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5. A member shall not advertise, communicate the availability of professional services or solicit professional patronage inconsistently with this Part.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 5.
6. (1) A member may communicate any factual, accurate and verifiable information that a reasonable person would consider material in the choice of a physician, (a)  in or through a medium of communication that is equally accessible to all interested members; or (b)  in a printed document that is made available only within the premises where the member practises or to a person who requests a copy, or both.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 6 (1). (2) Information communicated under subsection (1) must not, (a)  be false, misleading or deceptive by the inclusion or omission of any information; (b)  contain a testimonial or any comparative or superlative statements; or (c)  contain any reference to a specific drug, appliance or equipment.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 6 (2). (3) Information communicated under subsection (1) must be readily comprehensible, dignified and in good taste.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 6 (3). (4) No member shall, (a)  cause or permit his or her name to appear in any communication offering a product or service to the public; or (b)  otherwise cause or permit himself or herself to be associated with the advertising or promotion of any product or service, other than the member’s medical services in accordance with subsections (1), (2) and (3).  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 6 (4).
7. (1) A member shall not participate directly or indirectly in a system in which another person steers or recommends people to a member for professional services.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 7 (1). (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a referral or transferral of a patient or a patient’s specimen made by a member honestly and with no conflict of interest.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 7 (2).
8. (1) A member shall not contact or communicate with, or attempt to contact or communicate with, any person known to need medical services to solicit or invite professional patronage.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 8 (1). (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a member from, (a)  reminding a person who has made an appointment of the appointment; (b)  communicating with his or her regular patients, (i)  to inform them about health maintenance procedures that are due to be carried out, (ii)  to inform them about health issues, preventive medicine and recent developments in medicine, or (iii)  to inform them of a possible benefit from a change in therapy.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 8 (2). (3) In subsection (2), “regular patient” means a person who, (a)  uses the professional services of the member regularly and with reasonable frequency, and (b)  has not requested the transfer of his or her records to another physician.  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 8 (3). (4) Clauses 6 (1) (a) and (b) do not apply to communications with regular patients under clause (2) (b).  O. Reg. 114/94, s. 8 (4).
15. In this Part, “benefit” means any benefit, gift, advantage or emolument of any kind, whether direct or indirect, and includes, (a)  the receipt of any benefit from the services of any person or reimbursement of the cost of those services, (b)  the benefit or receipt of the payment or reduction of any amount of any debt or financial obligation, (c)  the receipt of any consultation fee or other fee for services rendered, except in accordance with a written contract for each service where, (i)  a copy of the contract is available and produced to the College on demand, (ii)  each contracted service is within the normal scope of the member’s specialty, and (iii)  each service is supported by records adequate to satisfy the College that it was in fact performed, (d)  the acceptance of any loan except in accordance with a written evidence of indebtedness, (i)  executed at the time of transfer of funds, (ii)  witnessed at the time of actual execution by an individual whose name is legibly recorded on the document, (iii)  available and produced to the College on demand, and (iv)  that provides for a fixed term of loan and fixes a set interest rate, both of which are reasonable having a view to prevailing market rates at the time of the loan, (e)  the acceptance of a loan that is interest free or related in any way to a referral made by the member, (f)  the acceptance of credit unless the credit is unrelated in any way to a referral of patients to the creditor and the credit is extended pursuant to an agreement in writing, (i)  executed at the time of the transaction, (ii)  witnessed at the time of actual execution by an individual whose name is legibly recorded on the agreement, (iii)  available and produced to the College on demand, and (iv)  that provides for a fixed term of credit and fixes a set interest rate, both of which are reasonable having a view to prevailing market rates at the time of the transaction; “medical goods or services” includes medical goods, appliances, materials, services and equipment, and drugs and laboratory services; “member of his or her family” means any person connected with a member by blood relationship, marriage or adoption, and, (a)  persons are connected by blood relationship if one is the child or other descendant of the other or one is the brother or sister of the other, (b)  persons are connected by marriage if one is married to the other or to a person who is connected by blood relationship to the other, and (c)  persons are connected by adoption if one has been adopted, either legally or in fact, as the child of the other or as the child of a person who is connected by blood relationship (otherwise than as a brother or sister) to the other; “supplier” means a person who, (a)  sells or otherwise supplies medical goods or services, or (b)  is registered or licensed under any Act regulating a health profession.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2.
