From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:15 AM
To:	Burke, Gerald; Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Fairchild Gregory R LT; Feightner, Michael P. LT; Fong, Raynard K   CAPT; Frampton, Scott W  CIV; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Goodwill, Michael E; Harden, Gary W; Hecht, Sheila C , LCDR; Houston, Tony L. HM2; Johnson, Gabrielle M.; LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Ozeroglu, Muhammed A  LT; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ruiz, Steven LCDR; 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:	Rudolph, W. Garry (CAPT); Fallon, Ann P. (CAPT); Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Clagett, Christopher D, CDR; Earles, Marvin R LCDR ; Glennon, Brendan K. CDR BUMED; Lino CDR Fragoso (E-mail) (Lino.Fragoso@navy.mil); Hutto, Robert CAPT; Lorenzen, William F GS; Netzer, Patricia H. (CAPT); Styles, Donna L (CAPT)
Subject:	Specialty Board(s) Certification Recognized by NRC Under 10 CFR Part 35 (as of 13 Dec 2005)
To all Radiation Safety Officers and Medical NRMP Permittees:

The NRC has just recognized the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) as an acceptable board certification pathway for qualification as a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) on a medical license/permit.  However, this certification must be dated after 01 Jan 2006.  As of today, the only other acceptable qualification pathway for RSO under 10 CFR 35.50 is the alternate training and experience pathway.  However, a qualified individual previously listed as an RSO, or an Authorized User (AU), can still be named as the RSO per 10 CFR 35.50, 35.57, and 35.59 regulations.  Note that the NRC still has not acknowledged the American Board of Radiology (ABR) as an acceptable certification for any position listed below.  If and when the ABR is accepted, I will inform all permittees.

Other accepted board certifications have been pasted below.  The address for accessing this information on the NRC's website is http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/miau-reg-initiatives/spec-board-cert.html.

This e-mail is being forwarded for informational purposes only, and no response is necessary.

V/r,
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Specialty Board(s) Certification Recognized 
by NRC Under 10 CFR Part 35 
•	§35.50 Training for Radiation Safety Officer
American Board of Health Physics from January 1, 2006 to present. 
•	§35.51 Training for an authorized medical physicist
None 
•	§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. 
•	§35.190 Training for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 20, 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. 
•	§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 20, 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.
•	§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 20, 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. 
•	§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 
•	§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 
•	§35.490 Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources
None 
•	§35.590 Training for use of sealed sources for diagnosis
None 
•	§35.690 Training for use of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units
None