Section 115112 Of Article 6. Records From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), commencing July
1, 2013, CT X-ray systems shall be accredited by an accrediting
organization that is approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, an accrediting organization approved by the
Medical Board of California, or the State Department of Public
Health. A facility that is subject to accreditation may elect to have
the CT X-ray system accredited pursuant to a single accreditation
survey that includes the CT service by the accrediting organization.
(b) A CT X-ray system shall not be subject to accreditation if any
of the following apply:
(1) The system is used for therapeutic radiation treatment
planning or delivery.
(2) The system is used for calculating attenuation coefficients
for nuclear medicine studies.
(3) The system is dedicated for image guidance for interventional
radiologic procedures.