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Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revise its regulations to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to update its regulations regarding medical events—unintended radiation exposures during nuclear medicine procedures. Specifically, the bill adds new reporting requirements for extravasation events, which occur when radioactive material leaks outside a vein during injection. A medical event must now be reported if the radiation dose exceeds specified thresholds (0.5 Sievert) to either a small volume of tissue or skin area. The NRC must revise its regulations within 120 days, with the changes taking effect 18 months after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revise its regulations to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL EVENT REPORTING OF UNINTENDED IRRADIATION.
(a) Revision of Regulations Required.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall revise section 35.3045(a)(1) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) A dose that is due to an extravasation and exceeds—
“(A) 0.5 Sv (50 rem) dose equivalent to the 5 cubic centimeter volume of tissue receiving the highest absorbed dose during residence time; or
“(B) 0.5 Sv (50 rem) shallow dose equivalent to the contiguous 10 square centimeters of skin receiving the highest absorbed dose during residence time.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The revision required under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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