Bureau of Radiological Health is transitioning to new inspection procedures which include performing unannounced inspections.
Regulation 61-64 X-Rays (Title B) Section 10.5 requires each registrant afford Department inspectors opportunity to inspect machines, activities, facilities, premises, and records at all reasonable times. Section 1.10 requires records to be readily available at the facility for Department review.
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Facilities must report to the Department, within thirty (30) days, any changes of status affecting any x-ray machine or facility. Changes that must be reported include, but are not limited to:
Any business or individual who possesses an X-ray-producing machine must register the machine with SCDES within 30 days of acquiring the machine.
You are also required to notify SCDES any time you sell or expose of a registered X-ray machine.
Use this form to register a machine or delete a machine from our registration list:
If your out-of-state facility would like to offer mobile X-ray services in South Carolina, you must first apply for and receive an Out-of-State Facility Registration Approval (FRA).
There are no reciprocity agreements with other states in effect.
To apply for your Out-of-State FRA, you must:
