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Mammog= raphy Facility Certification Questions

1.        = Where can I find out how to apply for a California mammography facility         certificate?

See our Mammography Facility Certification Fact Sheet. Also, you can e-mail (rhblistc@cdph.ca.gov)us o= r call us at (916) 327-5106.

2.  =        Do I still need a California Facility Accreditation Certificate for each of m= y       mammography machines now that the ACR is my accrediting body?

Yes. You need to have been issued either a Cal= ifornia Interim Facility Accreditation Certificate or a California Facility Accreditation Certificate before you can legally perform mammography.

3.  =        Once we send in our application, can we start doing mammography?

No. You cannot legally begin doing mammography= until you have received a California Interim Facility Accreditation Certificate = for the machine you will be using.

4.  =        Do we need to notify you when we get new staff, repair or modify our mammography equipment, or move our offic= e?

Yes. The administrator, owner of facility or t= heir designee needs to send us a written signed and dated notice within thirty = (30) days of any of the following events:

·        Change in= the information submitted in your Application;

·        Change of= your accrediting body;

·        Change in= your FDA certification status;

·        Change in= your facility personnel, interpreting physicians, mammographic technologists, or medical physicists;

·        Change in= the location of any mammography radiation machine within the facility;

·        Change in= your facility’s name or owner; ·

·        Disassemb= ly and reassembly of any radiation machine or processing equipment you use for ma= mmography;·

·        Change in= your accreditation status;·

·        Change of= your facility's contact person.

5.  =        Can I just send you a copy of my ACR and FDA certificates to be able to         receive a California Mammography Facility Certification Certificate for my         =     new mammography machine?

No. You will need to finish the application pr= ocess before we can issue you a California Facility Accreditation Certificate for your new mammography machine. Go to our Forms page and look under the Radiation Machine Registration And Mammography Fac= ility Certification section for find more information about the application proc= ess.

6.  =        If we just had our MQSA inspection performed by the State, will we       automatica= lly be issued a California Mammography Facility Certificate.

No. You will need to finish the application pr= ocess before we can issue you a California Facility Accreditation Certificate for your new mammography machine. Go to our Forms page and look under the Radiation Machine Registration And Mammography Facility Certification section for find more information about the applica= tion process.

7.  =        Do my MQSA fees include the fee for registering my mammography     machine?

No. The MQSA program is Federal while the mamm= ography machine registration is a State program.

 

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