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Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Regulations

made under Sections 4, 13 and 14 of the

Regulated Health Professions Act

S.N.S. 2023, c. 15

O.I.C. 2026-171 (effective June 1, 2026), N.S. Reg. 126/2026

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Interpretation

Citation

Definitions

Regulator

Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals continued

Bylaw authorization

Public representatives on Board

Scope of Practice

Scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy

Scope of practice of designations and licensing categories

Registration and Licensing

Practising licence categories

Conditional licence categories

Application and criteria for registration in practising register

Criteria for practising licence

Criteria for registration in conditional register

Criteria for conditional licence

Practice and Title Use Restrictions, Services Not Prohibited and Publication Restrictions

Restriction on practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy

Restriction on practice of diagnostic medical sonography

Restriction on practice of magnetic resonance technology

Restriction on practice of nuclear medicine technology

Restriction on practice of radiological technology

Restriction on practice of radiation therapy

Restriction on use of “medical radiation technologist” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “diagnostic medical sonographer” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “magnetic resonance technologist” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “nuclear medicine technologist” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “radiological technologist” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “radiation therapist” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of bylaw licensing category title, description or designation

Services not prohibited by Act, regulations or bylaws

Restriction on use of title or designation in advertisement or publication

Fines

Professional conduct fine maximum

Interpretation

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Regulated Health Professions Act ;

“Board” is further defined to mean the board of the Regulator;

“competency framework” means a framework approved by the Board establishing

the competencies that registrants are required to possess to practise safely and

ethically within the scope of practice of their designation or licensing category;

“former Act” is further defined to mean

Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2013, the Medical

Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act ;

“General Regulations” means the Regulated Health Professions General

Regulations made under the Act;

“Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals”

means the college continued under

Section 3 of the former Act;

“registration and licensing decision maker” means the registrar, the registration and

licensing committee or the registration and licensing review committee, as

applicable;

“Regulator” means the Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Imaging and Radiation

Therapy;

“ROSE Clinic” means 1 of the following:

(

i) the health services clinic that

(

A) is known as the “ROSE Clinic”,

(

B) is located in the Province,

(

C) provides reproductive options and services, and

(

D) is operated by a health authority as defined in the Health

Authorities Act ,

(ii) the clinic that succeeds the clinic described in subclause (i);

“title protection” means the restriction on the use of a title associated with a

particular designation or category of licence to persons who are authorized to

practise within the scope of that designation or registered and licensed in that

category of licence.

Regulator

Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals continued

3 The Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals is

continued as a regulatory body under the name Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical

Imaging and Radiation Therapy with the purpose of regulating the profession of medical

imaging and radiation therapy in accordance with the objects set out in

Section 6 of the

Act.

Bylaw authorization

4 The Regulator is authorized to make bylaws under clauses 12(2)(d), (j), (k), (

l) and (

m) of the Act, in accordance with the Act and these regulations.

Public representatives on Board

5 In addition to the requirement of subsection 7(2) of the Act, the number of public

representatives on the Board must be no fewer than 3 and no more than 4.

Scope of Practice

Scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy

(1) The scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy is the application

of specialized and evidence-based medical imaging and radiation therapy

knowledge, skills and judgment that have been taught in an approved education

program or are set out in 1 or more of the following approved by the Board:

(

a) competency frameworks;

(

b) standards of practice;

(

c) practice guidelines.

(2) The scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy as described in

subsection (1) includes the performance of any or all of the following activities:

(

a) applying medical imaging and radiation therapy knowledge to assess, treat

and manage diseases, disorders and conditions;

(

b) planning and performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures

that use prescribed forms of energy;

(

c) evaluating and interpreting medical imaging and radiation therapy procedure

results;

(

d) evaluating the accuracy, reliability and safety of diagnostic and therapeutic

procedures through the application of quality management standards;

(

e) performing any other services, roles, functions and activities included in the

scope of practice of the designations and licensing categories set out in the

bylaws.

(3) The scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy also includes

health promotion, research, education, inter-professional collaboration,

consultation, management, administration, advocacy, regulation or system

development that is related to the activities and application of specialized and

evidence-based medical imaging and radiation therapy knowledge, skills and

judgment described in subsections (1) and (2).

Scope of practice of designations and licensing categories

7 Under clauses 12(2)(

k) and (

l) of the Act, the Regulator may make bylaws setting out all

of the following:

(

a) the scope of practice of each designation and licensing category established

(

i) in these regulations, and

(ii) in the bylaws;

(

b) the title protection authorized for each designation and licensing category

established in the bylaws.

Registration and Licensing

Practising licence categories

8 The following are the practising licence categories for medical imaging and radiation

therapy:

(

a) diagnostic medical sonographer (general) practising licence;

(

b) diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) practising licence;

(

c) diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) practising licence;

(

d) magnetic resonance technologist practising licence;

(

e) nuclear medicine technologist practising licence;

(

f) radiological technologist practising licence;

(

g) radiation therapist practising licence;

(

h) any other category of practising licence established in the bylaws.

Conditional licence categories

9 The following are the conditional licence categories for medical imaging and radiation

therapy:

(

a) diagnostic medical sonographer (general) conditional licence;

(

b) diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) conditional licence;

(

c) diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) conditional licence;

(

d) magnetic resonance technologist conditional licence;

(

e) nuclear medicine technologist conditional licence;

(

f) radiological technologist conditional licence;

(

g) radiation therapist conditional licence;

(

h) any other category of conditional licence established in the bylaws.

Application and criteria for registration in practising register

(1) An application required by

Section 34 of the Act must be completed in the form

required by the registrar.

(2) In addition to the completed application, an applicant for registration in a practising

register must submit all of the following to the registrar:

(

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the

applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the

criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act:

(

i) they are a graduate of 1 of the following:

(

A) an education program approved for registration in the practising

register in which they seek to be registered,

(

B) an education program that, in the opinion of the registration

and licensing decision maker, is equivalent to an education

program approved for registration in the practising register in

which they seek to be registered,

(

C) an education program that, together with the applicant’s

additional education and experience and in the opinion of the

registration and licensing decision maker, provides the

applicant with the competencies to practise in the scope of

practice of registrants in the practising register in which they

seek to be registered,

(ii) they have successfully completed any examinations required by the

Board for registration in the practising register in which they seek to

be registered,

(iii) they have completed a competence assessment, if directed to do so

by the registration and licensing decision maker,

(iv) they have successfully completed any bridging education required for

registration that was determined to be necessary by a competence

assessment,

manner prescribed by the registrar,

(vi) they are a Canadian citizen or legally entitled to live and work in

Canada,

(vii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be registered without conditions or restrictions,

(viii) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions,

agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other

registration or licensing authority that would preclude registration in

a register other than a conditional register,

(ix) they are the person named in the documentation submitted in support

of the application,

(

x) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws,

they are eligible for a practising licence that corresponds with the

practising register in which they seek to be registered,

(xi) they meet any additional criteria for registration in a practising

register set out in the bylaws;

(

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a

method acceptable to the registrar.

(3) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and its associated

information, documents and fee described in subsections (1) and (2) must be

completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(4) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon

as practicable.

Criteria for practising licence

(1) In addition to the completed application in a form approved by the registrar

required by

Section 35 of the Act, an applicant for a practising licence must submit

all of the following to the registrar:

(

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the

applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the

criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act:

(

i) they meet the registration criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(iii), (iv), (v),

(vi), (vii) and (ix),

(ii) they are registered in the practising register that corresponds with the

licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence,

(iii) they have professional liability insurance or another form of

malpractice coverage or liability protection in the form and amount

set by the Board,

(iv) they meet the requirements of the continuing competence program

for the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising

licence,

(

v) they meet the currency of practice requirements for the licensing

category for which they are seeking a practising licence,

(vi) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions,

agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other

registration or licensing authority that limit their ability to practise,

(vii) they have completed any assessments or education required by the

Board for the licensing category for which they are seeking a

practising licence,

(viii) they meet any additional criteria for issuing a practising licence set

out in the bylaws;

(

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a

method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and associated

information, documents and fee described in subsection (1) must be completed by

the registrar as soon as practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon

as practicable.

Criteria for registration in conditional register

(1) The registrar must enter the name of a person who meets all of the following in a

conditional register:

(

a) for an existing registrant in a practising register, they have

(

i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise,

(ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process;

(

b) for an applicant for registration in a register, they meet all of the following

requirements:

(

i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the

criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as

provided in subsection (4),

(ii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be registered with conditions or restrictions,

(iii) they have either

(

A) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to

practise, or

(

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process,

(iv) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws,

they are eligible for a conditional licence that corresponds with the

conditional register in which they seek to be registered,

(

v) any other requirements for registration in a conditional register set

out in the bylaws,

(vi) they have paid the applicable fee, within the time determined by the

registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant

described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as

practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by

the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but

who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection 13(1), may be granted

conditional registration by the registration and licensing decision maker pending

the passing of the registration examinations.

