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General
 1. (1) The following are prescribed as classes of certificates of registration: 1.  Specialty. 2.  Employment specific — nuclear medicine. 3.  Emergency. 4.  Revoked: O. Reg. 389/11, s. 1. O. Reg. 866/93, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 389/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 288/23, s. 1. (2) A specialty certificate of registration shall authorize a member to practise one or more of the following specialties: 1.  Radiography. 2.  Radiation therapy. 3.  Nuclear medicine. 4.  Magnetic resonance. 5.  Diagnostic medical sonography. O. Reg. 866/93, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 227/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 564/17, s. 1. (3) A member may be authorized to practise more than one specialty if the member has satisfied the registration requirements for each specialty.  O. Reg. 227/03, s. 1 (2).
General
 2. A person may apply for a certificate of registration by submitting a completed application form to the Registrar together with the appropriate fee.  O. Reg. 866/93, s. 2.
Specialty Certificate of Registration
  4.1 (1) The following are non-exemptible registration requirements for a specialty certificate of registration in the specialty of magnetic resonance: 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 1.1 or offered in Ontario and considered by the Council to be equivalent to a program listed in Schedule 1.1, ii.  offered outside Ontario and listed in Schedule 1.2 or 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 the examination 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. O. Reg. 227/03, s. 4; O. Reg. 69/06, s. 2; O. Reg. 564/17, s. 4. (2) 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 magnetic resonance; (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. 3. (3) The requirements in clauses (2) (a) and (c) are non-exemptible. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 3.
Out-of-Province Certificates in a Specialty
 5. (1) In this section, “specialty” means the specialty of radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance or diagnostic medical sonography. O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4; O. Reg. 564/17, s. 6 (1). (2) Subject to subsection (3), if an applicant already holds an out-of-province certificate that is equivalent to a certificate of registration issued by the College in the specialty being applied for, the applicant is deemed to have met the requirements set out in subsections 4 (1), 4.1 (1) and 4.2 (1) as applicable to the specialty, but is not deemed to have met the requirement set out in paragraph 4 of any of those provisions. O. Reg. 564/17, s. 6 (2). (3) It is a non-exemptible registration requirement that an applicant to whom subsection (2) applies provide one or more certificates or letters or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee establishing that the applicant is in good standing as a medical radiation technologist in a particular specialty in every jurisdiction where the applicant holds an out-of-province certificate in that specialty.  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4. (4) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (3), being in “good standing” with respect to a jurisdiction shall include the fact that the applicant is not the subject of any discipline or fitness to practise order or of any proceeding or ongoing investigation or of any interim order or agreement as a result of a complaint, investigation or proceeding.  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4. (5) If an applicant to whom subsection (2) applies is unable to satisfy the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee that the applicant has, at any time in the preceding five years immediately before the applicant’s application, engaged in the practice of a specialty to the extent that would be permitted by the certificate of registration for which he or she is applying, the applicant must meet any further requirement to undertake, obtain or undergo material additional training, experience, examinations or assessments that may be specified by a panel of the Registration Committee.  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4. (6) An applicant to whom subsection (2) applies is deemed to have met the requirement of paragraph 5 of subsection 3 (1) if the requirements for the issuance of the applicant’s out-of-province certificate included language proficiency requirements equivalent to those required by that paragraph.  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4. (7) Despite subsection (2), an applicant is not deemed to have met a requirement that is described in subsection 22.18 (3) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 4.
Out-of-Province Certificates in a Specialty
 6. Revoked:  O. Reg. 389/11, s. 5. Employment Specific Certificate — Nuclear Medicine
Employment Specific Certificate — Nuclear Medicine
 7. (1) The following are non-exemptible registration requirements for an employment specific (nuclear medicine) certificate of registration: 1.  The applicant, on the day before this Regulation comes into force, is employed by one of the facilities in Ontario listed in Schedule 4 to practise nuclear medicine procedures. 2.  The applicant must apply for an employment specific (nuclear medicine) certificate of registration within ninety days of the day this Regulation comes into force. 3.  The applicant must sign an undertaking with the College in which the applicant agrees to have his or her registration limited to specific procedures and to other such terms and conditions as may be set by the Registration Committee under section 18 of the Health Professions Procedural Code. 4.  The applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the Registration Committee that, i.  at the time of application, the applicant is employed by a facility in Ontario referred to in Schedule 4 to practise nuclear medicine procedures, and ii.  additional training is not required since there is satisfactory evidence of competent practice in nuclear medicine procedures during the lesser of the past five years and the period of the applicant’s employment. 5.  The applicant must provide details to the Registration Committee of the specific nuclear medicine procedures carried out by the applicant in his or her employment. 6.  The applicant must pay the annual fee.  O. Reg. 866/93, s. 7 (1). (2) The following are conditions of an employment specific (nuclear medicine) certificate of registration: 1.  The member shall practise the profession only within the scope of his or her employment with the facility specified in the certificate. 2.  The certificate of registration is automatically revoked on the termination of his or her employment with the facility specified in the certificate.  O. Reg. 866/93, s. 7 (2). Emergency Certificate of Registration
Emergency Certificate of Registration
 7.1 (1) The following are registration requirements for an emergency certificate of registration: 1.  The Minister must have requested that the College initiate registrations under this class based on the Minister’s opinion that emergency circumstances call for it or the Council must have determined, after taking into account all of the relevant circumstances that impact the ability of applicants to meet the ordinary registration requirements, that there are emergency circumstances, and that it is in the public interest that the College issue emergency certificates. 2.  The applicant must have met the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of subsections 4 (1), 4.1 (1) or 4.2 (1) as applicable to the specialty, or successfully completed a medical radiation technology program in a specialty in Canada approved by the Council or in a jurisdiction approved by Council or the Registration Committee. 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 2 within the five years preceding the date of the application. 4.  The applicant must pay the annual fee required by the by-laws. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 5. (2) The requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (1) are non-exemptible. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 5. (3) The following are conditions of an emergency certificate of registration: 1.  The member shall practise only in the areas of the profession in which the member is educated. 2.  The member shall practise the profession only under the supervision of a member, approved by the Registrar, who holds a specialty certificate of registration in the same area of the profession in which the member of the emergency class is educated. 3.  The member shall practise only while identifying themself as a member of the emergency class. 4.  The member shall be restricted to the use of the titles “medical radiation technologist (Emergency)” and its abbreviation “MRT (Emerg.)”. 5.  The certificate of registration shall expire one year from the date the certificate was issued, unless extended by the Registrar, if the Council has not determined that the emergency circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) have ended. 6.  The certificate of registration is revoked, i.  90 days after the Council determines that the emergency circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) have ended, or ii.  immediately, if in the opinion of the Registrar or the Registration Committee, it is in the public interest to do so. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 5. (4) The Registrar may extend an emergency certificate of registration for one or more periods, each of which is not to exceed one year, if the Council has not determined that the emergency circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) have ended. O. Reg. 288/23, s. 5. Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
 8. (1) A member who uses an abbreviation for the title “medical radiation technologist” may use the abbreviation “MRT”.  O. Reg. 227/03, s. 5; O. Reg. 389/11, s. 6 (1). (2) A member who holds a specialty certificate of registration listed in the first column of the Table to this subsection may use the title and the abbreviation set out opposite to the specialty in the second and third columns of the Table:  Specialty   Title   Abbreviation 

