T-5, r. 1.1 - Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists or medical electrophysiology technologists

Updated to 12 December 2023

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chapter T-5, r. 1.1

Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists or medical electrophysiology technologists

Act respecting medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists and medical electrophysiology technologists

(chapter T-5, s. 3).

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, 1st par., subpar. h).

DIVISION I GENERAL

O.C. 651-2022, Div. I.

1. This Regulation determines, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists and medical electrophysiology technologists, those that, according to the conditions and procedures it determines, may be engaged in by a person in the process of obtaining any of the permits issued by the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 1.

2. The following regulatory standards apply, with the necessary modifications, to a person engaging in professional activities under this Regulation:

(1)  the standards of professional conduct provided for by regulation of the Order made under section 87 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26);

(2)  the standards concerning the keeping of records and the operation of offices provided for by regulation of the Order made under section 91 of the Professional Code;

(3)  the standards relating to the obligation to furnish and maintain security to cover liability provided for by regulation of the Order made under paragraph d of section 93 of the Professional Code, except in the case referred to in section 4 of this Regulation.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 2.

3. Any person engaging in professional activities under this Regulation must be duly entered in the register held by the Order.

The person must, in addition, provide the Order with any document or information enabling to verify compliance with this Regulation.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 3.

DIVISION II PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED

O.C. 651-2022, Div. II.

4. A student enrolled in a program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to any of the permits issued by the Order may, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists or medical electrophysiology technologists, engage in the activities required to complete the program, on the condition that the student engages in the activities as part of the program of studies and under the constant supervision and responsibility of a technologist who holds a corresponding permit and who is on the premises.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 4.

5. A candidate who completes a training program or is serving a training period as part of the procedure for recognizing an equivalence of diploma or training provided for by regulation of the Order made under paragraph c.1 of section 93 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) may, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists or medical electrophysiology technologists, engage in the activities required to complete the training program or training period, on the condition that the candidate engages in the activities as part of the training program or training period and under the constant supervision and responsibility of a technologist who holds a corresponding permit and who is on the premises.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 5.

6. A candidate who is eligible and registered for a professional examination prescribed by regulation of the Order made under subparagraph i of the first paragraph of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) may engage in the professional activities that may be engaged in by the holders of the permit to which the examination gives access on the following conditions:

(1)  the candidate engages in them as part of employment in a public institution or a private institution under agreement within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(2)  the candidate engages in them under the supervision of a technologist who holds a corresponding permit and who is present in the department concerned for a rapid intervention with the patient or to ensure a quick response to a candidate’s request.

Despite the foregoing, the candidate is not authorized to engage in the following professional activities:

(1)  in medical imaging technology in the field of radiodiagnosis:

(a)  professional activities in angiography;

(b)  professional activities in medical sonography;

(c)  professional activities in magnetic resonance imaging;

(d)  professional activities in haemodynamics;

(e)  professional activities in mammography;

(f)  examinations requiring the administration of dipyridamole, dobutamine, a sedative, an analgesic or an anxiolytic;

(2)  in medical imaging technology in the field of nuclear medicine:

(a)  professional activities in positron emission scan;

(b)  professional activities during the preparation and reconstitution of radiopharmaceuticals;

(c)  examinations requiring the administration of dipyridamole, dobutamine, a sedative, an analgesic or an anxiolytic;

(3)  in medical imaging technology in the field of medical sonography:

(a)  professional activities in sonography, except when the images are reviewed by a physician before the patient is discharged;

(b)  professional activities in cardiac sonography;

(c)  professional activities in breast sonography;

(d)  professional activities in musculoskeletal sonography;

(e)  professional activities in vascular sonography;

(f)  examinations requiring the administration of dipyridamole, dobutamine, a sedative, an analgesic or an anxiolytic;

(4)  in radiation oncology technology:

(a)  dosimetry professional activities;

(b)  professional activities using a medical imaging device for planning radiation oncology treatment;

(c)  professional activities in brachytherapy;

(d)  professional activities for the fabrication of shielding blocks and moulds;

(e)  examinations requiring the administration of dipyridamole, dobutamine, a sedative, an analgesic or an anxiolytic;

(5)  in medical electrophysiology technology:

(a)  urgent administration of required medications using an intravenous line already in place;

(b)  professional activities requiring a training certificate issued by the Order;

(c)  stress electrocardiograms;

(d)  examinations requiring the administration of dipyridamole, dobutamine, a sedative, an analgesic or an anxiolytic;

(e)  examinations requiring the introduction of a needle under the dermis for monitoring.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 6.

7. The candidate referred to in section 6 may continue to engage in the professional activities provided for therein during the 90 days following the date on which the candidate wrote the professional examination prescribed by regulation of the Order made under subparagraph i of the first paragraph of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), without having to register to such an examination.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 7.

8. Despite sections 6 and 7, the candidate referred to in section 6 may engage in the professional activities provided for therein only until the earliest of the following events:

(1)  the candidate failed the professional examination twice;

(2)  one year has elapsed since the date on which the candidate obtained the diploma giving access to any of the permits issued by the Order or the date of the decision of the Order to recognize an equivalent diploma or training for the issue of any of the permits.

O.C. 651-2022, s. 8.

DIVISION III FINAL

O.C. 651-2022, Div. III.

9. This Regulation replaces the Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than medical imaging technologists, radiation oncology technologists or medical electrophysiology technologists (chapter T-5, r. 1).

O.C. 651-2022, s. 9.

10. (Omitted).

O.C. 651-2022, s. 10.

REFERENCES

O.C. 651-2022, 2022 G.O. 2, 1149