Minnesota Session Laws - 2007, Regular Session

CHAPTER 85--S.F.No. 1215

An act

relating to health; making technical changes; eliminating radioactive material license renewal fee; establishing fees for ionizing radiation-producing equipment; modifying requirements for operating x-ray equipment; extending the expiration date for a task force;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.1205, subdivision 1; 144.121, subdivisions 1a, 5; 145.881, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivisions 1c, 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.1205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Application and license renewal fee.

When a license is required for radioactive material or source or special nuclear material by a rule adopted under section 144.1202, subdivision 2, an application fee according to subdivision 4 must be paid upon initial application for a license. The licensee must renew the license 60 days before the expiration date of the license deleted text begin by paying a license renewal fee equal to the application fee under subdivision 4 deleted text end . The expiration date of a license is the date deleted text begin set by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission before transfer of the licensing program under section 144.1202 and thereafter as deleted text end specified by rule of the commissioner of health.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Fees for deleted text begin x-ray machines and other sources of deleted text end ionizing radiation new text begin -producing equipment new text end .

A facility with deleted text begin x-ray machines or other sources of deleted text end ionizing radiation new text begin -producing equipment new text end must deleted text begin biennially deleted text end pay an new text begin annual new text end initial or deleted text begin biennial deleted text end new text begin annual new text end renewal registration fee consisting of a base facility fee of deleted text begin $132 deleted text end new text begin $66 new text end and an additional fee for each deleted text begin x-ray machine or other source of ionizing deleted text end radiation new text begin source, new text end as follows:

(1)	medical or veterinary equipment		$ deleted text begin . 106 deleted text end new text begin 53 new text end
(2)	dental x-ray equipment		$ deleted text begin . 66 deleted text end new text begin 33 new text end
(3)	accelerator		$ deleted text begin . 132 deleted text end new text begin 66 new text end
(4)	radiation therapy equipment		$ deleted text begin . 132 deleted text end new text begin 66 new text end
(5)	x-ray equipment not used on humans or animals		$ deleted text begin . 106 deleted text end new text begin 53 new text end
(6)	devices with sources of ionizing radiation not used on humans or animals		$ deleted text begin . 106 deleted text end new text begin 53 new text end
deleted text begin (7) deleted text end	deleted text begin sources of radium deleted text end		deleted text begin $ . 198 deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Examination for individual operating x-ray equipment.

After January 1, 1997, an individual in a facility with x-ray equipment for use on humans that is registered under subdivision 1 may not operate, nor may the facility allow the individual to operate, x-ray equipment unless the individual has passed an examination approved by the commissioner of health, or an examination determined to the satisfaction of the commissioner of health to be an equivalent national, state, or regional examination, that demonstrates the individual's knowledge of basic radiation safety, proper use of deleted text begin x-ray deleted text end new text begin ionizing radiation-producing new text end equipment, deleted text begin darkroom and film processing, deleted text end and quality assurance procedures. The commissioner shall establish by rule criteria for the approval of examinations required for an individual operating an x-ray machine in Minnesota.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 145.881, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Composition of task force.

The commissioner shall establish and appoint a Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force consisting of 15 members who will provide equal representation from:

(1) professionals with expertise in maternal and child health services;

(2) representatives of community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5; and

(3) consumer representatives interested in the health of mothers and children.

No members shall be employees of the state Department of Health. Section 15.059 governs the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force expires June 30, deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end new text begin 2011 new text end .

Sec. 5.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivisions 1c and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

Presented to the governor May 16, 2007

Signed by the governor May 18, 2007, 5:18 p.m.