How this Affects Members
Members who prescribe and/or dispense assistive devices must ensure that there has been a thorough examination and diagnosis or clinical impression that would indicate the benefit of the assistive device for the patient, consistent with the chiropractic scope of practice. This would apply whether the examination was conducted by the member or another health professional.
As with any use of diagnosis or therapeutic procedure, a member who prescribes or dispenses assistive devices must ensure that they have achieved, maintain and are able to demonstrate clinical competency in the examination, prescription and dispensing of assistive devices.
Minor Amendments to Policy P-011: Conflict of Interest for Council and Non-Council Committee Members
Summary of Amendments
CCO Council approved minor amendments that require Council and non-Council committee members serving on a Discipline or Fitness to Practise panel to disclose any professional or personal connection, including a connection on social media, to a member who is before the panel. This disclosure will then be assessed for any real or perceived conflict of interest.
How this Affects Members
Members serving on CCO Discipline or Fitness to Practise panels must consider any real or perceived conflict of interest that may arise through a professional or personal connection to a member before a panel.
Minor Amendments to Policy P-045: CCO’s Legislation and Ethics Examination
Summary of Amendments
CCO Council approved minor amendments to reflect the practice of offering the Legislation and Ethics Examination three times per year in conjunction with the Record Keeping Workshop.
How this Affects Members
Prospective members and applicants for registration should consult the CCO website for the date and location of any upcoming examinations.
Minor Amendments to Policy P-050: Supervision and Direction of Chiropractors in Training
Summary of Amendments
CCO Council approved minor amendments to establish principles for the supervision of chiropractic students in practice, including prioritizing:
How this Affects Members
Members who participate in an accredited chiropractic program’s preceptorship program must ensure they have reviewed and comply with Policy P-050.
Minor Amendments to Guideline G-008: Business Practices
Summary of Amendments
CCO Council approved minor amendments to:
CCO continues to review Guideline G-008: Business Practices.
How this Affects Members
Members who offer any billing arrangements other than fee for service must ensure that they have read and comply with Guideline G-008: Business Practices. The safe and ethical care of patients must always be paramount to any billing arrangement.
Minor Amendments to Guideline G-009: Code of Ethics
Summary of Amendments
CCO Council approved minor amendments to:
How this Affects Members
Chiropractors have been granted the privilege of self-regulation, a privilege that obliges them to act competently and ethically in the practice of chiropractic to ensure public trust, collaboration with colleagues and the integrity and dignity of the profession. The Code of Ethics outlines may of those responsibilities to patients and the public, professional colleagues and CCO.
CCO has scheduled an online sitting of the Legislation and Ethics Examination for February 15, 2024. The deadline to apply for this examination is January 29, 2024. 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, under “Legislation and Ethics Examination”. Information about the February 15, 2024 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 February 16, 2024, 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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