Re: States that Do Not require hospitalization for RAI Rx

[Guest guest]

Madonna Bocko wrote:

> ... I may be wrong, but it was my belief that the hospitalization isolation

was a requirement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for individuals given a

certain amount of radioactive material, and not something an individual state

government could control. Interesting to find out more on this.

This used to be the case, but in 1997 the federal guidelines were changed,

shifting responsibility to the states, many of which in turn shift the

responsibility to the hospitals. Some states continue to require hospitalized

isolation, while some hospitals continue to require it, even in states that

don't.

Clear as a bell, huh? :-\

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NYC