Policies, Guidelines, Standards & Statements

This section contains all of the documents that are included in the College's Registrant's Binder, i.e., all of the regulations, standards and policies that govern the profession of midwifery in Ontario. All of the documents in the Registrant's Binder are downloadable through this website.

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A. Member Commitment

Document	Date
Member Commitment	undated

B. College Structure

Document	Date
College Structure	Nov 2000

C. Reference Lists

Document	Date
Council Members	Jan 2012
College Staff	Mar 2012
Midwifery Organizations	Sept 2010

D. Definitions of Terms

Document	Date
Definition of Terms	Nov 2000

E. Relevant Legislation

Document	Date
List of Relevant Legislation	May 1996
Midwifery Scope of Practice	Jan 1994
Authorized Acts	Jan 1994
Exemption for Aboriginal Midwives	Jan 1994

F. CMO Regulations

Document	Date
Registration	Oct 2012 NEW
Professional Misconduct	Oct 2009
Designated Drugs	Jan 2010
Quality Assurance	Nov 2012 NEW

G. CMO Standards

Document	Date
Philosophy of Midwifery Care	Jan 1994
Code of Ethics	Jan 1994
Continuity of Care	Jan 1994
Indications for Mandatory Discussion Consultation and Transfer	Jun 2000
Essential Equipment Supplies Medication	Sept 2004
Number of Midwife Attendants	Jan 1994
When Client Chooses Care Outside	Sept 2004
Temporary Alternate Practice Arrangements	May 1995
Standard on Second Birth Attendant	May 1998
Standard on Shared Primary Care	Jan 1994
Supportive Care	Dec 1994
Informed Choice Standard	Sept 2005
Standard on Prescribing Drugs	Nov 2010
Standard on Certification for Prescribing and or Administering Drugs Designated in the Regulation	Feb 2010
Record Keeping Standard for Midwives	Jan 2013 NEW

H. CMO Policies

Document	Date
Core Competencies	Jan 1994
Statement on Home Birth	Nov 2010
Policy on Titles	Jan 1994
Proposal for the Credentialling of Midwives in Ontario Hospitals	Jan 1994
The Midwifery Model of Practice	Oct 1994
Policy Regarding Leave of Absence and Maintaining CPR and NRP	Jan 1994
New Registrant's Policy	Jun 2005
Policy for Ambulance Registration of Planned Home Births	Dec 1994
Policy on Continuing Competency in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	May 2008
Policy on Continuing Competency in Neonatal Resuscitation	May 2008
Policy on Primary Care	Mar 1996
Policy on Student Participation in Client Care	Sep 2010
Policy Statement on Eye Prophylaxis	Jul 1996
Policy on Active Practice Reporting	Jun 2005
Policy on Active Practice Shortfall	May 2004
Practice Protocols	Feb 2012
Policy Statement on Complementary Therapies	Dec 1997
Policy on Change of Practice Status	Oct 1997
Policy on Continuing Competency in Emergency Skills	Nov 2003
Requalification Program Policy	Dec 1999
Policy on Delegation of Controlled Acts for Temporary Clinical Placements	Jan 2001
Policy for Letters of Professional Conduct	Dec 2010
Letters of Professional Conduct - Consent and Request Form	Dec 2010
Policy on the Demonstration of Language Fluency	Dec 2001
Policy on Blood Borne Pathogens	Sept 2012

I. CMO Guidelines

Document	Date
Management of Labour as a Controlled Act	Jan 1994
Laboratory Testing	Feb 2012
Diagnostic Imaging	Nov 1994
Guidelines for the Second Birth Attendant	Jan 1994
Shared Care with a Consulting Health Professional	Feb 1994
Guideline to Fees - under review	Apr 2003
Guidelines to Antepartum Consultations for Clients Anaesthesia	Jul 1996
Health Care Consent Act Guidelines	Aug 1996
Guidelines to the Policy on Change of Practice Status	Apr 2003
Change of Registration Status form	Aug 2011
Guidelines for Mandatory Reporting of Sexual Abuse	Oct 1997
Guidelines to the Policy on Active Practice Reporting	April 2003
Guideline on HIV testing	Oct 2000
Guidelines to Policy on Active Practice Shortfall	Dec 2004
Guidelines to the New Registrants Policy	Dec 2006
CMO C-Section Assist	May 2008
Guideline to Prescribing and Administering Amended Ontario Regulation 884/9 Designated Drugs	Nov 2010
Ambulance Act Provisions for Patient Transports	Sep 2009
Smoke-free Guideline	Feb 2010
Guideline for Caring for Related Person	Sep 2010
Taking Blood from Persons	Feb 2012
Communicating a Diagnosis	Feb 2012
The Use of Nitrous Oxide at Home Births	Feb 2012

J. Resource Documents/Statements

Document	Date
CMO By-Laws	Sep 2011
Approved Vaccination Statement	Dec 2007
Ambulance Home Birth Registration Form	Mar 2004
Statement on VBAC and Choice of Birthplace	Oct 2002
A Midwife's Guide to Appropriate Professional Behaviour with Clients	Nov 2000
Recommendation for Midwife Certification for Care of Women Receiving Epidural Pain Relief in Labour	Oct 1997
Health Care Consent Act, 1996	Jun 1996
Sexual Abuse Prevention Plan	Feb 1995
Suggested template for SCERP Clinical Reflection Paper	Feb 2012
Criteria for written papers required by the CMO	Feb 2012
SCERP activities - descriptions	Feb 2012
Statement on Non-Regulatory Affairs	Feb 2013 NEW

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