  Radiography   Medical Radiation Technologist — Radiography   MRT(R) 

  Radiation Therapy   Medical Radiation Technologist — Radiation Therapy; or Medical Radiation Technologist — Radiation Therapist   MRT(T) 

  Nuclear Medicine   Medical Radiation Technologist — Nuclear Medicine   MRT(N) 

  Magnetic Resonance   Medical Radiation Technologist — Magnetic Resonance   MRT(MR) 

  Diagnostic Medical Sonography   Medical Radiation Technologist — Diagnostic Medical Sonographer; or Diagnostic Medical Sonographer   MRT(DMS) or DMS O. Reg. 227/03, s. 5; O. Reg. 389/11, s. 6 (2); O. Reg. 564/17, s. 7. (3) A member shall not use a title or abbreviation set out in the second or third column of the Table to subsection (2) unless the member holds a specialty certificate of registration listed in the first column of the Table opposite the title or abbreviation.  O. Reg. 227/03, s. 5.
Miscellaneous
 9. Revoked: O. Reg. 564/17, s. 8.
Miscellaneous
 10. (1) Where the Registrar suspends a member’s certificate of registration for failure to pay the annual fee and any applicable penalty, the Registrar may lift the suspension if the former member, (a)  submits proof, in a form that is satisfactory to the Registration Committee, of competence as a medical radiation technologist in one or more of the specialties in the year in which such person wishes to resume practice in Ontario and if such person has not engaged in competent practice in Ontario for a period of five consecutive years, satisfies the Registration Committee by examination or otherwise as to competence to practice in Ontario as a medical radiation technologist in one or more of the specialties; and (b)  pays the applicable fees.  O. Reg. 866/93, s. 10 (1); O. Reg. 227/03, s. 6 (1). (2) Where a member ceases to practice in Ontario, the Registrar may re-register the member as a medical radiation technologist if the member, (a)  had provided the Registrar with a resignation in writing during the registration year in which such member ceased to practise; (b)  submits proof, in a form that is satisfactory to the Registration Committee, of competence as a medical radiation technologist in one or more of the specialties in the year in which such person wishes to resume practice in Ontario and, if such person has not engaged in competent practice in Ontario for a period of five consecutive years, satisfies the Registration Committee by examination or otherwise as to competence to practise in Ontario as a medical radiation technologist in one or more of the specialties; and (c)  pays the applicable fees.  O. Reg. 866/93, s. 10 (2); O. Reg. 227/03, s. 6 (2). (3) The specialty referred to in clause (1) (a) or (2) (b) must be the same specialty in which the person held a certificate of registration.  O. Reg. 227/03, s. 6 (3). (4) If the person held a certificate of registration in more than one specialty and wishes to resume practice in one or more of the specialties in which he or she held a certificate of registration, the person must satisfy the requirements of clause (1) (a) or (2) (b), as applicable, in each specialty in which he or she wishes to resume practice.  O. Reg. 227/03, s. 6 (3).