H.R. 2541 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Apr 1, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryNuclear medicine reporting rules get specific dose thresholds
When radioactive drugs used in medical treatments leak into tissue around blood vessels during injection, it's called an extravasation. Right now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed making these incidents reportable events, but the reporting rule would be based on a doctor's judgment about whether injury might occur. This bill requires the NRC to instead set the reporting requirement using specific, measurable dose amounts that trigger the requirement to report.
How it affects you
This mainly affects hospitals and clinics that use radioactive drugs in medical imaging and treatment, along with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that oversees them. The change gives these healthcare providers a clearer, more objective standard for when they must report these incidents, rather than relying on a physician's assessment of potential harm.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 1, 2025)
Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025
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 rule that would add an extravasation as a medical event that must be reported. The draft proposed rule’s reporting threshold is based on a physician’s determination that the administration results or may potentially result in a radiation injury from an extravasation. The reporting threshold proposed by the NRC does not contain a quantified dose.
The bill requires the NRC to revise its regulations to add an extravasation as a medical event that must be reported, and it additionally requires the reporting threshold to be based on quantified doses (as specified in the bill).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2541
A BILL
Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1) · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 1, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.”