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Radiation Machine Facility Registration Fees

We have completed the rule revision process for X-ray machine and facility registration fees.  The revised rule was adopted as of June 30, 2008 and is effective as of July 31, 2008.  More information is available on our Radiation Regulations web page.

Fees are required to support 100% of the x-ray program.   A summary of the annual fees are as follows:

WAC 246-254-053 Radiation Machine Facility Registration Fees.

(1) Radiation machine facility fees apply to each person or facility owning, leasing, or using radiation-producing machines.  The annual facility fee consists of the base registration fee and a per tube charge, where applicable. Radiation Machine Facility Fees are:

• For dental, podiatric, and veterinary: $134 
• For hospital, medical, and chiropractic facilities: $207
• For industrial, research, educational, security, and other uses:  $184
• For mammography only, bone densitometry only, electron microscope only, and bomb squad facilities:  $89
• For radiation safety program as specified in WAC 246-254-053(3): $5,827

Per tube fees are based on the type of tube and are as follows:

(2) Facilities regulated under the shielding plan requirements of WAC 246-225-030 or 246-227-150 are subject to a $344 X-ray shielding review fee for each X-ray room plan submitted.  A registrant may request an expedited plan review for $1,000 for each X-ray room plan.  Expedited plan means the Department will complete the plan review within 2 business days of receiving all required information from the registrant.

If a facility regulated under WAC 246-225-030 or 246-227-150 operates without submittal and departmental review of X-ray shielding calculations and a floor plan it will be subject to a shielding design follow-up fee of $656.

(3) If a facility or group of facilities under one administrative control employs two or more full-time individuals whose positions are entirely devoted to in-house radiation safety, the facility shall pay a flat, annual fee as specified in WAC 246-254-053(1)(a)(viii).

(4) Facilities may consolidate X-ray machine registrations into a single registration after notifying the department in writing and documenting that a single business license applies to all buildings, structures, and operations on one contiguous site using or identified by one physical address location designation.

(5) The cost of routine, periodic inspections, including the initial inspection, are covered under the base fee and tube registration fees as described in subsection (1) of this section.  Facilities requiring follow-up inspections due to uncorrected non-compliances must pay an inspection follow-up fee of $118 for each reinspection required.

(6) A facility's annual registration fee is valid for a specific geographical location and person only.  It is not transferable to another geographical location or owner or user.

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