Apr 22
New Provincial Orders: Change to Scope of Practice in Hospitals
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, the Government of Ontario released amemo from the Ministry of Health providing information on new orders in effect in Ontario. The new order is available to read here:Ontario Regulation 305/21 Regulated Health Professionals, made under theEmergency Management and Civil Protection Act, 1990. This order authorizes health care professionals including occupational therapists to provide patient care services outside their regular scope of practice in hospitals, and enables hospitals to employ, contract, appoint or otherwise engage regulated health professionals from out-of-province. Under theEmergency...
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