In 2017, the Ontario Legislature approved Bill 87, The Protecting Patients Act, 2017. Bill 87 has come into force in…
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The College of Midwives of Ontario’s Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports Committee (ICRC) investigates public complaints and information the College receives…
We have just launched our second Public Consultation on the Professional Standards. Setting and maintaining high professional standards is fundamental to…
Amendments have been made to Ontario’s Personal Health Information & Protection Act (PHIPA), and midwives have new obligations in providing notice…
Bill 87, the Protecting Patients Act, 2017 was given royal assent by the Ontario Legislature on May 30, 2017. This Bill affects the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and impacts the way that our College regulates midwives. Read more about this important legislation below to find out how it affects midwives and midwifery clients.
Midwives have the authority to order pregnancy diagnostic ultrasounds and pelvic diagnostic ultrasounds under the Controlled Acts Regulation of the RHPA.
We had some good feedback from our Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) article in our last newsletter, and wanted to take this opportunity to share a couple of new resources from Public Health Ontario. New Public Health resources that support the prevention and investigation of IPAC lapses can be found here. If you missed the original article and list of resources, click here.
At the College of Midwives of Ontario, we are reviewing and refining our approach to regulation, which includes simplifying our…
We are pleased to present our 2016-2017 College of Midwives of Ontario Annual Report. In the last fiscal year, we…
In 2017, the Federation of Health Regulatory Colleges of Ontario created www.ontariohealthregulators.ca. The Ontario Health Regulators website is your one-stop gateway…