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Texas Department of State Health Services
(Radiation Control Program)
1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3189
MAIN PHONE: (512) 834-6688
MAIN FAX: (512) 834-6690

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Preparing for an Inspection of Medical X-Ray Machines
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It will be necessary to have a credentialed operator available to operate the machines during the inspection. Time should be allowed for the inspector to discuss the inspection findings with the radiation safety officer at the conclusion of the inspection.

The inspector may ask to review the following records during the inspection:

• Your current Certificate of Registration.
• The regulations applicable to your Registration.
• Operating and Safety procedures.
• Prior Notices of Violations and your reply to these.
• Annual evaluations of protective devices and a record of those evaluations.
• Equipment Performance Evaluations.

• • Veterinary facilities will be required to have Equipment Performance Evaluations only in conjuction with remote inspections.

• Record of proper credentialing for operators of x-ray equipment. Not Applicable for Veterinary facilities.
• Personnel monitoring records. Not Applicable for Dental facilities.
• Documentation showing the dose limits to the public are not exceeded.
• Records of film processing equipment maintenance.
• Records of receipt, transfer, and disposal of x-ray machines.
• U.S. F.D.A. (Food & Drug Administration) variances for certain x-ray machines.
• For fluoroscopic machines: the last annual radiation output measurement performed by a licensed medical physicist.
• For C.T. machines: the dose measurements performed by the physicist.
• For linear accelerators: radiation therapy surveys and calibrations performed by the physicist.

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http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/sales/

If you are a business residing in the state of Texas, you are required to report any equipment purchases, film, chemistry and many other consumable items purchased out of state to the State Comptrollers Office and pay state sales tax. Companies doing business outside the state of Texas are not required to collect Texas Sales Tax on your purchase.

In the event of an audit by the State of Texas, all purchases made prior to the audit and with any applicable sales tax due, penalties may be calculated as follows:

• During the first 30 days from the date of single item purchase a 5% Penalty will be applied.
• During the second 30 days from the date of single item purchase an additional 5% Penalty will be applied.
• After 60 days from the date of purchase interest will accrue until tax has been paid in full.

Example: If you have been in business for 5 years and you are being audited today, the TCPA will go back the 5 years and for all applicable purchases made for which sales tax was due, the above interest and penalties will begin. 
Just " one"  item of information provided by the State Comptrollers Office.

Do I owe tax on goods purchased via mail-order catalogs or Internet merchandise?Yes. A seller who uses catalogs or the Internet to sell goods is treated the same as any other seller of taxable items. If you purchase merchandise through a catalog or the Internet from a seller located in Texas, you owe Texas sales tax on the purchase. If you purchase merchandise through a catalog or the Internet from a seller located outside of Texas and use the taxable item in Texas, then you owe Texas use tax on the purchase. An out-of-state mail-order company or an Internet company may hold a Texas Sales and Use tax permit and collect Texas tax. If the out-of-state seller does not have a Texas permit or does not collect Texas use tax, the use tax is due and payable by the purchaser.

To research the information provided you may click on the Windows on State Government Logo above. Or, contact us for directions for their site.

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