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138Chapter 6 – Scope of Practice of Medical Radiation TechnologyTitle ProtectionNo one may use the title medical radiation technologist or its abbreviationswithout being a member of the College. The following are the restrictedtitles, by specialty:• Medical Radiation Technologist - Radiography, [M.R.T.(R.)],• Medical Radiation Technologist - Radiation Therapy or MedicalRadiation Technologist - Radiation Therapist, [M.R.T.(T.)],• Medical Radiation Technologist - Nuclear Medicine, [M.R.T.(N.)], and• Medical Radiation Technologist - Magnetic Resonance, [M.R.T.(M.R.)].Mandatory Professional Liability InsuranceProfessional liability protection for MRTs is mandatory, and is providedthrough the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. 26 Theinsurance program covers all four specialties within the MRT practice.Coverage is $1 million per member, per occurrence, to an annual aggregateof $5 million. 27Quality AssuranceCompetencies, Standards and GuidelinesThe College has developed an extensive array of materials to support MRTsin their practice. It provides numerous resources to its members about theRHPA and the Medical Radiation Technology Act, 1991, the controlled actsmodel and the principles of public protection that underpin these.The College has developed standards of practice that are comprised of the“Essential Competencies” and “Comprehensive Guidelines for acting inaccordance with the RHPA Scope of Practice/Controlled Acts Model”. Thesekey resources are used in conjunction with the Code of Ethics for Collegemembers to determine whether an MRT is able to perform at the standardsset by the College. They “provide a model for ensuring safe, effective andethical professional performance to ensure safe, effective and ethicaloutcomes for patients.” 28The Essential Competencies reflect the knowledge, skills and judgmentMRTs need to perform the services and procedures that fall within thescope of practice of the profession. 29 The competencies are categorizedbroadly under six headings: legislation, standards and ethics; equipmentand materials; diagnostic examinations and radiation treatment; safepractice; relationship with patients; and records and reporting.26Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. Professional Practice. ProfessionalLiability Insurance. www.camrt.ca/english/career/Insurance_Coverage.asp.27Ibid28Submission to HPRAC: Review of Interprofessional Collaboration Under the Regulated HealthProfessions Act; joint submission by College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario andOntario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists; June 30, 2008, Appendix 1, p. 5.29College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario. Essential Competencies. 2004. p. 1.HPRAC Critical Links January 2009