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Shared Health Diagnostic Services is releasing an updated standardized CT Requisition Form intended for requesting Computed Tomography (CT) examinations to be performed at all facilities providing CT service in Manitoba. 

Why it matters: This change aims to simplify the CT requisition process for providers by: 

• Reducing unnecessary bloodwork 

• Improving wait times 

• Reducing the number of double bookings and no-shows across Manitoba 

What’s new: Effective January 30, 2026, all urgent and elective requests for CT services to be performed in Manitoba must be requested by submitting the standardized CT Request form R250-10 – 115 to: 

• Exams to be performed in Winnipeg – Central Intake fax (204) 926 3650 or 1(866) 210 6119 

• Exams to be performed outside Winnipeg – Nearest Diagnostic Imaging department provide CT service 

What’s staying the same: The option to select a specific site for your patient remains. If you speak with a radiologist, please write their last name and site on the requisition (above the preferred site in the Outpatient section in the top left-hand corner). Emergent requests are still to be arranged by contacting the Radiologist directly. 

After receiving feedback, Shared Health issued guidance on February 27, 2026 aiming to clarify:

• The process within Winnipeg for urgent (within 1 week) requests to by-pass central intake, along with guidance when selecting specific sites for outpatient requests. 

• Confirmation that requests for rural sites continue to be received and managed by the site, and not central intake. 

• A reminder that all requests, including outpatient, inpatient, and from ER, should be using the new CT requisition form.

For more information: Please see the following updated resources from Shared Health.

• Shared Health — Diagnostic Imaging Resources
• Shared Health – Diagnostic Imaging Central Intake
• New CT Requisition – Quick Reference Guide Document
• R250-10 – 115 CT Request
• R250-10 – 116 DI Request for DI Examination (Rural, non-MRI, non-CT)
• SAP#299189 DI Services Request Form (Winnipeg only, non-MRI, non-CT)

Send us your feedback: What do you think about the new process? Does it add to your administrative burden or reduce it? Please write to us, in confidence, to let us know. Send an email to practiceadvice@​doctorsmanitoba.​ca