16. It is a conflict of interest for a member where the member, or a member of his or her family, or a corporation wholly, substantially, or actually owned or controlled by the member or a member of his or her family, (a)  receives any benefit, directly or indirectly, from, (i)  a supplier to whom the member refers his or her patients or their specimens, or (ii)  a supplier who sells or otherwise supplies any medical goods or services to the patients of the member; (b)  rents premises to, (i)  a supplier to whom the member refers patients or their specimens, or (ii)  a supplier who sells or otherwise supplies any medical goods or services to the patients of the member, except where, (iii)  the rent is normal for the area in which the premises are located, and (iv)  the amount of the rent is not related to the volume of business carried out in the premises by the tenant; (c)  rents premises from, (i)  a supplier to whom the member refers his or her patients or their specimens, or (ii)  a supplier who sells or otherwise supplies any medical goods or services to the patients of the member, except where, (iii)  the rent is normal for the area in which the premises are located, and (iv)  the amount of the rent is not related to the referral of patients to the landlord; or (d)  sells or otherwise supplies any drug, medical appliance, medical product or biological preparation to a patient at a profit, except, (i)  a drug sold or supplied by a member to his or her patient that is necessary, (A)  for an immediate treatment of the patient, (B)  in an emergency, or (C)  where the services of a pharmacist are not reasonably readily available, or (ii)  despite subclause (i), an allergy preparation prepared by a member for his or her patient that is sold or supplied by the member for a price that does not exceed the total of, (A)  the true cost of production of the preparation, and (B)  the fee for the professional component, for the member’s review of the case, for the prescription of the material and for the general supervision of the member’s laboratory in preparing the material.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2.
17. (1) It is a conflict of interest for a member to order a diagnostic or therapeutic service to be performed by a facility in which the member or a member of his or her family has a proprietary interest unless, (a)  the fact of the proprietary interest is disclosed to the patient before a service is performed; or (b)  the facility is owned by a corporation the shares of which are publicly traded through a stock exchange and the corporation is not wholly, substantially or actually owned or controlled by the member, a member of his or her family or a combination of them.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. (2) A member who or whose family has a proprietary interest in a facility where diagnostic or therapeutic services are performed shall inform the College of the details of the interest.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. PART V   RECORDS
18. (1) A member shall make records for each patient containing the following information: 1.  The name, address, and date of birth of the patient. 2.  If the patient has an Ontario health number, the health number. 3.  For a consultation, the name and address of the primary care physician and of any health professional who referred the patient. 4.  Every written report received respecting the patient from another member or health professional. 5.  The date of each professional encounter with the patient. 6.  A record of the assessment of the patient, including, i.  the history obtained by the member, ii.  the particulars of each medical examination by the member, and iii.  a note of any investigations ordered by the member and the results of the investigations. 7.  A record of the disposition of the patient, including, i.  an indication of each treatment prescribed or administered by the member, ii.  a record of professional advice given by the member, and iii.  particulars of any referral made by the member. 8.  A record of all fees charged which were not in respect of insured services under the Health Insurance Act, which may be kept separately from the clinical record. 9.  Any additional records required by regulation.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. (2) A member shall keep a day book, daily diary or appointment record containing the name of each patient who is encountered professionally or treated or for whom a professional service is rendered by the member.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. (3) The records required by regulation shall be, (a)  legibly written or typewritten or made and kept in accordance with section 20; and (b)  kept in a systematic manner.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2.
19. (1) A member shall retain the records required by regulation for at least ten years after the date of the last entry in the record, or until ten years after the day on which the patient reached or would have reached the age of eighteen years, or until the member ceases to practise medicine, whichever occurs first, subject to subsection (2).  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. (2) For records of family medicine and primary care, a member who ceases to practise medicine shall, (a)  transfer them to a member with the same address and telephone number; or (b)  notify each patient that the records will be destroyed two years after the notification and that the patient may obtain the records or have the member transfer the records to another physician within the two years.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. (3) No person shall destroy records of family medicine or primary care except in accordance with subsection (1) or at least two years after compliance with clause (2) (b).  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2.
