119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2541 — Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025

“To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revise its regulations to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Apr 1, 2025

Last action Apr 1, 2025

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to revise its regulations so that health care providers must report to the NRC when a dose of a radioactive drug caused by an extravasation exceeds specified quantities. An extravasation generally means the unintentional presence of a radioactive drug in the tissue surrounding the blood vessel following an injection. Under the NRC’s current regulations, health care providers licensed by the NRC to use radioactive materials must submit a report to the NRC for any instance, known as a medical event, where the administered dose of a radioactive drug exceeds specified quantities or criteria. In 2024, the NRC published a draft proposed...

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Apr 1, 2025

Introduced in House

Apr 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.