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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 807 1970-03-16 I I I .. " , ORDINANCE NUMBER 1()7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, A CHARTER CITY, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE X-RAY UNITS The Council of the city of Seal Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Regulations: Scope All mobile x-ray units shall comply with the requirements of the Radiation Control Law, Division 20, Chapter 7.6, California Health and Safety Code, together with regulations enacted pur- suant thereto. SECTION 2. Definitions. "Mobile X-Ray Unit" means any x-ray generator which is, or can be, used for the purpose of making medical diagnostic photo- flurographic films of persons, and which is installed in or upon a motor vehicle or trailer so that it may be transported from place to place. "Mobile X-Ray Operator" means any person,or other entity, who owns or legally possesses, or operates a mobile x-ray unit. SECTION 3. Regulations: Investiqation. Any person or entity desiring to operate a mobile x-ray unit within the City of Seal Beach shall make application to the county Health Officer on forms prescribed by him for issuance of a license. The County Health Officer shall cause to be conducted an investigation of said applicant for a license to determine, among other things, the following items of information: 1. Whether or not said unit has a valid state registration as provided by Division 20, Chapter 7.6, California Health and Safety Code. 2. Whether or not said applicant has complied with applicable laws, ordinances, and regula- tions, including those relating to the reporting to the Health Officer of abnormal x-ray findings pursuant to regulations of the State Department of Public Health. 3. Whether the proper public notices, as required by state law, regulations enacted pur- suant thereto, and local ordinances, have been posted in or upon the mobile unit. 4. The location and mailing address of all film files to be maintained by said mobile unit as hereinafter provided. 5. Whether the applicant and his specified per- sonnel are qualified by reason of training and experience to operate a mobile x-ray unit in such a manner as to provide reasonable assurance of protection to health, life, and property. 1 I I Ordinance Number 6. Whether the applicant's equipment, facilities, proposed uses and procedures are such as to pro- vide reasonable assurance of protection to health, life, and property. 7. Such other information as shall be required by the County Health Officer. SECTION 4. Regulations: License. No license shall be granted, renewed, or reinstated unless the county Health Officer determines, upon completing his inves- tigation, that the mobile x-ray unit is, or can be, operated in compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, and administrative regulations, and in a manner not detrimental to the health of the patrons, employees, and the general public, and that all operations of mobile x-ray equipment have been certified by the county Health Officer to operate same. SECTION 5. Requlations: Duration. Licenses may be granted at any time during the year, but all licenses shall expire at the end of the calendar year. SECTION 6. Regulations: Conditions. All mobile x-ray units shall be operated so as to comply with the following conditions: 1. No person under the age of fifteen (15) years is to be x-rayed unless such person has had a positive tuberculin skin test and presents a written statement, signed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, showing the method and the date of such positive skin test. A sign shall be posted in a prominent location of the mobile x-ray unit stating that no person under the age of fifteen (15) years is to be x-rayed unless such person has had a positive tuberculin skin test. 2. No pregnant woman shall be x-rayed in a mobile x-ray unit unless so ordered in writing by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts. A sign shall be posted in a prominent location on the mobile x-ray unit stating that no pregnant woman shall be x-rayed. 3. The mobile x-ray operator shall require all persons, before being x-rayed, to complete an information form showing the following: Name, age, sex, address, telephone number, the person's physician's name and address; ,if a female, whether pregnant; if under fifteen (15) years of age, whether the person has had a positive tuberculin skin test, and the date of such test. Ordinance Number I 4. All x-ray films shall be retained by the operator for at least ten (10) years. Each patient shall receive from the mobile x-ray operator a report of his x-ray findings within thirty (30) days. Every thirty (30) days, the operator shall submit to the Health Officer a report of the total number of x-ray films taken during the preceding calendar month. 5. The mobile x-ray operator shall make x-ray films available for use by the physician of the person x-rayed, provided said person gives his consent in writing. The operator may make a reasonable charge for such service. 6. A sign shall be posted in a prominent location on the mobile x-ray unit stating essentially the following: "A chest x-ray film is a useful aid to the physician in diagnosing chest disease. It is not a complete examination. See your family doctor for an examination at least once a year." The County Health Officer shall have the right to determine the location, size, and wording of all required signs. I 7. The mobile x-ray operator shall give the County Health Officer at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance concerning proposed dates, times, and places of use of the unit. All such information will be forwarded by the County Health Officer to the City of Seal Beach. 8. The name and address of the mobile x-ray operator shall be plainly printed on each side of the exterior of the vehicle or trailer in letters at least three (3) inches high. The name and address of the mobile x-ray operator shall appear on all forms, letters, pamphlets, or other printed matter used in conjunction with the unit. Neither sign nor printed matter shall contain any statements expressed or implied that the mobile x-ray unit is associated with any health department or other public or private health agency. 9. The mobile x-ray operation shall comply with all applicable city ordinances and resO-,.; lutions while operating within the City of Seal Beach. I I I I . Ordinance Number . ' SECTION 7. Regulations: Operation. No mobile x-ray unit shall be operated unless the operator thereof has been licensed as hereinbefore provided. No mobile x-ray unit shall be operated by any person other than the applicant or the persons specified in his license. SECTION 8. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sen- tence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after adoption. SECTION 10. Certification and Posting. The City Clerk shall certi~y to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall caus~the same to be posted as required by law. ~ ~- ATTEST: ~-4~~~~~_;/ , Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the city of Seal Beach, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the /.0 day of ~LA_....b./ ,1970, by the following vote: AYES: councilme~,&#".;,~, L__<&~~d.VJ!!/.q_ NOES: councilmen~~ ABSENT: Councilmen ~ ~-a ~'faJ~ Ci Y Clerk