Regulations and Standards of Practice

Regulations

Regulations are the details that support the guiding principles of legislation. Regulations may only exist pursuant to legislation.

A certain number of topics may be the subject of regulations pursuant to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA). Section 95 (1) of the RHPA provides:

Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council and with prior review by the Minister, the Council of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario may make regulations. CCO may enforce regulations through the professional misconduct regulation. There is significant public accountability because of the requirement for consultation and various levels of review at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 

• R-003: Registration
• R-004: Examinations
• R-008: Professional Misconduct
• R-009: Funding for Therapy or Counselling for Patients Sexually Abused by Members
• R-012: Controlled Acts (Forms of Energy/Exemptions)
• Quality Assurance

Proposed Regulations

• Advertising
• Conflict of Interest
• Delegation
• Record Keeping
• Registration

Standards of Practice

Standards of Practice are reflected in legislation. Covering a variety of subjects, standards of practice guide members of the profession in the delivery of health care services and ensure the quality of the profession. They also promote continuing competence among members.

• S-002: Record Keeping
• S-003: Professional Portfolio
• S-004: Reporting of Diseases
• S-005: Spinal Adjustment/Manipulation
• S-006: Technical and Interpretative Components for X-ray
• S-007: Putting a Finger Beyond the Anal Verge for the Purpose of Manipulating the Tailbone
• S-008: Communicating a Diagnosis/Clinical Impression
• S-009: Chiropractic Care of Animals
• S-010: Techniques, Technologies, Devices or Procedures
• S-011: Dual Registrants
• S-012: Orthotics
• S-013: Consent
• S-014: Prohibition Against a Sexual Relationships with a Patient
• S-015: Immunization/Vaccination
• S-016: Advertising
• S-017: Acupuncture
• S-018: Third Party Independent Chiropractic Evaluations