ORD-18-70 ESTABLISHES REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF MOBILE X-RAY UNITSORDINANCE NO. 18-
70 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
ADDING SECTIONS 6530 ET SEQ. TO THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE
OPERATION OF MOBILE X-RAY UNITS IN THE CITY
OF ORANGE.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES
ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:Section 6530 Definitions. Regulation
of Operations of Mobile
X-ray units.For the purpose of the provisions
regulating mobile X-ray units hereinafter set forth, the
following words and phrases shall be construed to have the
meanings herein set forth,unless it is apparent from the
context that a
different meaning is intended:a) MOBILE X-RAY UNIT
Any X-ray generator which is,or
can be, used for
the purpose of
making medical diagnostic photoflurographic films
of persons, and which is installed in
or upon a motor vehicle or trailer
so that it may be
trans-ported from place to
place.Any person, or other
entity,who owns or legally possesses,
or operates, a mobile X-
ray unit.Section 6530.
1 Regulations: Scope.b) MOBILE X-RAY OPERATOR All mobile
X-ray units shall comply with the requirements of the
Radiation Control Law, Division 20, Chapter 7.6,
Cali-fornia Health
and Safety Code, together with
regulations enacted pursuant thereto.Section 6530.2 Regulations: Investigation.Any
person or entity desiring to operate a mobile X-ray
unit within the City of Orange shall make application to
the County Health Officer on forms prescribed by him for
issuance of a permit. The County Health Officer shall cause
to be conducted an investigation of said applicant
for a permit
to determine, among other things, the following items of information:a)
Whether or not said unit has a valid state
registration as provided by
Division
b) Whet~er or not said ~pplicant has complied with
appl~cable laws, or~~nances, and regulations, in-
clud~ng those relatlng to the reporting to the
Health Officer of abnormal X-ray findings
pursuant to regulations of the State Department of
Public
Health.c) Whether the proper public notices, as required
by state law, regulations enacted pursuant
thereto,and local ordinances, have been posted in or
upon the mobile
unit.d) The location and mailing address of all film
files to be maintained by said mobile unit as
hereinafter
provided.e) Whether the applicant and his specified perso~
nel are qualified by reason of training and exper~
ence to operate a mobile X-ray unit in such a
manner as to provide reasonable assurance of
protection to health, life,
and property.f) Whether the applicant's equipment,
facilities, pro-posed uses and procedures are such as
to provide reasonable assurance of protection to
health, life
and property.g) Such other information as shall be required
by the County
Health Officer.Section 6530.3
Regulations: Permit.No permit shall be granted, renewed, or
reinstated unless the County Health Officer determines, upon
completing his investigation, that the mobile X-ray unit is,
or can be,operated in compliance with
applicable laws, ordinances,and administrative regulations, and in a
manner not detri-mental to the health of the patrons,
employees, and the general public and that all operators
of mobile X-ray equipment have been certified
by the County Health
Officer to operate same.Section
6530.4 Regulations: Duration.Permits may be granted at any time
during the year, but all permits shall expire at the end
of the calendar year.Section
6530.5 Regulations: Conditions.All mobile X-ray units shall be
operated so as to
comply with the following conditions:a) No person under the age of fifteen (
15) years is to be X-rayed unless such
person has had a positive tuber-culin skin
test and presents a written statement,signed by a
licensed practitioner of the healing arts,showing the method and
the date of such positive skin test. A sign shall
be
b)
of the mobile X-ray unit stating that no person
under the age of fifteen (15) years is to be X-
rayed unless such person has had a positive tuberculin
skin test.No pregnant woman shall be X-rayed in
a mobile X-ray unit unless so ordered in
writing by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts.
