What Wyoming's rules say about ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable), dose limits in millisieverts (mSv), dosimeters, aprons and training for the people who work in fluoroscopy labs.
Please double-check this information. This is an ORSIF research summary, researched November 3, 2026. It is not comprehensive and not always accurate: rules change, and answers may be incomplete, out of date or wrong. It is education, not legal advice. Not yet reviewed by a regulatory expert. The research for this state ended before every question was fully answered, so some answers may be incomplete. Confirm each requirement at the source linked beside the answer, with the state program and with your facility's radiation safety officer. How this was made
ORSIF's research identified the No state agency regulates X-ray or fluoroscopy equipment; related bodies: Wyoming Office of Homeland Security Radiological Services Program (non-regulatory), Wyoming Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners (operator licensing), Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (Department of Workforce Services), Wyoming Department of Health (hospital licensure), Wyoming DEQ Uranium Recovery Program (Agreement State program, not X-ray) as the agency that regulates X-ray and fluoroscopy equipment in Wyoming. Wyoming is a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Agreement State: it has signed an agreement with the NRC to regulate certain radioactive materials itself.
Wyoming has no state program that registers, inspects or sets radiation-safety rules for X-ray or fluoroscopy machines; its only radiation office is a non-regulatory emergency-preparedness program in the Office of Homeland Security. Wyoming is an Agreement State only for uranium and thorium milling, so the NRC regulates hospitals' radioactive materials directly. The only legal dose limits for fluoroscopy staff found come from Wyoming OSHA's adoption of 29 CFR 1910.1096, which counts the lens of the eye inside the 1.25 rem (12.5 mSv) per quarter whole-body limit. No state rule on lead aprons, apron inspection, badge placement or engineered alternatives was found. Licensed practitioners including PAs and APNs are exempt from operator licensing; technologists need a general license based on American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), NMTCB or CBRPA certification, and limited-license holders may not perform fluoroscopy.
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Which rules apply, and whether ALARA is among them.
Yes, but only for uranium and thorium milling facilities and 11e.(2) byproduct material (signed 2018-09-25, effective 2018-09-30); a 2026 amended agreement adds source material recovered from mineral processing. NRC Region IV directly licenses medical radioactive materials in Wyoming.
No state X-ray or fluoroscopy rules and no state Standards for Protection Against Radiation rule for X-ray users. Wyoming OSHA adopts 29 CFR 1910.1096 (reportedly as in effect June 8, 2016, unconfirmed); operator rules are at W.S. 33-37-101 to -113 and Board rules at Wyo. Code R. agency 017 (filed 2022-09-15).
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Where ALARA lives in Wyoming: No ALARA requirement found for X-ray users. No ALARA in Wyoming state law for X-ray and no unified state radiation-protection rule. Medical radioactive materials ALARA comes directly from NRC 10 CFR Part 20; X-ray worker protection rests on Wyoming OSHA's adoption of 29 CFR 1910.1096, which NRC compatibility does not govern; DEQ uranium recovery rules do not reach X-ray. (NRC Wyoming page; OSHA Ch. 26 § 26-1)
The annual limits for workers, written in millisieverts (mSv). Ten mSv equal one rem.
1.25 rem (12.5 mSv) per calendar quarter under 29 CFR 1910.1096 as adopted by Wyoming OSHA (values from a secondary UW summary).
No separate lens limit; the lens of the eye falls inside the 1.25 rem (12.5 mSv) per quarter whole-body limit. No lens-specific limit adopted.
Hands and forearms, feet and ankles: 18.75 rem (187.5 mSv) per quarter; skin of whole body: 7.5 rem (75 mSv) per quarter (secondary values).
UW table lists 0.5 rem (5 mSv) per gestation for the embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant woman under the 1910.1096 heading, but it may be university policy; not confirmed in 1910.1096.
When a worker must wear a dosimeter, and where.
Under 29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2) (per UW summary), dosimeters are required for adults in a restricted area likely to exceed 25% of a quarterly limit, workers under 18 likely to exceed 5% of the adult limit, and anyone entering a high radiation area. No Wyoming-specific threshold found.
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Protective apparel, how it is checked, and whether other systems are addressed.
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Who may use fluoroscopy equipment and what training the rules ask for.
Licensed practitioners (physicians, osteopaths, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, certified PAs, licensed APNs) are exempt from the licensing act. General-license technologists apply radiation under specific direction and may 'assist with fluoroscopy'; whether they may run fluoroscopy alone is not stated. Restricted-license technicians may not perform fluoroscopy. Students may operate under direct supervision.
This act does not apply to: (i) Licensed practitioners as defined in W.S. 33-37-101(a)(iv)This quote was matched word for word to the source page.
General license requires an approved radiologic technology program (JRCERT or other ARRT-recognized accreditor) and the ARRT, NMTCB or CBRPA registry exam; continuing education (CE) follows ARRT renewal standards. No fluoroscopy permit or fluoroscopy-specific training found, including for physicians, PAs or APRNs.
General license holders shall earn continuing education hours based on the standards established for ARRT certification renewal.This quote was matched word for word to the source page.
Rules, bills and guidance the research found from 2025 and 2026, with the ones that touch fluoroscopy teams first.
The research found nothing in this list that changes the rules for fluoroscopy teams.
Notice of intent; OSHA Commission voted to adopt on September 12, 2025; final status and effect on 1910.1096 adoption date unknown
Update to Wyoming OSHA's Subpart Z chapter; unknown whether it changes the 2016 adoption date for 29 CFR 1910.1096.
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Adds source material recovered from mineral processing (such as rare-earth extraction); no effect on X-ray.
Questions the research could not settle. If you know the answer, tell us.
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