Criteria for conditional licence

(1) The requirements to be met for issuing a conditional licence under

Section 43 of

the Act are as follows:

(

a) for a person who is an existing registrant holding a practising licence, they

have

(

i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise,

(ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process;

(

b) for an applicant for a licence, they meet all of the following requirements:

(

i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the

criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as

provided in subsection (4),

(ii) they are registered in a conditional register that corresponds with the

licensing category for which they are seeking a conditional licence,

(iii) the requirements for a practising licence in subclauses 11(1)(a)(iii)

and (vii),

(iv) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be licensed with conditions or restrictions,

(

v) any additional criteria for issuing a conditional licence set out in the

bylaws,

(vi) they have either

(

A) agreed to the registration and licensing decision maker’s

imposition of conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to

practise, or

(

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed by the registration and licensing decision maker or a

statutory committee;

(

c) for all applicants, they have paid the applicable fee, within the time

determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant

described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as

practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by

the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but

who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (1), may be issued a

conditional licence by the registration and licensing decision maker pending the

passing of the registration examinations.

Practice and Title Use Restrictions, Services Not Prohibited and Publication Restrictions

Restriction on practice of medical imaging and radiation therapy

14 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of medical imaging and

radiation therapy or describe their activities as “medical imaging” or “radiation therapy”

unless they are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) conditional licence;

(

b) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) conditional licence;

(

c) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) conditional licence;

(

d) a registrant holding a magnetic resonance technologist practising licence or

a magnetic resonance technologist conditional licence;

(

e) a registrant holding a nuclear medicine technologist practising licence or a

nuclear medicine technologist conditional licence;

(

f) a registrant holding a radiological technologist practising licence or a

radiological technologist conditional licence;

(

g) a registrant holding a radiation therapist practising licence or a radiation

therapist conditional licence;

(

h) otherwise authorized to practise medical imaging and radiation therapy, in

accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the

bylaws;

(

i) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of diagnostic medical sonography

15 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of diagnostic medical

sonography or describe their activities as “diagnostic medical sonography” unless they

are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) conditional licence;

(

b) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) conditional licence;

(

c) a registrant holding a diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) practising

licence or a diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) conditional licence;

(

d) otherwise authorized to practise diagnostic medical sonography, in

accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the

bylaws;

(

e) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of magnetic resonance technology

16 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of magnetic resonance

technology or describe their activities as “magnetic resonance technology” unless they

are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a magnetic resonance technologist practising licence or

a magnetic resonance technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise magnetic resonance technology, in

accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the

bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of nuclear medicine technology

17 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of nuclear medicine technology

or describe their activities as “nuclear medicine technology” unless they are 1 of the

following:

(

a) a registrant holding a nuclear medicine technologist practising licence or a

nuclear medicine technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise nuclear medicine technology, in accordance

with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of radiological technology

18 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of radiological technology or

describe their activities as “radiological technology” unless they are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a radiological technologist practising licence or a

radiological technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise radiological technology, in accordance with

the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of radiation therapy

19 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of radiation therapy or describe

their activities as “radiation therapy” unless they are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a radiation therapist practising licence or a radiation

therapist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise radiation therapy, in accordance with the

Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “medical radiation technologist” title, description or designation

20 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “medical radiation

technologist”, the abbreviation “MRT” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either

alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of

the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a magnetic resonance technologist practising licence, a nuclear

medicine technologist practising licence, a radiological technologist

practising licence or a radiation therapist practising licence, as

permitted by clause 40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a magnetic resonance technologist conditional licence, a nuclear

medicine technologist conditional licence, a radiological technologist

conditional licence or a radiation therapist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a medical radiation technologist or to use

the relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “diagnostic medical sonographer” title, description or designation

21 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “diagnostic medical

sonographer”, “diagnostic ultrasound technologist” or “sonographer”, the abbreviation

“DMS” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in combination with

other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) practising licence, a

diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) practising licence or a

diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) practising licence, as

permitted by clause 40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a diagnostic medical sonographer (general) conditional licence, a

diagnostic medical sonographer (cardiac) conditional licence or a

diagnostic medical sonographer (vascular) conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a diagnostic medical sonographer or to

use the relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “magnetic resonance technologist” title, description or designation

22 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “magnetic resonance

technologist” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in combination

with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a magnetic resonance technologist practising licence, as permitted by

clause 40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a magnetic resonance technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a magnetic resonance technologist or to

use the relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “nuclear medicine technologist” title, description or designation

