CT HB06423

Requires health care providers authorized to operate medical x-ray systems to record CT scan radiation doses in patient radiology reports or attach the protocol page containing dose information when the CT scanner is capable of calculating and displaying the dose.

Mandates annual inspection of CT scanners capable of calculating and displaying dose by qualified professionals to ensure the displayed dose does not deviate more than 20 percent from the actual measured dose.

Requires health care providers to report to the Department of Public Health and referring providers within 5 business days of discovering specified radiation events, including unintended CT scan repetitions, irradiation of wrong body parts, unanticipated permanent functional damage, fetal exposure exceeding specified doses, and therapeutic radiation dosing errors exceeding 20 percent.

Requires health care providers to notify affected patients or their parents/guardians within 15 business days of discovering any reportable radiation event.

Directs the Commissioner of Public Health to establish and communicate specified dose values that trigger reporting requirements for various radiation events.