Prohibited Uses and Activities.
24 RCNY § 175.04
in effect§ 175.04 Prohibited Uses and Activities.
(a) Prohibited uses. The following are prohibited uses of radiation equipment:
(1) Hand-held fluoroscopic screens.
(2) Shoe-fitting fluoroscopic devices.
(3) Intraoral fluoroscopy in dental examinations.
(4) Photofluorographic equipment.
(5) Equipment employing bare overhead or uninsulated conductors.
(6) Non-image intensified fluoroscopes.
(7) Capacity energy storage equipment used to image humans, effective July 1, 2021.
(8) Intraoral dental x-ray machines operated at less than a measured 51 kVp effective July 1, 2021
(b) Prohibited activities.
(1) No person shall operate x-ray equipment such that the useful beam is applied to human beings unless such individual is a professional practitioner or is otherwise authorized to operate x-ray equipment pursuant to state law.
(2) The sale, lease, transfer or loan of x-ray or fluoroscopic equipment or related supplies is prohibited, except to persons engaged in an occupation where such use is permitted or to institutions where such use is permitted. However, this restriction shall not apply to persons intending to use x-ray or fluoroscopic equipment and supplies solely for the application of radiation to other than human beings, nor to the acquisition of such equipment or supplies by wholesalers, distributors or retailers in the regular course of their trade or business.
(3) No person shall sell, lease, transfer, lend or install any radiation-producing equipment, or related supplies, unless such supplies or equipment when properly placed into operation or properly used will meet the requirements of this Article. A person who undertakes to repair such equipment must do so such that when it is placed in operation or properly used after the repair, the equipment will meet all applicable standards, including the requirements of this Article, for radiation protection and safety generally.
(c) On or before July 1, 2022, portable or mobile x-ray equipment must only be used for examinations where it is impractical to transfer the patient to a stationary x-ray installation. Facilities are prohibited from using portable or mobile x-ray units in routine clinical x-ray exams; however, this shall not prohibit hospitals from using portable or mobile x-ray units in clinical exams in emergency room and trauma center locations and for in-house patients that are not ambulatory. Additionally, this shall not prohibit mobile or portable x-ray units in patient homes or long term health care facilities.
(Added City Record 4/24/2019, eff. 5/24/2019)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-116511Fetched: 10/24/2026