S.I. No. 252/2022 - Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register (Amendment) Bye-law 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th May, 2022.

The Radiographers Registration Board, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 31 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), with the approval of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the Minister, hereby makes the following bye-law:

1. (1) This Bye-law may be cited as the Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register (Amendment) Bye-law 2022.

(2) This Bye-law comes into operation on 25 May 2022.

2. In this Bye-law “Principal Bye-law” means the Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-law 2021 (S.I. No. 375 of 2021).

3. The Principal Bye-law is amended by substituting for paragraph 6 the following:

“6. The Radiographers Registration Board, for the purposes of Section 38(2)(a) of the Act, approves the following qualifications as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration in the Radiation Therapists Division of the register:

(a) Bachelor in Science in Radiation Therapy [B.Sc [Ther.Rad.]] from the University of Dublin awarded to graduates on successful completion of the four year pathway / programme to this award;

(b) Master of Science in Radiation Therapy, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork.”.

4. The Principal Bye-law is amended by substituting for paragraph 8 the following:

“8. (1) Subject to an applicant meeting the other requirements for registration in section 38(1) of the Act, the Radiographers Registration Board shall grant registration in the Radiation Therapists Division of the Register to any person who:

(a) has been awarded the

(i) Bachelor in Science in Radiation Therapy [B.Sc [Ther.Rad.]] from the University of Dublin awarded to graduates on successful completion of the four year pathway / programme to this award;

(ii) Master of Science in Radiation Therapy, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork;

(b) is a person to whom Directive 2005/36/EC applies and whose professional qualification in radiation therapy is recognised in the State in accordance with that Directive,

(c) is a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), who is eligible to practise radiation therapy in a state other than a state in relation to which Directive 2005/36/EC applies and who—

(i) holds a professional qualification in radiation therapy that the Radiographers Registration Board decides is one that attests to a standard of proficiency corresponding to the standard attested to by the Bachelor in Science in Radiation Therapy [B.Sc [Ther.Rad.]] from the University of Dublin awarded to graduates on successful completion of the four year pathway / programme to this award or Master of Science in Radiation Therapy, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork; or

(ii) holds a professional qualification that is one that the Radiographers Registration Board decides is not a professional qualification that attests to such a standard of proficiency, but is the subject of a decision of the Radiographers Registration Board that he or she successfully completed, in the State, the aptitude test or adaptation period that the Radiographers Registration Board has required of the person,

(d) is a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), who –

(i) was lawfully engaged in the practice of radiation therapy for not less than 5 years and

(ii) holds a qualification (being a qualification that has never been, or that has formerly been, a qualification within the meaning of section 3(1)) of the Act awarded in the State—

(I) listed opposite the profession of radiography in the third column of Schedule 3 of the Act, or

(II) prescribed under section 95 of the Act for that profession, or

(e) is a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d), who holds a relevant professional qualification in radiation therapy.

(2) Subject to an applicant meeting the other requirements for registration in section 91(1) of the Act, the Radiographers Registration Board shall grant registration in the Radiation Therapists Division of the Register to any person who, during the period of 5 years ending on the date of the establishment of the Register, was engaged in the State in the practice of radiation therapy, within the meaning, where the Radiographers Registration Board has specified such a meaning in Bye-laws, of those Bye-laws, for a period (or periods which, when taken together, amount to such period) of not less than 2 years or such other period as may be specified in those Bye-laws and whose application for registration is received by the Radiographers Registration Board between the date of establishment of the Register and 2 years after that date and who:

(a) holds the

(i) Bachelor of Science (Therapeutic Radiography) from the University of Dublin;

(ii) Bachelor in Science in Radiation Therapy [B.Sc [Ther.Rad.]] from the University of Dublin awarded to graduates on successful completion of the four year pathway / programme to this award;

(iii) Master of Science in Radiation Therapy, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork; or

(b) holds the Diploma of the College of Radiographers, London or

(c) holds a corresponding qualification, or

(d) holds a professional qualification that, in the opinion of the Radiographers Registration Board, is sufficiently relevant to the practice of the profession in the Radiation Therapists Division and attests to a standard of proficiency corresponding to the qualifications referred to at (a) or ( b) above, or

(e) successfully completes an assessment of professional competence set by the Radiographers Registration Board in accordance with any guidelines issued by the Council.”.

The Minister for Health approves the making of this bye-law.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health,

27 May, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

Given under the Seal of the Radiographers Registration Board

25 May 2022

NIAMH MOORE,

Chairperson, Radiographers Registration Board

MICHELLE SUGRUE,

Member, Radiographers Registration Board

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Bye-law amends the Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-law 2021 ( S.I. No 375 of 2021 ), as amended by the Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register (Amendment) Bye-law 2021 ( S.I. No 491 of 2021 ).

It identifies the qualifications awarded in the State which are approved by the Radiographers Registration Board as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration in the Radiation Therapists Division of the register established by the Radiographers Registration Board.

This Bye-law also identifies the conditions for registration in the Radiation Therapists Division of that register.