20. The records required by regulation may be made and maintained in an electronic computer system only if it has the following characteristics: 1.  The system provides a visual display of the recorded information. 2.  The system provides a means of access to the record of each patient by the patient’s name and, if the patient has an Ontario health number, by the health number. 3.  The system is capable of printing the recorded information promptly. 4.  The system is capable of visually displaying and printing the recorded information for each patient in chronological order. 5.  The system maintains an audit trail that, i.  records the date and time of each entry of information for each patient, ii.  indicates any changes in the recorded information, iii.  preserves the original content of the recorded information when changed or updated, and iv.  is capable of being printed separately from the recorded information for each patient. 6.  The system includes a password or otherwise provides reasonable protection against unauthorized access. 7.  The system automatically backs up files and allows the recovery of backed-up files or otherwise provides reasonable protection against loss of, damage to, and inaccessibility of, information.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2.
21. A member shall make his or her equipment, books, accounts, reports and records relating to his or her medical practice available at reasonable hours for inspection by a person appointed for the purpose under a statute or regulation.  O. Reg. 241/94, s. 2. Part VI (ss. 22-25)
Revoked:  O. Reg. 122/03, s. 1. Part vii   quality assurance General
26. In this Part, “assessor” means an assessor appointed under section 81 of the Health Professions Procedural Code; “Committee” means the Quality Assurance Committee required by subsection 10 (1) of the Health Professions Procedural Code; “program” means the quality assurance program required by section 80 of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1.
27. (1) The Committee shall administer the program.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (2) The program shall include the following components: 1.  Peer and practice assessments. 2.  Professional development designed to, i.  promote continuing competence and continuing quality improvement among the members, ii.  address changes in practice environments, and iii.  incorporate standards of practice, advances in technology, changes made to entry to practice competencies and other relevant issues in the discretion of the Council. 3.  Self-assessments. 4.  A mechanism for the College to monitor members’ participation in and compliance with the program.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. Peer and Practice Assessment
28. (1) The Committee may require a member to undergo a peer and practice assessment.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (2) A peer and practice assessment may include but is not limited to the following: 1.  Requiring the member to answer, orally or in writing, questions related to his or her practice, type of practice or both. 2.  Inspecting the premises where the member practises. 3.  Inspecting the member’s records of the care of patients, including patient charts. 4.  Requiring the member to examine simulated patients with problems related to the member’s practice, type of practice or both. 5.  Requiring the member to participate in self-assessment other than the self-assessment that is required by subsection 29 (1). 6.  Reviewing the member’s record of participation in continuing professional development required by subsection 29 (3). 7.  Requiring the member to participate in a cognitive assessment. 8.  Observing the member in his or her practice. 9.  Interviewing or surveying the member’s patients and persons with whom the member works.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (3) A peer and practice assessment shall be conducted by one or more assessors.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (4) An assessor conducting a peer and practice assessment shall prepare a written report on the assessment and submit it to the Committee.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (5) If, after considering the assessor’s report and any other relevant materials, the Committee is of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill and judgment are satisfactory, the Committee shall advise the member of the results of the peer and practice assessment.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (6) If, after considering the assessor’s report and any other relevant materials, the Committee is of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill or judgment is not satisfactory, the Committee may take any action listed in subsection 80.2 (1) of the Health Professions Procedural Code, if, before doing so, the Committee, (a)  gives to the member a copy of the assessor’s report and any other relevant materials; (b)  gives to the member notice of the Committee’s opinion and intention to take action under subsection 80.2 (1) of the Health Professions Procedural Code; and (c)  gives the member at least 14 days to make written submissions to the Committee and, after considering any submissions made by the member, is still of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill or judgment is not satisfactory.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (7) Before or while taking action under clauses (6) (a) to (c), the Committee may give the member an opportunity to address the Committee’s concerns about the member’s knowledge, skill or judgment.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (8) The Committee may require a member to undergo a peer and practice reassessment if the Committee has given the member an opportunity under subsection (7) to address the Committee’s concerns or if the Committee has taken action under subsection 80.2 (1) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (9) Subsections (1) to (7) apply with necessary modifications to a peer and practice reassessment.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. Continuing Professional Development and Self-Assessment
