NAC457.285. Adoption of certain publications and federal regulations by reference; review of revisions.

     1. The State Board of Health hereby adopts by reference the provisions of:

     (a) The Mammography Quality Control Manual, American College of Radiology, Committee on Quality Assurance in Mammography, in the form most recently published, unless the Board gives notice that the most recent revision is not suitable for this State pursuant to subsection 2. A copy of this publication may be obtained at a cost of $57.50 from the American College of Radiology, P.O. Box 533, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701, at the Internet address http://www.acr.org or by telephone at [phone].

     (b) Report No. 149 - A Guide to Mammography and Other Breast Imaging Procedures, National Council on Radiation Protection. A copy of this publication may be obtained at a cost of $110 from NCRP Publications, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, at the Internet address http://www.ncrppublications.org or by telephone at [phone] (extension 25).

     (c) 21 C.F.R. Part 900, adopted pursuant to the Mammography Quality Standards Act, in the form most recently published, unless the Board gives notice that the most recent revision is not suitable for this State pursuant to subsection 2. A copy of this publication may be obtained by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, or by toll-free telephone at [phone], for the price of $13. This publication is also available, free of charge, from the Government Printing Office at the Internet address http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.

     2. The State Board of Health will review each revision of the publications adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1 to ensure its suitability for the State. If the Board determines that the revision is not suitable for this State, it will hold a public hearing to review its determination and give notice of that hearing within 6 months after the date of the publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the Board does not revise its determination, the Board will give notice that the revision is not suitable for this State within 30 days after the hearing. If the Board does not give such notice, the revision becomes part of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 12-4-92; A 11-1-95; R033-06, 6-28-2006)