General provisions.

§ 37.40 General provisions. (a) The chest radiographic examination must be given at a convenient time and place. (b) The chest radiographic examination consists of the chest radiograph, a completed Chest Radiograph Classification Form (CDC/NIOSH 2.8), and a completed Miner Identification Document (CDC/NIOSH 2.9). (c) A radiographic examination must be made in a facility approved in accordance with § 37.43 or § 37.44. Chest radiographs of miners under this section must be performed: (1) By or under the supervision of a physician who makes chest radiographs in the normal course of practice and who has demonstrated ability to make chest radiographs of a quality to best ascertain the presence of pneumoconiosis; or (2) By a radiologic technologist as defined in § 37.2. [81 FR 73282, Oct. 24, 2016]