Specialty Certificate of Registration
 4.2 (1) The following are non-exemptible registration requirements for a specialty certificate of registration in the specialty of diagnostic medical sonography: 1.  The applicant must have successfully completed a medical radiation technology program in the specialty which program is, i.  offered in Ontario and listed in Schedule 1.3 or offered in Ontario and considered by the Council to be equivalent to a program listed in Schedule 1.3, ii.  offered outside Ontario and considered by the Council to be equivalent to a program described in subparagraph i, or iii.  subject to paragraph 5, offered outside Ontario and considered by the Registration Committee to be substantially similar to, but not equivalent to, a program described in subparagraph i. 2.  The applicant must have successfully completed one or more of the examinations set or approved by the Council in the specialty. 3.  The applicant must have engaged in clinical practice in the specialty within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application or must have successfully completed a program referred to in paragraph 1 within the five years preceding the date of the application. 4.  The applicant must pay the annual fee required by the by-laws and the examination fee. 5.  An applicant who has successfully completed a program described in subparagraph 1 iii must also provide the Registration Committee with satisfactory evidence, of a type approved by the Registration Committee and in the form and manner approved by the Registration Committee, as to the applicant’s competence to practise in Ontario as a medical radiation technologist in the specialty. 6.  An applicant must comply with all of the requirements described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 5 with respect to the same area of practice within the specialty. O. Reg. 564/17, s. 5. (2) Despite subsection (1), an applicant for a specialty certificate of registration in the specialty of diagnostic medical sonography who applies for the certificate before January 1, 2019 may be issued the certificate if the applicant meets the following non-exemptible registration requirements: 1.  The applicant must satisfy one of the following requirements: i.  the applicant was engaged in practice in Canada within the scope of practice of the specialty as of December 31, 2017, ii.  the applicant was engaged in practice in Canada within the scope of practice of the specialty for at least 400 hours in 2017, or iii.  the applicant was engaged in practice in Canada within the scope of practice of the specialty for at least 1200 hours in the three years before January 1, 2018. 2.  The applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar or the Registration Committee of competence to practise as a medical radiation technologist in the specialty. 3.  The applicant must pay the annual fee required by the by-laws. O. Reg. 564/17, s. 5. (3) The requirements in paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of subsection (1), and the requirement to pay the application fee and evaluation fee required under the by-laws, do not apply to an applicant if, (a)  the applicant held an emergency certificate of registration within five years before submitting their application for a specialty certificate of registration in the specialty of diagnostic medical sonography; (b)  the applicant satisfies the Registrar or the Registration Committee that the applicant practised for at least 400 hours while they practised as a member of the emergency class; and (c)  the applicant provides the Registrar or the Registration Committee with satisfactory evidence, in the form and manner approved by the Registration Committee, from their supervisor confirming, (i)  the number of hours that the applicant practised in the emergency class, (ii)  the specialty in which the applicant practised those hours, and (iii)  that, while a member of the emergency class, the applicant demonstrated competence to safely practise in Ontario and the specialty in which the supervisor believes the applicant is able to safely and competently practise. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 4. (4) The requirements in clauses (3) (a) and (c) are non-exemptible. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 4. Out-of-Province Certificates in a Specialty