Laws and Rules - RAM
NOTICE to Radioactive Material Licensees
Compliance with the following requirements is required at all times:
- Reports of lost, stolen or missing radioactive sources
- Notification of incidents involving radioactive material
- Notification of exceeding annual dose limits
- Notification of medical events as described in current Texas regulations
For facilities that have received a Notice of Violation (NOV):
- Facilities should respond to the NOV. If facilities are unable to respond in the specified timeframe please contact the reviewer listed in the NOV.
- Facilities must document reasons corrective action or the response to the NOV was delayed or prevented and provide that documentation to the reviewer at a future date.
Direct your questions to:
- Inspection & Rule Compliance: RAMNotice@dshs.texas.gov and cc RAMASSIST@dshs.texas.gov
- Incident or Medical Event reporting:
- Initial reports: 512-458-7460
- Follow-Up reporting: RAMASSIST@dshs.texas.gov
- Licensing/Sealed Sources & Devices/Industrial Radiography issues: RAMLicensing@dshs.texas.gov
- Industrial Radiography Certification: bridget.stephens@dshs.texas.gov and cc Joyce.LeRoux@dshs.texas.gov
- Notices of Violation: PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov
- Compliance: alyson.henry@dshs.texas.gov
Please check back regularly for updates.
Table of Contents
Texas Laws - Health and Safety Code
Statute | Title |
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Chapter 401 | Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation |
Radioactive Materials License Rules - Title 25, Texas Administrative Code
Standard Radioactive Materials Licenses (all RAM rules)
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
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§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 10/01/11 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.251 (HTML) §289.251 |
Exemptions, General Licenses, and General Licenses Acknowledgements | 09/24/18 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.253 (HTML) §289.253 |
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging Service Operations and Tracer Studies | 10/23/24 |
§289.255 (HTML) §289.255 |
Radiation Safety Requirements and Licensing and Registration Procedures for Industrial Radiography | 10/23/24 |
§289.256 (HTML) §289.256 |
Medical and Veterinary Use of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.258 (HTML) §289.258 |
Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators | 10/23/24 |
§289.259 (HTML) §289.259 |
Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) | 04/11/99 |
General License Acknowledgement / Gauge
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
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§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.251 (HTML) §289.251 |
Exemptions, General Licenses, and General Licenses Acknowledgements | 09/24/18 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
Industrial Radiography RAM
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
---|---|---|
§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.251 (HTML) §289.251 |
Exemptions, General Licenses, and General Licenses Acknowledgements | 09/24/18 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.255 (HTML) §289.255 |
Radiation Safety Requirements and Licensing and Registration Procedures for Industrial Radiography | 10/23/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
Irradiator
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
---|---|---|
§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.251 (HTML) §289.251 |
Exemptions, General Licenses, and General Licenses Acknowledgements | 09/24/18 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.255 (HTML) §289.255 |
Radiation Safety Requirements and Licensing and Registration Procedures for Industrial Radiography | 10/23/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.258 (HTML) §289.258 |
Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators | 10/23/24 |
Medical RAM
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
---|---|---|
§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.256 (HTML) §289.256 |
Medical and Veterinary Use of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
Also view:
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
---|---|---|
§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.251 (HTML) §289.251 |
Exemptions, General Licenses, and General Licenses Acknowledgements | 09/24/18 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.259 (HTML) §289.259 |
Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) | 04/11/99 |
Well Logging Radioactive Materials Licenses
Rule | Title | Revision Date |
---|---|---|
§289.201 (HTML) §289.201 |
General Provisions for Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
§289.202 (HTML) §289.202 |
Standards for Protection Against Radiation from Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |
RC Form 202-2 | “Cumulative Occupational Exposure History” RC Form 202-2 | 06/05/97 |
RC Form 202-3 | “Occupational Exposure Record for a Monitoring Period” RC Form 202-3 | 06/05/97 |
§289.203 (HTML) §289.203 |
Notices, Instructions, and Reports To Workers; Inspections | 10/01/11 |
RC Form 203-1 | "Notice to Employees" RC Form 203-1 (standalone document) | 10/01/11 |
§289.204 (HTML) §289.204 |
Fees for Certificates of Registration, Radioactive Material Licenses, Emergency Planning and Implementation, and Other Regulatory Services | 09/07/14 |
§289.205 (HTML) §289.205 |
Hearing and Enforcement Procedures | 12/27/07 |
§289.252 (HTML) §289.252 |
Licensing of Radioactive Material | 10/29/24 |
§289.253 (HTML) §289.253 |
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging Service Operations and Tracer Studies | 10/23/24 |
§289.257 (HTML) §289.257 |
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material | 10/23/24 |