Ontario Strengthens Laws to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Patients
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government passed Bill 87: The Protecting Patients Act, 2017, which amends several pieces of legislation including the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. Please see the following link for the Ontario Government’s news release on the passage of the Protecting Patients Act, 2017.
The amendments reinforce Ontario’s zero tolerance policy on the sexual abuse of patients by any regulated health professional, and implement new programs and policies to keep people healthy.
The Protecting Patients Act, 2017 includes legislative amendments to:
Please look out for future CCO communiques, circulations and newsletters for more information on the impact of the passing of the Protecting Patients Act, 2017.
CCO has scheduled an online sitting of the Legislation and Ethics Examination for October 26, 2023. The deadline to apply for this examination is October 10, 2023. Due to the online delivery of the examination, candidates should make themselves available for the entire day. Please complete the application form and submit it to Ms Madeline Cheng, Registration Coordinator to apply for the examination. Please contact Ms Madeline Cheng at mcheng@cco.on.ca or 416-922-6355 ext. 113 for any questions.
More information about the legislation and ethics examination, including study material, can be found at the following link. Information about the October 26, 2023 sitting of the examination can be found at the following link.
Information about the online delivery of the examination can be found in the following document and video.
CCO will be holding a virtual workshop on Regulatory Excellence for CCO Members (formerly titled the Record Keeping Workshop) on November 1, 2023, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. Please email Rose Bustria at rbustria@cco.on.ca if you are interested in attending this virtually.
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