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Committee adopts emergency ionizing radiation rules to prevent regulatory gap for medical radiation
Summary
The Regulation Review Committee approved emergency regulation E2025-001 from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to preserve existing rules governing machine-produced radiation (x-rays, CT) while federal guidance is updated, after agency staff explained the public-safety rationale.
The Regulation Review Committee voted to approve emergency regulation E2025-001 from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), accepting the Legislative Commissioners' Office recommendation of approval in whole with technical corrections.
DEEP staff said the emergency measure preserves existing state regulations for machine-produced radiation — such as x-rays and CT scans — to prevent a regulatory gap while the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates its regulatory framework. Jeff Symantec, director of the Radiation Division at DEEP, told the committee the action is intended to keep in place rules governing machine-produced radiation primarily used in health care.
"What we're trying to do with this emergency regulation is prevent a regulatory gap by keeping in place the already existing regulations that govern use of x-ray, CT, and other machine produced radiation, primarily in our health care system," Symantec said.
Senator Kissel asked the agency to summarize the emergency and how the measure protects public safety; committee members thanked the agency for meeting with ranking members and for explaining the process. The committee's co-chair moved to accept the LCO recommendation and the motion was seconded; a roll call recorded affirmative votes and the motion passed.
On the record, committee members emphasized the unusual nature of emergency regulations and commended DEEP and Commissioner Katie Dykes for explaining the timeline and need for expediency. The committee directed staff to proceed with submitting the regulation package per the usual process for emergency rules.
