From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Friday, October 28, 2005 1:49 PM
To:	Burke, Gerald; Casey, Richard W.; Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Fairchild Gregory R LT; Fong, Raynard K   CAPT; Frampton, Scott W  CIV; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Hecht, Sheila C , LCDR; Hope, Lawanda P. HM1; Houston, Tony L. HM2; Johnson, Gabrielle M.; LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Maher, John M CDR; Ozeroglu, Muhammed A  LT; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ruiz, Steven LCDR; Saylor, Tillman K (NNMC Contractor); Scott, John H., CIV.; Simays, Andrew E., CDR; Solanki, Haresh P; Swilley, Eugene A. (LT); Tu, Victor LT; Van Way, Rick L (LCDR); Younes, Georges  E LCDR
Cc:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Earles, Marvin R LCDR ; Glennon, Brendan K. CDR BUMED; Lino CDR Fragoso (E-mail) (Lino.Fragoso@navy.mil)
Subject:	10 CFR Part 35: NRC's Recognition of Specialty Boards

To all Radiation Safety Officers and Medical NRMP Permittees:

The below was just cut and pasted from the NRC's website at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/miau-reg-initiatives/spec-board-cert.html.  This is the current listing of certification boards accepted by the NRC.  Hopefully they will be adding the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) in the near future.  Note that if a certification board is not listed on the above NRC website, the alternate training and experience pathway in the new Part 35 regulations may be the only option for qualification as either an RSO or AU.

I will keep everyone posted on any significant additions.

Very respectfully,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
620 John Paul Jones Circle (Suite 1100)
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

W: (757) 953-0766; DSN: 377-0766
Cell: (757) 651-2814
Fax: (757) 953-0685
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Specialty Board(s) Certification Recognized by NRC Under 10 CFR Part 35(1,2) (Effective October 24, 2002 and April 29, 2005)
10 CFR 35.50	Training for Radiation Safety Officer
None 	
10 CFR 35.51	Training for an authorized medical physicist
None 	
10 CFR 35.55	Training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification process for Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) from March 6, 1996 to present 	
10 CFR 35.190	Training for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 2005 to present for all physicians before and after that date issued an ABNM certification with the word "United States" appearing under the certification number 	
10 CFR 35.290	Training for imaging and localization studies
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology certification process from October 29, 2000 to present for certificates issued to physicians residing in the United States.
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 18, 2005 to present for all physicians issued an ABNM certifications before and after that date with the word "United States" appearing under the certification number 	
10 CFR 35.390	Training for use of unsealed byproduct material for which a written directive is required
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 18, 2005 to present for all physicians before and after that date issued an ABNM certification with the word "United States" appearing under the certification number 	
10 CFR 35.392	Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide I-131 requiring a written directive in quantities less than or equal to 1.22 gigabecquerels (33 millicuries)
None 	
10 CFR 35.394	Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide I-131 requiring a written directive in quantities greater than 1.22 gigabecquerels (33 millicuries)
None 	
10 CFR 35.490	Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources
None 	
10 CFR 35.590	Training for use of sealed sources for diagnosis
None 	
10 CFR 35.690	Training for use of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units
None 	
(1) These recognitions apply to 10 CFR Part 35 (effective October 24, 2002 and April 29, 2005).
(2) Specialty boards recognized by NRC under Subpart J of 10 CFR Part 35 (before October 24, 2002) will continue to be recognized by NRC under Subpart J of 10 CFR Part 35 (effective October 24, 2002) until October 24, 2005.