(1) The department shall issue a license for the medical use of radioactive material if:

(a) The applicant has filed "Application for Radioactive Material License Medical" in accordance with the instructions in WAC 246-240-019;

(b) The applicant has paid applicable fee under chapter 246-254 WAC;

(c) The department finds the applicant equipped and committed to observe the safety standards established by the department in these regulations for the protection of the public health and safety; and

(d) The applicant meets the requirements of chapter 246-232 WAC.

(2) The department shall issue a license for mobile medical service if the applicant:

(a) Meets the requirements in subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Assures that individuals or human research subjects to whom unsealed radioactive material, or radiation from implants containing radioactive material, will be administered may be released following treatment in accordance with WAC 246-240-122.

(3) The department may, upon application of any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from this chapter that it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and are otherwise in the public interest.