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ORDINANCE NO. d-/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING MOBILE X-RAY UNITS AND
MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF X-RAY FILMS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. There is hereby added to Chapter XI of the
Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa, Article 2 which shall
read as follows:
CHAPTER XI
Health and Safety
Article 2
Mobile X -Ray Units
Sec. 11201. Permit and License Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporati
to engage in, conduct, manage, or carry on the business,
practice or occupation of mobile x-ray operator within the
City of Costa Mesa without first having obtained a license
from the City Council and a permit as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 11202.1 Issuing Officer
All licenses issued pursuant to this Articleshall be
issued by the issuing office who shall be the City License
Division, Department of Finance.
Sec. 11202.2
All permits issued pursuant to this Article shall be
issued by the issuing office who shall be the County Health
Officer acting as the Health Officer of the City of Costa Me
Sec. 11203. Fees
Each application for a license to operate within the
City of Costa Mesa shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00
to defray costs of investigation. No part of said fee
collected shall be refunded for any reason. No fee shall be
charged by the County Health Officer acting as the City
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Health Officer for an application or permit to operate a
mobile x-ray unit.
Sec. 11204. Definitions.
MOBILE X-RAY UNIT means any x-ray generator which is,
or can be, used for the purpose of making medical diagnostic
photofluorographic films of persons, and which is installed
in or upon a motor vechile 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.
Sec. 11205. Regulations: Scope.
All mobile x-ray units shall comply with the requirement
of the Radiation Control Law, Division 20, Chapter 7.6,
California Health and Safety Code, together with regulations
enacted pursuant thereto.
Sec. 11206. Regulations: Investigation.
Any person or entity desiring to operate a mobile x-ray
unit shall make application to the County Health Officer, who
is also the City Health Officer, on forms prescribed by him,
The County Health Officer shall cause to be codducted an
investigation of said applicant for a permit 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 Office of abnormal
X-ray findings pursuant to regulations of the State Departmen
of Public Health.
(c) Whether the proper public notices, as required by
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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 reasoncf 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 reasonabl
assurance of protection to health, life and property.
(g) Such other information as shall be required by
The County Health Officer.
Sec. 11207. Regulations: License.
No permit shall be granted, renewed, or reinstated unles
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 detri-
mental to the health of the patrons, employees, and the
general public, and that all operators of mobile x-ray
equipment have been certified to operate same by the County
Health officer.
Sec. 11208. Regulations: Duration.
Permits may be granted at any time during the year, but
all permits shall expire at the end of the calendar year.
Sec. 11209. Regulations: Conditions.
All mobile x-ray units shall be operated so as to comply
with the following conditions:
(a) No person under theage 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
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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 on 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 beposted
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 operator
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 calendz r
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
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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 and wording of all
required signs.
(g) At least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the
operation of a mobile x-ray unit in any location, the operat
s}e ll notify the County Health Officer of the address, city
area, together with the dates and hours of such operation.
(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 unit. Neither
sign nor printed matter shall contain any statements express
or implied that the mobile x-ray unit is associated with any
health department or other public or private health agency.
(i) The mbile x-ray operation shall comply with all
applicable city ordinances and resolutions while operating
within a city.
Sec. 11210. Regulations. Operation.
No mobile x-ray unit shall be operated unless the
operator thereof has been licensed and has a valid current
permit as hereinabove provided. No mobile x-ray unit shall
be operated by any person other than the applicant or the
persons specified in his application.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and before the
expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage shall be
published once in the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper
published in the City of Costa Mesy, together with the names
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of the members of the City Council voting for and against the
same.
ATTEST:
Cit Clerk of the City of Cos- Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA (
COUNTY OF ORANGE ( as.
CITY OF COSTA MESA
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing ordinance No. '10 -/'1 was introduced and considered
section by section at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the day of 1970 and thereafter passed and
adopted as a whole at a lar meeting of the said City Council
held on the 4 &ce day of [.c..V��, ��", 1970 by the following roll
call vote: C�
AYES: �h,ISO 0, TU Gq 21�� T"�n e VOrc(�i. i)� St C/a"-
NOES: k,")II e, /V
ABSENT: oti -
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this day of 1970
City Clerk and ex-offido erk
of the City Council of t City
of Costa Mesa.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
1 am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the
County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to or interested in the below entitled matter. 1
am the Legal Advertising Manager
of the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation, printed and published in. fhe City of Costa
Mesa, County of Orange, State of California, and I certify
thatCity Ordlnanoe Number 70-17
of which the copy attached hereto is a true and complete
copy, was printed and published in the regular issue(s) of
said newspaper on April 24,1970 -
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Executed on April 24 .197-0
at Costa Mesa, California.
1 (ipnaMe)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
gt�GLN F F~Vsy
I, G.-t6-PR1ESf; City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that Ordinance No 70-17 was introduced and considered,
section by section, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the 6th _
day of April , 19-Z.0, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular
meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of Apr' 1 , 1970 , by the
following roll -call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN-�-1Soq '�--,>vrdda-p-.p-'^u.�,ot. Cl -air, T Cker -
NOES: COUNCILMEN -
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN -
None
I FURTHER CERTIFY that said Ordinance No. was published in the ORANGE COAST
DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and publishedin the City of Costa Mesa, on the
24th—cloy of April , 19 70
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of theCi, Council
of the Gy of Costa Mesa
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