How to Register an X-Ray Machine in Florida: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
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Updated: 4 days ago
Opening, buying, moving, or changing an X-ray facility in Florida can involve several radiation-control steps. This guide puts the ordinary registration sequence, official links, timing, fees, and records in one place.
Heartland Physics can review the project scope and confirm whether its current qualifications and authorization cover any shielding work required for this project. Use the current government sources linked below for registration, plan review, fees, inspections, and filing requirements.
Quick answer
Florida requires radiation-producing machines to be registered with the Department of Health. New registrants and newly acquired machines generally have a 30-day filing/payment window, and machine registration fees are assessed annually.
Start here: official forms and filing links
Use the official links below for the current application, instructions, or radiation-control program page. State forms and fees can change, so use the current agency version rather than an old saved copy.
What to gather before you start
• Facility legal name, physical location, mailing/billing information, and responsible owner or operator
• Each X-ray machine's manufacturer, model, serial number, tube information, room/location, and intended use
• Radiation Safety Officer or Radiation Protection Officer information when the jurisdiction requests it
• Shielding plan, room drawing, workload/occupancy assumptions, or plan-review documentation when applicable
• Installer or assembler reports, acceptance testing, inspection/calibration records, and applicable professional credentials
• Current registration fee or payment information
Step-by-step instructions
Step 1: Handle the room and shielding requirements
Evaluate shielding and room construction before installing the machine. Keep the final shielding design and any required survey or equipment-performance documentation with the facility records.
Step 2: Complete the registration application
Complete Florida Form DH 1107 for radiation-machine registration with the facility, owner, machine, and tube information requested by the Radiation Machine Section.
Step 3: Submit the application and fee
Submit DH 1107 using the current Department instructions. After the registration is processed, use the state's X-ray payment system or other instructed payment method for the applicable fee.
Step 4: Complete the post-filing requirements
Maintain the facility inventory and report additions, removals, relocations, ownership changes, and other registration changes as required by the Department.
Step 5: Renew and report changes
Florida radiation-machine registration fees are annual and are due on or before October 28 for the registration year.
Cost
Current annual fees vary by facility type. Examples include $145 for the first tube and $85 for each additional tube for many medical diagnostic facilities, with lower schedules for dental, veterinary, and certain industrial categories.
Use the current official fee schedule for your exact category.
State contact
Florida Department of Health Radiation Machine Section: RadiationControl@FLHealth.gov; 850-245-4888.
Keep these records together
• Submitted registration application and payment receipt
• Current registration certificate, permit, license, or equipment decal information
• Shielding design, calculations, room drawings, and state plan-review correspondence when applicable
• Installer/assembler paperwork, acceptance tests, calibration records, and equipment-performance reports
• Inspection reports, operating procedures, staff training, dosimetry, maintenance, and other records required for the facility
Important reminder
This is a practical guide to the ordinary radiation-machine registration process, not a substitute for the regulator's current instructions. Mammography, radiation therapy, mobile services, industrial radiography, research equipment, and other specialized uses can trigger additional permits, professional qualifications, inspections, or federal requirements.
Official sources
Source note: Use the current government sources linked on this page. Requirements, forms, fees, contacts, and procedures can change.
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