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Definitions
1. In this Regulation, “active practice” means the provision of midwifery care to a woman throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period in accordance with section 5; “continuity of care” means midwifery care provided in accordance with the standards of practice of the College and available during all trimesters of pregnancy on a twenty-four hour on-call basis from a group of no more than four primary caregivers; “primary caregiver” means a health care practitioner, whether a midwife or practitioner from another profession, who acts as the first point of access to care for women seeking care during pregnancy and who functions without the supervision of a member or a member of another health care profession, making autonomous decisions with full responsibility for the care provided; “primary midwife” means a midwife who, as a primary caregiver, assumes sole responsibility for the care of a woman in the intrapartum period, or, working with another midwife who is a primary caregiver or a small group of midwives, assumes primary responsibility for the care of a woman in the intrapartum period and includes a midwife who attends a birth as a supervisor approved by the College, or a clinical teacher in the baccalaureate program or the Midwifery Pre-registration Program of the Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences; “remote birth centre” means a birth centre located at a distance of at least thirty minutes journey from a hospital with surgical facilities, using a method of transportation ordinarily used for health care purposes in the area; “remote clinic” means a clinic located at a distance of at least thirty minutes journey from a hospital with surgical facilities, using the method of transportation ordinarily used for health care purposes in the area. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 1. General
General
2. (1) The following are prescribed as classes of certificates of registration: 1. General. 2. Student. 3. Supervised practice. (2) A person may apply for a certificate of registration by submitting a completed application to the Registrar together with the application fee. (3) A certificate of registration shall be issued if the member, (a) pays the administration fee; (b) pays the annual fee; and (c) satisfies the registration requirements for a certificate of the applicable class. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 2.
General Certificate of Registration
5. (1) A member shall satisfy the requirement for active practice if the member provides midwifery care, (a) over a one-year period, to at least twenty women, ten of whom the member attended as primary midwife with five of the births occurring in a hospital and five in a residence, remote clinic or remote birth centre; or (b) over a two-year period, to at least forty women, twenty of whom the member attended as primary midwife with ten of the births occurring in a hospital and ten in a residence, remote clinic or remote birth centre. (2) A member who complies with subsection (1) in the first two consecutive years after registration in Ontario, may elect to satisfy the requirement for active practice by, in any subsequent five-year period, providing midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period to at least 100 women, sixty of whom the member attended as primary midwife with twenty-five of the births occurring in a hospital and twenty-five in a residence, remote clinic or remote birth centre. (3) Despite subsection (2), a member may satisfy the requirement for active practice over any five-year period after registration in accordance with subsection (2) if the member, (a) practised as a midwife, (i) in a jurisdiction outside of Ontario before being issued a certificate of registration under the Act, or (ii) in Ontario before the day this Regulation came into force; and (b) complied with clause (1) (a) or (b) in two of the four years immediately preceding registration in Ontario. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 5.
General Certificate of Registration
6. A member whose certificate of registration is revoked under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 4 (4) or under subsection 4 (5) may be reinstated if the member, (a) satisfies the requirements for registration under subsection 4(1); (b) pays the administration fee and, if applicable, the annual fee; and (c) provides evidence of having satisfied the condition with which the member had failed to comply. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 6.
General Certificate of Registration
7. A member whose certificate of registration is revoked under paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (4) may resume registration if, within two years of the date of the revocation, the member successfully completes a requalification program satisfactory to the College. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 7.
General Certificate of Registration
8. It is a requirement for a certificate of registration that the applicant demonstrate the ability to communicate with reasonable fluency in either English or French. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 8. Student Certificate of Registration
Student Certificate of Registration
9. (1) Any person enrolled in a program leading to the baccalaureate degree in health sciences (midwifery) in a university in Ontario or the Midwifery Pre-registration Program of the Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences may obtain a student certificate of registration. (2) An applicant for a student certificate of registration must provide evidence of professional liability insurance satisfactory to the College. (3) The following are the conditions of a student certificate of registration: 1. The member’s certificate of registration is revoked if the member ceases to be enrolled in the educational program. 2. The member may only provide midwifery care within the baccalaureate program or the Midwifery Pre-registration Program of the Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences and under the supervision of the midwifery faculty. 3. The member’s certificate of registration is revoked if the member does not have professional liability insurance satisfactory to the College. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 9. Certificate of Registration Requiring Supervised Practice
Miscellaneous
11. (1) If the Registrar suspends a member’s certificate of registration for failure to pay a prescribed fee, the Registrar may, within one year of the date of the suspension, lift the suspension on payment of, (a) the fee the member failed to pay; (b) the penalty for late payment of the fee; and (c) an additional administration fee of $35. (2) If the Registrar does not lift the suspension of a certificate of registration that was suspended for failure to pay a prescribed fee under subsection (1), the certificate is revoked one year after the day of the suspension. (3) A member whose certificate of registration is revoked under subsection (2) may resume registration if, within one year of the date of the revocation, the member successfully completes a requalification program satisfactory to the College. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 11.
Miscellaneous
12. (1) The member’s name shown on the register shall be the name that appears on the member’s application for registration. (2) A member may request a change of the name that appears on the register and the registration documents issued by filing with the College proof of the change of name and paying the prescribed fee. (3) For each member, the register shall contain a notation of both the original name of registration and of any change of name. (4) A member shall clearly display the certificate of registration issued by the College when the member was first registered and the member’s current annual certificate of registration issued by the College at the location of the member’s principal place of practice, and shall have available for inspection the current registration card issued by the College. O. Reg. 867/93, s. 12.
Miscellaneous
13. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 867/93, s. 13. SCHEDULE 1 1. The Midwifery Pre-registration Program of the Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences. O. Reg. 867/93, Sched. 1. SCHEDULE 2 1. Midwifery. 2. Obstetrics. 3. The basic sciences (anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, genetics, microbiology and biochemistry). 4. Social sciences (sociology, anthropology, psychology, Aboriginal and cultural studies). 5. Women’s studies. 6. Health sciences (health education, health promotion, the organization of the health care system). 7. Research. 8. Community-based clinical preparation in midwifery. O. Reg. 867/93, Sched. 2.