Ordinance No. 427ORDINANCE NO. 427
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS ADDING ARTICLE IV TO CHAPTER 13 OF THE
CYPRESS CITY CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATTONS FOR
MOBILE X -RAY UNITS,
ARTICLE IV. Regulations for Mobile. -.X. -ray Units.
The Council of the City of Cypress does ordain as follows:
Section 13 -21. REGULATIONS: SCOPE.
All mobile x -ray units shall comply with the requirements of the Radiation
Control Law, Division 20, Chapter 7.6, California Health and Safety Code, together
with regulations enacted pursuant thereto.
Section 13 -22. DEFINITIONS.
"Mobile X -ray Unit" means 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 transported from
place to place.
"Mobile x -ray Operator" means any person, or other entity, who owns or legally
possesses, or operates, a mobile x -ray unit.
Section 13 -23. REGULATIONS: INVESTIGATION.
Any person or entity desiring to operate a mobile x -ray unit within the City
of Cypress shall make application to the County Health Officer on forms prescribed
by him for issuance of a license. The County Health Officer shall cause to be .
conducted an investigation of said applicant for a license 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 20, Chapter 7.6, California Health and Safety Code.
(b) Whether or not said applicant has complied with applicable laws, ordinances,
and regulations, including those relating 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 personnel are qualified by reason
of training and experience 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, proposed 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 13 -24. REGULATIONS:
LICENSE
No license 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 detrimental to the health of the patrons, employees,
and the general public and that all operations of mobile x -ray equipment have been
certified by the County Health Officer to operate same.
Section 13 -25. REGULATIONS:
DURATION,
Licenses may be granted at any time during the year, but all licenses shall
expire at the end of the calendar year
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Section 13 -26. 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 tuberculin 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 posted in a prominent location 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) All x -ray films shall be retained by the oeprator 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 least once a year." The County Health Officer shall
have the right to determine the location, size, and wording of all required signs,
(g) 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 Cypress.
(h) 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
unite Neither sign nor printed matter shall contain any statements expressed or implied
that the mobile x -ray unit is associated with any health department or other public
or private health agency,
(i) The mobile x -ray operation shall comply with all applicable city ordinances
and resolutions while operating within the City of Cypress.
Section 13 -27, REGULATIONS: OPERATION.
No mobile x -ray unit shall be operated unless the operator thereof has been
licensed as hereinbefore provided. No mobile x -ray unit shall be operated by any
person other than the applicant or the persons specified in his license.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting
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held on the
9th day of March , 1970.
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MAYOR OF
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CITY CLERK OF THE ITY OF CYPRESS
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I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 9th day of March , 1970, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Bowen, Harvey, Kanel, Noe and Kanode
NOES: i0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
CIT CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS