42 CFR § 486.110 - Condition for coverage: Inspection of equipment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s486.110"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 486.110 - Condition for coverage: Inspection of equipment."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "486.110"
section_name: "Condition for coverage: Inspection of equipment."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "486"
part_name: "CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES FURNISHED BY SUPPLIERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 273, 1302, 1320b-8, and 1395hh."
cfr_part: "486"
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# 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.
[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]