Reinstatement of Directive #2
Effective January 5, 2022, Directive #2 for Health Care Providers,
is reinstated. This requires regulated health
professional (and those that operate a group practice) working in
hospitals to stop:
- All non-emergent or non-urgent surgeries and procedures should
be ceased. Emergent and urgent surgeries should continue, in an effort
to reduce and prevent patient morbidity and mortality.
- All non-emergent or non-urgent diagnostic imaging and ambulatory
clinical activity should be ceased, unless directly related to the
provision of emergent or urgent surgeries and procedures or to pain
management services.
Occupational therapists may be directly or indirectly impacted by
this requirement. Health Care Workers may contact the Ministry’s Health
Care Provider Hotline at 1-866- 212-2272 or by email at [email protected] with questions or concerns about this Directive.
The College's practice consultants can be reached by phone at 1.800.890.6570 extension 240, or by email to [email protected].
Redeployment
As stress on health human resources continues, occupational
therapists are being redeployed and assigned to tasks that may not
typically fall within the scope of occupational therapy practice. For
more information, please see the College's related COVID-19 Questions and Answers.
Other updates
Find more screening tools in French and English on Ontario's COVID-19 website
Please note: With information changing rapidly, occupational therapists
are encouraged to be familiar with the most up to date information
available on the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Guidance for the Health Sector website.