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Event Notification Report for December 31, 2024

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/30/2024 - 12/31/2024

EVENT NUMBERS
57533
Agreement State
Event Number: 57533
Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services
Licensee: Sonoran Heart, PLC
Region: 4
City: Avondale   State: AZ
County:
License #: 07-603
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 02/04/2025
Notification Time: 11:02 [ET]
Event Date: 12/31/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 02/05/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Vossmar, Patricia (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL

The following information was provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) via phone and email:

"Seven (7) patients were injected with Tc-99m by a non-certified nuclear medicine technologist who knew he was not qualified to be injecting patients. The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event."

Arizona Incident Number: 25-002