29. (1) Members shall participate in a program of continuing professional development that includes a self-assessment component and that meets the requirements for continuing professional development set by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (2) As evidence of a member’s participation in a program of continuing professional development, members shall, each year, provide to the College, (a)  in the case of a program of continuing professional development offered by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, proof of the member’s participation that is satisfactory to the Committee; or (b)  in the case of a program of continuing professional development offered by an organization other than the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada that has been approved by the Council for that purpose, written confirmation, satisfactory to the Committee, that the member has completed a program of continuing professional development that meets the requirements for continuing professional development set by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (3) A member shall maintain a record of his or her participation in a program of continuing professional development in the form and manner approved by the Committee and shall retain the record for a minimum of 10 years from the date of his or her participation in the program.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. (4) At the request of the Committee, an assessor or an employee of the College, a member shall submit his or her record of participation in a program of continuing professional development to the College within the time period specified in the request or, if no time period is specified, within 30 days of the request.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. Quality Assurance Information
30. The following information is not quality assurance information: 1.  Information relating to assessments conducted by or with the assistance of the Committee for the purpose of informing decisions of the Registration Committee. 2.  Information relating to assessments conducted by or with the assistance of the Committee for the purpose of assessing the knowledge, skill and judgment of a member in conjunction with a proposed change in the scope of a member’s practice or where a member’s scope of practice has already changed. 3.  Information relating to assessments conducted by or with the assistance of the Committee for the purpose of assessing the knowledge, skill and judgment of a member or a former member in conjunction with that individual’s proposed re-entry to practice. 4.  Undertakings between a member and the College.  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1.
31.-38. Revoked:  O. Reg. 346/11, s. 1. Part VIII (s. 39) Revoked:  O. Reg. 122/03, s. 1. Part IX (s. 40)
Revoked:  O. Reg. 122/03, s. 1. PART X   FUNDING FOR THERAPY AND COUNSELLING
41. In this Part, “member” includes a former member.  O. Reg. 407/96, s. 1.
43. Despite anything in section 42, a person who is otherwise eligible for funding for therapy or counselling under this Part is not eligible for funding if the therapy or counselling for which funding is requested relates to sexual abuse by a member that occurred before December 31, 1993 and if, in the opinion of the Patient Relations Committee, (a)  the need for therapy or counselling does not result directly or indirectly from the abuse; (b)  there are other sources of funding available; (c)  the College’s resources are insufficient to provide the funding; or (d)  having regard to the criteria in clauses (a), (b) or (c), the granting of funding would not be just and equitable.  O. Reg. 407/96, s. 1. PART XI    Inspection of Premises Where Certain Procedures are Performed
44. (1) In this Part, “inspector” means a person designated by the College to carry out an inspection under this Part on behalf of the College; “premises” means any place where a member performs or may perform a procedure on a patient but does not include a health care facility governed by or funded under any of the following Acts: 1.  The Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021. 2.  The Developmental Services Act. 3.  The Homes for Special Care Act. 4.  Revoked:  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (2). 5.  Revoked: O. Reg. 192/14, s. 1. 6.  The Ministry of Community and Social Services Act. 7.  The Ministry of Correctional Services Act. 8.  The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act. 9.  Revoked:  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (2). 10.  The Private Hospitals Act. 11.  The Public Hospitals Act; “procedure” means, (a)  any act that, when performed in accordance with the accepted standard of practice on a patient, is performed under the administration of, (i)  general anaesthesia, (ii)  parenteral sedation, or (iii)  regional anaesthesia, except for a digital nerve block, and (b)  any act that, when performed in accordance with the accepted standard of practice on a patient, is performed with the administration of a local anaesthetic agent, including, but without being limited to, (i)  any tumescent procedure involving the administration of dilute, local anaesthetic, (ii)  surgical alteration or excision of any lesions or tissue performed for cosmetic purposes, (iii)  injection or insertion of any permanent filler, autologous tissue, synthetic device, materials or substances for cosmetic purposes, (iv)  a nerve block solely for the treatment or management of chronic pain, or (v)  any act that, in the opinion of the College, is similar in nature to those set out in subclauses (i) to (iii) and that is performed for a cosmetic purpose, but does not include, (c)  surgical alteration or excision of lesions or tissue for a clinical purpose, including for the purpose of examination, treatment or diagnosis of disease, or (d)  minor dermatological procedures including without being limited to, the removal of skin tags, benign moles and cysts, nevi, seborrheic keratoses, fibroepithelial polyps, hemangioma and neurofibromata.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1, 2); O. Reg. 192/14, s. 1; O. Reg. 307/22, s. 1. (2) Anything that may be done by the College under this Part may be done by the Council or by a committee established under clause 94 (1) (i) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
