The Professional Standards for Midwives came into effect on June 1, 2018. The new principles-based approach to regulation stemmed from…
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This update is for all members of the College with a current Alternate Practice Arrangement (APAs) Type 1. A proposal…
As members are aware, the College is changing from more prescriptive standards to a principles-based approach that defines the fundamental…
In 2017, the Ontario Legislature approved Bill 87, The Protecting Patients Act, 2017. Bill 87 has come into force in…
This post is meant as a helpful reminder to members about your requirements to keep information up to date. It has…
We’re pleased to share our April 2018 newsletter! This edition has information about two public consultations we’ve recently launched, the new…
This March, your College of Midwives of Ontario Council proposed a registration fee increase. If approved, this increase would bring the fees to $2150 for general class of registration and $1075 for inactive class of registration, effective for this year’s renewal. We would then move to increasing the annual fees by inflation, at 2% per year. While this was not an easy decision, it is necessary in order for the College to continue fulfilling its mandate of public protection and meeting the cost of regulation
As midwives know, setting and maintaining high professional standards is fundamental to public protection and public confidence in the midwifery profession. At the College, we need to ensure that our standards of practice clearly set out the high standards we expect of all midwives. This led us to develop the new Professional Standards for Midwives (Professional Standards), which were approved by Council on March 21st.
There are currently two open seats for professional representatives to serve terms on the College’s Council. We are looking for engaged and motivated members of the profession to run for election and all eligible members are invited and encouraged to apply.
We’re making some changes to our Quality Assurance Program, and have updates to Fetal Health Surveillance, a new Self-Assessment Questionnaire and are looking for focus group participants.