---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 486.110"
title: "42"
number: "486.110"
heading: "Condition for coverage: Inspection of equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/486.110"
---

# §486.110. Condition for coverage: Inspection of equipment.


Inspections of all X-ray equipment and shielding are made by qualified individuals at intervals not greater than every 24 months.

- (a) **Standard—qualified inspectors.** Inspections are made at least every 24 months by a radiation health specialist who is on the staff of or approved by an appropriate State or local government agency.
- (b) **Standard—records of inspection and scope of inspection.** The supplier maintains records of current inspections which include the extent to which equipment and shielding are in compliance with the safety standards outlined in [§ 486.108](/cfr/42/486.108.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[34 FR 388, Jan. 10, 1969. Redesignated at 42 FR 52826, Sept. 30, 1977. Further redesignated and amended at 60 FR 2326, Jan. 9, 1995; 60 FR 45086, Aug. 30, 1995; 60 FR 50447, Sept. 29, 1995]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1102, 1861(s) (3), (11) and (12), 1864, and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395x(s) (3), (11), and (12), 1395aa and 1395hh).

### Source

Source: 34 FR 388, Jan. 10, 1969, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 52826, Sept. 30, 1977, and further redesignated and amended at 60 FR 2326, Jan. 9, 1995.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 273, 1302, 1320b-8, and 1395hh.

### Amendments

[34 FR 388, Jan. 10, 1969. Redesignated at 42 FR 52826, Sept. 30, 1977. Further redesignated and amended at 60 FR 2326, Jan. 9, 1995; 60 FR 45086, Aug. 30, 1995; 60 FR 50447, Sept. 29, 1995]