45. (1) All premises where a procedure is or may be performed on a patient by a member in connection with his or her practice are subject to inspection by the College in accordance with this Part.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1). (2) In carrying out an inspection of a premises under subsection (1), the College may also require any or all of the following: 1.  Inspection, examination or tests regarding any equipment, instrument, materials or any other thing that may be used in the performance of a procedure. 2.  Examination and copying of books, accounts, reports, records or similar documents that are, in the opinion of the College, relevant to the performance of a procedure in the practice of the member. 3.  Inquiries or questions to be answered by the member that are relevant to the performance of a procedure on a patient. 4.  Direct observation of a member in his or her practice, including direct observation by an inspector of the member performing a procedure on a patient.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
46. An inspector may, on the production of information identifying him or her as an inspector, enter and have access to any premises where a procedure is or may be performed by a member at reasonable times and may inspect the premises and do any of the things mentioned in subsection 45 (2) on behalf of the College.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
47. It is the duty of every member whose premises are subject to an inspection to, (a)  submit to an inspection of the premises where he or she performs or may perform a procedure on a patient in accordance with this Part; (b)  promptly answer a question or comply with a requirement of the inspector that is relevant to an inspection under this Part; and (c)  co-operate fully with the College and the inspector who is conducting an inspection of a premises in accordance with this Part.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
48. Where, as part of the inspection, an inspector directly observes a member in their practice, or directly observes the member performing a procedure on a patient, before the observation occurs, the inspector shall, (a)  identify himself or herself to the patient as an inspector appointed by the College; (b)  explain the purpose of the direct observation to the patient; (c)  inform the patient that information obtained from the direct observation, including personally identifiable information about the patient, may be used in proceedings under this Part or any other proceeding under the Act; (d)  answer any questions that the patient asks; and (e)  obtain the patient’s written consent to the direct observation of the patient by the inspector.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
49. (1) No member shall commence using premises for the purposes of performing procedures unless the member has previously given notice in writing to the College in accordance with subsection (5) of the member’s intention to do so and the premises pass an inspection or pass an inspection with conditions.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1). (2) The College shall ensure that an inspection of the premises of a member referred to in subsection (1) is performed within 180 days from the day the College receives the member’s notice.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1). (3) A member whose practice includes the performance of a procedure on a patient in any premises on the day this Part comes into force shall give a notice in writing to the College in accordance with subsection (5) within 60 days from the day this Part comes into force.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1). (4) The College shall ensure that an inspection of the premises of a member referred to in subsection (3) is performed within 24 months from the day this Part comes into force.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1). (5) The notice required in subsections (1) and (3) shall include the following information, submitted in the form and manner required by the College: 1.  The full name of the member giving the notice and the full name of the owner or occupier of the premises, if he or she is not the member who is required to give notice under this section. 2.  The full name of any other member who is practising or may practise in the premises with the member giving the notice. 3.  The name of any health profession corporation that is practising at the premises. 4.  The full name of any hospital where the member or other members at the premises have privileges or where arrangements have been made to handle emergency situations involving patients. 5.  The full name of any other regulated health professional who is practising or may practise in the premises with a member at the premises, along with the name of the College where the regulated health professional is a member. 6.  The full address of the premises. 7.  The date when the member first performed a procedure on a patient in the premises or the proposed date when the member or another member intends to perform a procedure on a patient at the premises. 8.  A description of all procedures that are or may be performed by a member or other members at the premises and of procedures that may be delegated by the member or other members at the premises. 9.  A description of any equipment or materials to be used in the performance of the procedures. 10.  The full name of the individual or corporation who is the owner or occupier of the premises, if different from the member giving the notice. 11.  Any other information the College requires that is relevant to an inspection conducted at the premises in accordance with this Part.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).
50. All premises where a member performs or may perform a procedure on a patient are subject to an inspection by the College once every five years after its initial inspection or more often if, in the opinion of the College, it is necessary or advisable to do so.  O. Reg. 134/10, s. 1 (1).