Certified Radiation Expert (CRE)

Ohio-certified radiation expert categories:

• Therapeutic;

• Diagnostic, other than mammography; and

• Mammography.

According to rule, all hospitals are required to have a certified radiation expert specific to the radiological service provider.

Responsibilities

A certified radiation expert as designated by each hospital registrant is responsible for the following:

• developing and providing oversight and maintenance of quality assurance programs for hospital registrants;
   
• performing quarterly reviews of the quality assurance program and submitting the reviews to the hospital quality assurance committee; and
   
• performing annual audit reports of the quality assurance program on a form provided by the Ohio Department of Health; submitting the audit reports to the hospital quality assurance committee within thirty days of completing the audit; and filing the audit reports to the director of Health within ninety days of the audit.

Certified radiation application fees are one hundred dollars ($100) for each certification category.

Mailing Address:

Ohio Department of Health
Certified Radiation Expert
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Telephone: (614) 644-2727
Fax: (614) 466-0381
E-mail: Bradiation@odh.ohio.gov