Radiological Health – To promote and protect the health of all Virginians

Virginia’s Health is in Your Hands. Do your part, stop the spread.

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We need everyone’s help to stop the spread. Individuals, communities, businesses, and healthcare organizations all play an important role in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Virginia is currently in Phases 1A and 1B of our COVID-19 vaccination plan. Healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, frontline essential workers, and those at increased risk of exposure or serious illness are now getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We all need to continue to take the steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, even after we get vaccinated.
Wash your hands often, stay at least six feet apart from others, wear a mask in public settings, stay home if you are sick, and disinfect high-touch surfaces often. These are all very important ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Stay in your home from midnight to 5:00 a.m. Only leave your home during this time for essential activities, including seeking medical care, obtaining food and goods, and traveling to and from work. These are requirements of the modified Stay at Home Order as of December 14.
All Virginians should limit indoor and outdoor in-person gatherings to no more than 10 people. Continue to practice physical distancing and avoid mass gatherings and crowded places.
As of December 14, Governor Northam expanded the mask mandate to require that all Virginians aged 5 years and older wear masks that cover their mouth and nose in indoor settings shared with people outside of their household and when outdoors within six feet of another person who does not live with them.

LATEST NEWS AND RECENT UPDATES

X-ray Device Inspections during COVID 19: The X-ray program resumed medical X-ray device inspections May 18, 2020. MQSA inspections were resumed June 24, 2020. This includes all “human use” modalities and serious violation follow-up inspections. Non-medical inspections (i.e. cabinet, analytical) inspections continue to be performed. All inspectors follow PPE protocol and social distancing while conducting inspections.
Radioactive Materials Program (RMP) COVID19 Impacts and Adjusted Protocols: The Radioactive Materials Program resumed inspection activities on May 18, 2020 following implementation of internal use COVID-19 protocols developed by the Office of Radiological Health. Inspection activities had been scaled back as of March 23, 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19. Please click here to read about Virginia RMP information for licensees during COVID19.
X-Ray and Radioactive Materials Fee Increase: Fees charged for X-ray machine registrations, X-ray machine inspections and shielding reviews performed by the Virginia Department of Health, and the fees charged for Radioactive Materials licenses increased as of February 7, 2019. This increase followed the culmination of a final public comment period for 12VAC5-490, “X-ray and Radioactive Material Fees,” as published in the Virginia Register of Regulations (Volume 35, Issue 10). The new fee schedule may be found on the X-ray Program and Radioactive Materials Program web pages, respectively.
Radioactive Materials Program Regulations Updated: Miscellaneous updates to 12VAC5-481 became effective on April 5, 2018. Additional information about the changes are provided on the Radioactive Materials Regulations page.
Therapeutic Radiation Machine Regulations Updated: 12VAC5-481-3380 through 3453 became effective on June 5, 2016. Virginia’s Radiation Protection Regulations, Part XV, Therapeutic Radiation Machines have been updated to include a section on Electronic Brachytherapy. These changes may be viewed on the X-ray Regulations page.
Office of Radiological Health Created: On September 3, 2013 the Office of Radiological Health (formerly, Division of Radiological Health) was created. The Office reports to the Chief Deputy Commissioner. Steve Harrison was named Director of the Division of Radiological Health on June 10, 2012. Steve brings a wealth of experience to his new role in VDH, having served as the Hospital Preparedness Program Coordinator, Assistant State Planning Coordinator, Strategic National Stockpile and Exercise Coordinator and EP&R’s Central Region Planner. Prior to his tenure at VDH, Steve worked for Dominion Resources for 23 years where he performed nuclear emergency planning and all hazards preparedness. Steve received his Master’s in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness from Virginia Commonwealth University, earned a Certificate in Public Health Leadership from University of North Carolina, is a FEMA-certified Master Exercise Practitioner and completed his undergraduate studies at the College of William and Mary.
To contact the Office of Radiological Health for inquiries or general questions:

Phone: (804) 864-8150

Email: radhealth-comments@vdh.virginia.gov

Office of Radiological Health | 109 Governor Street, 7th Floor | Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone (804) 864-8150 | Fax: (804) 864-8155