NAC457.299. Requirements for approval of applications for certificates for machines and mammographer’s certificates.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Health Division shall approve an application for a certificate for a machine or an application for a mammographer’s certificate if it determines that:

     (a) The applicant has the training and experience required to conduct mammography pursuant to the provisions of NAC 457.200 to 457.445, inclusive;

     (b) The applicant has complied with any applicable requirements pursuant to NAC 457.200 to 457.445, inclusive; and

     (c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), if the applicant is applying for a certificate for a machine:

          (1) The equipment, facilities and procedures which the applicant proposes to use are adequate to minimize any danger to the public health or safety;

          (2) A certificate for that machine is not currently issued to another owner, lessee or other responsible person; and

          (3) The applicant is one person or corporate entity.

     2. If the applicant held a certificate for a machine issued by the Health Division or by the appropriate agency in another jurisdiction and the certificate was revoked or the holder of the certificate was found to have committed a violation of a regulation relating to public health or safety which the Health Division determines to be significant, the Health Division shall not issue a certificate for a machine or a mammographer’s certificate to the applicant.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 7-7-94; A by R033-06, 6-28-2006)