23 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “nuclear medicine

technologist” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in combination

with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a nuclear medicine technologist practising licence, as permitted by

clause 40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a nuclear medicine technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a nuclear medicine technologist or to use

the relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “radiological technologist” title, description or designation

24 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “radiological

technologist” or “x-ray technologist” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either

alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of

the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a radiological technologist practising licence, as permitted by clause

40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a radiological technologist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a radiological technologist or to use the

relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act, these

regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “radiation therapist” title, description or designation

25 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of “radiation therapist” or

any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in combination with other words,

letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a radiation therapist practising licence, as permitted by clause 40(

a) of the Act,

(ii) a radiation therapist conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a radiation therapist or to use the relevant

title, description or designation in accordance with the Act, these

regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of bylaw licensing category title, description or designation

26 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of a licensing category

established in the bylaws under clause 12(2)(

l) of the Act, unless the person is 1 of the

following:

(

a) a registrant holding a licence in the category that authorizes the use of that

title, description or designation;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise within the scope of the designation or to

use the title, description or designation of that licensing category, in

accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the

bylaws.

Services not prohibited by Act, regulations or bylaws

27 In addition to the services set out in

Section 164 of the Act, nothing in the Act, these

regulations or the bylaws prohibits the practice of diagnostic medical sonography by a

registered nurse licensed by the Nova Scotia regulatory body for nursing who meets all

of the following requirements:

(

a) they are 1 of the following:

(

i) a person employed to perform diagnostic medical sonography limited

to pediatric echocardiology at the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

and certified in pediatric echocardiology by the American Registry

for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers,

(ii) a person

(

A) employed at the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, and

(

B) engaged in learning pediatric echocardiology

(

I) under the supervision of a person authorized to engage in

the practice of pediatric echocardiology, and

(II) as part of the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical

Sonographers’ certification process for pediatric

echocardiology,

(iii) a person who

(

A) was employed to perform diagnostic medical sonography

limited to pediatric echocardiology at the Izaak Walton Killam

Health Centre immediately before the effective date of these

regulations, and

(

B) continues to be employed to perform diagnostic medical

sonography limited to pediatric echocardiology at the Izaak

Walton Killam Health Centre on and after the effective date of

these regulations,

(iv) a person employed at the ROSE Clinic to perform fetal dating

sonography who has successfully completed or is in the process of

completing all of the following related to fetal dating sonography, as

approved by the Board:

(

A) education and clinical requirements,

(

B) clinical competency assessments,

(

C) any other required examinations or assessments;

(

b) they meet all of the following requirements:

(

i) have professional liability insurance or another form of malpractice

coverage or liability protection in the form and amount set by the

Nova Scotia regulatory body for nursing,

(ii) have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions or

restrictions originating from any registration or licensing authority

that would preclude them, in the opinion of the Nova Scotia

regulatory body for nursing, from engaging in pediatric

echocardiology or fetal dating sonography,

(iii) any other requirements the Nova Scotia regulatory body for nursing

determines to be necessary.

Restriction on use of title or designation in advertisement or publication

28 In any advertisement or publication, including business cards, websites and signage, that

refers to activities that fall within the scope of practice of medical imaging and radiation

therapy, the following restrictions apply:

(

a) only a person who is authorized to do so by these regulations may use the

following alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions:

(

i) the title of “medical radiation technologist”, “diagnostic medical

sonographer”, “magnetic resonance technologist”, “nuclear medicine

technologist”, “radiological technologist” or “radiation therapist” or

any other title or designation protected by these regulations or the

bylaws,

(ii) any derivation or abbreviation of the titles or designations described

in subclause (i);

(

b) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 14 may describe

their activities as “medical imaging and radiation therapy”;

(

c) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 15 may describe

their activities as “diagnostic medical sonography”;

(

d) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 16 may describe

their activities as “magnetic resonance technology”;

(

e) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 17 may describe

their activities as “nuclear medicine technology”;

(

f) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 18 may describe

their activities as “radiological technology”;

(

g) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 19 may describe

their activities as “radiation therapy”.

Fines

Professional conduct fine maximum

29 A fine imposed by the professional conduct committee under clause 110(1)(

m) of the

Act must not exceed a maximum amount of $50 000.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Regulations

N.S. Reg.

126/2026

Regulated Health Professions Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Regulations made

under the Regulated Health Professions Act includes

all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

126/2026

Jun 1, 2026

date specified

Jun 12, 2026

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

..........................................................

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table unless specifically referenced.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.