A sign shall be posted in a prominent location
on the mobile X-ray unit stating that no
pregnant woman shall be X-rayed.The mobile
X-ray operator shall require all persons,before
being X-rayed, to complete an information
form showing the following: Name, age, sex, address,telephone
number, the person's physician's name and
address, if a female, whether pregnant, if under fifteen (
15) years of age, whether the person has had a
positive tuberculin
skin
test, and the date of such test.c)d)All X-
ray films shall be retained by the operator for
at least ten (10) years. Each patient shall receive from
the mobile X-ray operator a report of
his X-ray findings within thirty (30) days. Every
thirty (30)days, the operator shall submit to the Health
Officer a report of the
total number of X-ray films taken during the
preceding calendar month.e)The mobile X-ray operator
shall make X-ray films available for use
by the physician of the person X-rayed,
provided said person
gives his consent in writing. The operator may make a reasonable charge
for such service.f)A sign shall
be posted in a prominent location on the mobile X-ray
unit stating essentially the following:A chest X-ray
film is a useful aid to the physician
in diagnosing chest disease. It is not a complete examination. See
your family doctor for an examination at leas t
once a year." The County
Health Officer shall have the right to determine the
location, size, and wording of all required signs.The
mobile X-ray operator shall give the
County Health Officer notice at least fourteen (14) calendar days
in advance concerning proposed dates, times, and places of use
of
the unit. All such information will be forwarded by
the County Health Officer to the City of Orange.The
name and address of the mobile X-ray operator shall
be plainly printed on each side of the exterior of
the vehicle or trailer in letters at least
three 3) inches high. The name and address
of the mobile X-ray operator shall appear on all
forms, letters,pamphlets, or other printed matter
used in conjunction with the unit. It shall
be unlawful for any person,firm, corporation or
association,
or
any
cause to be made or disseminated, before the public
in the City of Orange, in any newspaper or other
publication, or any advertising device, or by public
outcry or proclamation, or in any other manner or
means whatever, any statement concerning such mobile
X-ray services, or concerning any circumstance
or matter of fact connected with the proposed
mobile X-ray services, which is untrue or
misleading, and which is kno~ or which by the exercise
of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue
or misleading.i) The mobile X-ray operation shall
comply with all applicable city ordinances
and resolutions while operating within the
City of Orange.Section 6530.6
Regulations: Operation, Penalties.No mobile X-ray unit shall be
operated unless the operator thereof has been issued a
permit as hereinbefore provided.No mobile X-ray unit shall be
operated by any person other than the applicant or the
persons specified in his permit.Any violation by any person
of any provision of these regulations governing
mobile X-ray units shall constitute a misdemeanor and
shall be punishable as provided in Section
1200 of
the Orange Municipal Code.SECTION II:This ordinance shall be
posted at three (3) public places within the City of
Orange as designated by ordinance within fifteen (15) days after passage by
the City Council of the City of Orange in accordance with
the requirements of law of the State of California, and
shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its final passage.ADOPTED
this 5th
day
of
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, EMILY L. WILSON, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council duly held on the 28th day of April,
1970, and thereafter at an adjourned regular meeting of said City Council
duly held on the 5th day of May, 1970, was duly passed and adopted by
said City Council, and that said ordinance was passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: JORDAN, HOYT, PEREZ, SMITH
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: HILEMAN
WITNESS my hand and seal this 6th day of May, 1970.
SEAL)
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STATE
OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY
OF ORANGE SS
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I,
EMILY L. WILSON, CITY CLERK hereby certify that that
on r-aro Barbara L. Sack, Deputy
May 14 1970 I posted a copy of the
hereinafter described public document, a copy of which document
so posted is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and incor-
porated herein as though fully set forth herein, at the follow-
ing locations:
A X (1)
Lx (2)
t~ X (3)
The Orange Civic Center, 300 East Chapman Avenue,
Orange, California.
Orange Public Library, Main Library,
101 North Center Street, Orange, California.
United States Post Office, Main Office,
308 West Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
4) W. O. Hart Memorial Park, 701 South Glassell
Street, Orange, California.
Initial at least three (3) places at
which posting performed.)
designated by Ordinance of the City of Orange as public places
within the City of Orange for posting copies of the afore-
mentioned and described public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Executed in the City of Orange, California, on the
14 th day of Hay 19 70
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