Relevant Professional Standards:
42. Never pursue or engage in a sexual relationship with a client.
Relevant legislation: s. 1(6), Health Professions Procedural Code, Schedule 2 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
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In 2017, the Ontario Legislature approved Bill 87, The Protecting Patients Act, 2017. Bill 87 has come into force in…
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In September 2017, I received a letter from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. In the letter, Minister Eric Hoskins writes about the Ministry’s Patients First Action Plan, and states their objective to increase access to the right care, at the right time.
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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.
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