298.8(1)An employer who has reason to believe that an X-ray radiation worker has received an acute whole body dose of ionizing radiation in excess of 500 mSv or an extremity exposure exceeding 5,000 mSv resulting from the operation of X-ray equipment shall ensure that the X-ray radiation worker undergoes a medical examination.

298.8(2)The cost of a medical examination carried out under this section shall be paid by the employer, and the medical examination shall, when the circumstances permit, be carried out during the normal working hours of the X-ray radiation worker.