General Practising Certificate of Registration
4. (1) The following are non-exemptible registration requirements for a general practising certificate of registration: 1. The applicant must have, i. a degree in Occupational Therapy described in Schedule 1 or an academic qualification considered equivalent by the College from a program or institution outside Ontario, or ii. a diploma in Occupational Therapy granted not later than 1973 by the University of Toronto or a diploma in Occupational Therapy granted not later than 1968 by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy. 2. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 1,000 hours fieldwork or clinical practicum approved by the College. 3. Where the applicant completes the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 more than eighteen months before the date the application is made, evidence of one of the following must be provided, i. completion of at least 750 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the three years prior to the application date, ii. completion of at least 1,550 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the five years prior to the application date, or iii. successful completion of a refresher or upgrading program approved by the College within the previous eighteen months. 4. The applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that he or she has professional liability insurance that includes a sexual abuse therapy and counselling fund endorsement that, i. provides coverage for funding for therapy and counselling for every person eligible for funding under clause 85.7 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Procedural Code on the basis of a finding by a panel of the Discipline Committee that the person, while a patient, was sexually abused by the applicant, and ii. provides coverage, in respect of each such eligible person, for the maximum amount of funding that may be provided for the person under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 for therapy and counselling as a result of sexual abuse by the applicant. O. Reg. 835/93, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 224/95, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 228/96, s. 3 (1). (1.1) For the purpose of subparagraph i of paragraph 1 of subsection (1), an academic qualification is equivalent if the curriculum includes courses within the basic sciences, the behavioral sciences, the clinical sciences, the managerial sciences and occupational therapy theory, practice and fieldwork. O. Reg. 228/96, s. 3 (2). (2) It is a registration requirement for a general practising certificate of registration that the applicant must have successfully completed the examination set by or approved by the College. O. Reg. 835/93, s. 4 (2). (3) The following are conditions of a general practising certificate of registration: 1. The member shall practise the profession only if he or she, i. has completed at least 750 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the previous three years, ii. has completed at least 1,550 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the previous five years, or iii. has, within the previous 18 months, successfully completed a refresher course approved by the College. 2. The member shall have professional liability insurance that includes a sexual abuse therapy and counselling endorsement that provides the coverage described in paragraph 4 of subsection (1) and shall, on request, provide evidence of such insurance to the Registrar. (4) The condition set out in paragraph 1 of subsection (3) does not apply to members for the first 18 months after their graduation. O. Reg. 224/95, s. 1 (2). (5) Despite subsection (1), an applicant for a general practising certificate of registration who applies no later than one year after the day this Regulation comes into force may be issued the certificate if the applicant meets the following non-exemptible registration requirements: 1. The applicant must hold a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy from a school approved by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists or the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. 2. The applicant must satisfy one of the following requirements: i. The applicant is practising as an occupational therapist in Ontario on the date of application. ii. The applicant has, A. practised as an occupational therapist in Ontario, B. completed at least 750 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the previous three years or at least 1,550 hours of service within the scope of practice of the profession in the previous five years, and C. provided satisfactory evidence of an offer of employment or detailed plans about commencing practice as a self-employed occupational therapist in Ontario within one year after the day this Regulation comes into force. (6) A member who qualified for a general practising certificate of registration under subsection (5) has two years from the date his or her certificate is issued to satisfy the condition in subsection (3). O. Reg. 835/93, s. 4 (5, 6). Provisional Practising Certificate of Registration