diff --git a/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/interpreter.py b/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/interpreter.py
index 06dd6dcd..9f2b456e 100644
--- a/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/interpreter.py
+++ b/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/interpreter.py
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
 from .parser.openqasm_parser import parse
 from .program_context import (
     AbstractProgramContext,
+    BreakSignal,
+    ContinueSignal,
     ProgramContext,
-    _BreakSignal,
-    _ContinueSignal,
 )
 
 _EVALUABLE = (
@@ -666,11 +666,11 @@ def _(self, node: ForInLoop) -> None:
             for _ in gen:
                 try:
                     self.visit(deepcopy(node.block))
-                except _BreakSignal:
+                except BreakSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_break()
                     gen.close()
                     break
-                except _ContinueSignal:
+                except ContinueSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_continue()
                     continue
         else:
@@ -687,10 +687,10 @@ def _(self, node: ForInLoop) -> None:
                     self.context.declare_variable(loop_var_name, node.type, i)
                     try:
                         self.visit(deepcopy(node.block))
-                    except _BreakSignal:
+                    except BreakSignal:
                         self.context.handle_loop_break()
                         break
-                    except _ContinueSignal:
+                    except ContinueSignal:
                         self.context.handle_loop_continue()
                         continue
 
@@ -704,31 +704,31 @@ def _(self, node: WhileLoop) -> None:
             for _ in gen:
                 try:
                     self.visit(deepcopy(node.block))
-                except _BreakSignal:
+                except BreakSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_break()
                     gen.close()
                     break
-                except _ContinueSignal:
+                except ContinueSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_continue()
                     continue
         else:
             while cast_to(BooleanLiteral, self.visit(node.while_condition)).value:
                 try:
                     self.visit(deepcopy(node.block))
-                except _BreakSignal:
+                except BreakSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_break()
                     break
-                except _ContinueSignal:
+                except ContinueSignal:
                     self.context.handle_loop_continue()
                     continue
 
     @visit.register
     def _(self, node: BreakStatement) -> None:
-        raise _BreakSignal()
+        raise BreakSignal()
 
     @visit.register
     def _(self, node: ContinueStatement) -> None:
-        raise _ContinueSignal()
+        raise ContinueSignal()
 
     @visit.register
     def _(self, node: AliasStatement) -> None:
diff --git a/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/program_context.py b/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/program_context.py
index ed5f44d0..19048953 100644
--- a/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/program_context.py
+++ b/src/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/program_context.py
@@ -1132,10 +1132,16 @@ class _BreakSignal(Exception):
     """Internal signal raised when a BreakStatement is encountered during branched execution."""
 
 
+BreakSignal = _BreakSignal
+
+
 class _ContinueSignal(Exception):
     """Internal signal raised when a ContinueStatement is encountered during branched execution."""
 
 
+ContinueSignal = _ContinueSignal
+
+
 class ProgramContext(AbstractProgramContext):
     def __init__(self, circuit: Circuit | None = None, simulator: BaseLocalSimulator | None = None):
         """
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/test_interpreter.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/test_interpreter.py
index f7d113d8..68eeb645 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/test_interpreter.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/openqasm/test_interpreter.py
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ def test_if_else_branch():
 
 
 def test_for_loop_break():
-    # exercises _BreakSignal / BreakStatement
+    # exercises BreakSignal / BreakStatement
     qasm = """
     int[8] x = 0;
     for int[8] i in [0:4] {
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ def test_for_loop_break():
 
 
 def test_for_loop_continue():
-    # exercises _ContinueSignal / ContinueStatement
+    # exercises ContinueSignal / ContinueStatement
     qasm = """
     int[8] x = 0;
     for int[8] i in [0:4] {
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/test_mcm.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/test_mcm.py
index c0969a82..2e560fa9 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/test_mcm.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/default_simulator/test_mcm.py
@@ -4202,7 +4202,7 @@ def conditional_flip(int[32] flag, qubit target) {
 
 
 class TestMCMWhileLoopBreak:
-    """Cover _BreakSignal in branched while loop."""
+    """Cover BreakSignal in branched while loop."""
 
     def test_break_in_branched_while_loop(self, simulator):
         """Break inside a while loop after MCM."""