Dr. Tony Holohan:

My colleagues may have a view on this issue. A situation involving a radiologist working in the private system who receives correspondence such as a referral by a chiropractor will not be covered by this legislation. It would be entirely open to the radiologist to decide if he or she wants to conduct that X-ray. If that is done, he or she is doing so as a practitioner under this regulation and there is no problem in that regard in terms of the regulation. The ultimate accountability in such situation would clearly lie with the radiologist making the determination.