The Health Professions Restricted Activity Regulation (HPRAR) and the College’s Standards of Practice outline the restricted activities for all of the College’s specialties.
What are advanced and enhanced authorizations?
These authorizations allow registrants to perform certain restricted activities (RAs) that go beyond what they were originally trained to do in their specialty.
Advanced practice authorization allows a registrant to perform advanced RAs that are part of their own specialty.
Enhanced practice authorization allows a registrant to perform RAs from another specialty, as long as it falls within the College’s regulatory framework.
In both cases, registrants must complete approved training and receive formal authorization. Once authorized, the new practice will appear on their practice permit.
See below for more details:
Advanced Practice Authorization | Enhanced Practice Authorization | |
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Authority | Sections 27, 29, 31, 25, 33(1) Health Professions Restricted Activity Regulation (HPRAR) | Section 33(1) Health Professions Restricted Activity Regulation (HPRAR) |
Purpose | Allows registrants to perform RAs that are not part of the specialties entry-to-practice competencies, but within their area of practice. | Enables registrants to perform RAs outside their usual area of practice in their specialty but within the college’s practice framework. |
Conditions |
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MRT(R)
MRT(MR)
MRT(NM)
When all requirements have been satisfied, authorization will appear on their practice permit indicating the achievement of an advanced skill set. Registrants granted authorization are required to verify the maintenance of competence upon renewal each year.