Appendix E—Interpretation and classification of chest roentgenograms—Mandatory.
(1) Chest roentgenograms must be interpreted and classified in accordance with a professionally accepted classification system and recorded on an interpretation form following the format of the CDC/NIOSH (M) 2.8 form. As a minimum, the content within the bold lines of this form (items one through four) must be included. This form is not to be submitted to NIOSH.
(2) Roentgenograms must be interpreted and classified only by a B-reader, a board eligible/certified radiologist, or an experienced physician with known expertise in pneumoconioses.
(3) All interpreters, whenever interpreting chest roentgenograms made under this section, must have immediately available for reference a complete set of the ILO-U/C International Classification of Radiographs for Pneumoconioses, 1980.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 19-01-094, § 296-62-07743, filed 12/18/18, effective 1/18/19. Statutory Authority: Chapter
49.17 RCW. WSR 87-24-051 (Order 87-24), § 296-62-07743, filed 11/30/87. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.050(2) and
49.17.040. WSR 87-10-008 (Order 87-06), § 296-62-07743, filed 4/27/87.]