<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:03:01:08.06"><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000000">44:03:01:08.06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">.  Equipment standards for dental X ray </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">systems</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">All</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> dental X ray </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">systems must meet the specifications in 21 C.F.R. §§ 1020.30 and 1020.31, in effect on April 1, 2022. In addition, a dental X ray system must meet the following standards</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">Any deviation of a measured technique factor from an indicated value for </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">kilovoltage peak (</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">kVp</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> may not exceed any limit specified for that system by its manufacturer or, in the absence of any manufacturer's specifications, the deviation may not exceed ten percent of the indicated value for kVp;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">2</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">)  The exposure switch </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> be located so the operator can stand at least six feet from the useful beam. If sufficient shielding is provided to protect the operator from stray radiation, the exposure switch may be located closer;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">3</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">)  Any dental X ray equipment must operate with a kilovoltage of </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">sixty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> kVp or higher;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">4</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">)  Any dental X ray machine must be maintained within manufacturer's specifications and recommendations</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (5)  Any hand-held intraoral X ray equipment must be equipped with a backscatter shield of not less than 0.25 millimeter lead equivalent and 15.2 centimeters in diameter, positioned as close as practicable to the distal end of the position indication device; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    (6)  Any hand-held device must be secured from unauthorized removal or use.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    When operating a hand-held intraoral dental radiographic unit, operators shall wear a 0.25 millimeter lead equivalent apron, unless otherwise authorized by the department or a qualified physicist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">; 50 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2023</span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000003">34-21-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-15"><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000003">34-21-15</span></a><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">    </span><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000003">34-21-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-15"><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0-000003">34-21-15</span></a><span class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s013eb634-f804-4671-bab7-f1625fbd4f55000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>