Press Release-IV-20-019, NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Press Release-IV-20-019: NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

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Issue date:	10/08/2020
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No: IV-20-019 October 8, 2020

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Victor Dricks, 817-200-1128 NRC Proposes $7,500 fine to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to fine St. Joseph Regional Medical Center $7,500 for several violations of regulatory requirements at its facility in Lewiston, Idaho.

The violations were documented in a Jan. 30 inspection report and are described in an Oct. 7 letter to company officials. The inspection was conducted July 8-9, 2019, and Oct. 21, 2019.

The NRC held a regulatory teleconference with company officials on Aug. 25 during which the apparent violations, their significance, their root causes, and corrective actions were discussed.

Based on the information collected during the inspection and the information provided during the conference, the NRC has determined that several violations of NRC requirements occurred.

The violations are related to the licensees failure to properly prepare written directives for therapeutic doses of unsealed radioactive material and implement and maintain procedures for certain therapeutic administrations involving radioactive material.

The company has 30 days to dispute the fine or request involvement of a third-party mediator to resolve the issue.