California Governor Signs Assembly Bill (AB) 510, Clarifying Certain Provisions of SB 1237
California’s Governor has signed AB 510, which clarifies certain provisions in SB 1237. AB 510 was developed in collaboration with radiation physicists and radiologists from health systems, universities, medical centers and smaller community hospitals, as well as the sponsors of SB 1237. It clarifies that the recording requirements of SB 1237 apply only to CT exams for diagnostic purposes; clarifies that the dose verification process done by the facility is applied to particular studies and not all studies; clarifies that reporting is only required if an exam is done on parts of the body not intended to be scanned; and defines which accrediting organizations can accredit CT x-ray systems. The full text of AB 510 can be viewed by clicking here.