engaging
Policies and Positions in 2015
New Policies/
Statements
5
• Professional Obligations and Human Rights: March 2015
• Marijuana for Medical Purposes: March 2015
• Consent to Treatment: May 2015
• Planning for and Providing Quality End-of-Life Care: September 2015
• Blood Borne Viruses : December 2015
7
olicies under
P
Review
• Treating Self and Family Members
• Physician Behaviour in the Professional Environment
• Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship
• Accepting New Patients
• Block Fees and Uninsured Services
• Changing Scope of Practice
• Re-entering Practice
L egislation/
Regulation
Development or
Response
3
20
• Bill 77, Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act, 2015
• Status Report to Minister of Health on College Sexual Abuse Initiative
• Physician-Assisted Death: Submission to the Provincial/Territorial Expert
Advisory Group
Including:
• HPRAC: RN Prescribing, Chiropody/Podiatry
• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
onsultation
C
Responses
to External
Stakeholders
• Ministry of Labour
• Health Canada
• Transitional Council of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario
• College of Nurses of Ontario
• College of Occupational Therapists
• College of Massage Therapists
• Ontario College of Pharmacists
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