O. Reg. 290/23: REGISTRATION

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ontario regulation 290/23

made under the

Naturopathy Act, 2007

Made: August 4, 2023
Approved: August 17, 2023
Filed: August 21, 2023
Published on e-Laws: August 21, 2023
Published in The Ontario Gazette: September 9, 2023

Amending O. Reg. 84/14

(REGISTRATION)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 84/14 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3. Emergency.

2. Paragraph 3 of section 4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subparagraph:

iii. A member who holds an Emergency certificate of registration may only use one or more of the titles “Naturopath (Supervised)”, “Naturopathic Doctor (Supervised)”, “Naturopathe (Supervisé)” and “Docteur en naturopathie (Supervisé)” and may only use the abbreviation “ND (Supervised)” for an English title and “DN (Supervisé)” for a French title.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Emergency class, registration requirements

5.1 The following are non-exemptible registration requirements for an Emergency certificate of registration:

1. The Minister must have requested that the College initiate registrations under this class based on the Minister’s opinion that emergency circumstances call for it, or the Council must have determined, after taking into account all of the relevant circumstances that impact the ability of applicants to meet the ordinary registration requirements, that there are emergency circumstances, and that it is in the public interest that the College issue emergency certificates.

2. The applicant, within the two-year period preceding the date of application, must have,

i. successfully completed a program in naturopathy that is accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or by another accrediting body that has been approved by the Council, or

ii. successfully completed a program other than one described in subparagraph i, together with an assessment, employing a method approved by the Council, that evidences, in the opinion of a panel of the Registration Committee, that the applicant has the knowledge, skills and judgment equivalent to those of a person who has successfully completed a program referred to in subparagraph i.

3. The applicant, within the two-year period preceding the date of application, must have successfully completed the jurisprudence examination that is set or approved by the Council.

4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:

Emergency class, conditions, etc., of certificate

6.1 (1) It is a term, condition and limitation of every Emergency certificate of registration that the member shall practice the profession a minimum of 250 hours during each 12-month period that the member holds a certificate of registration in the Emergency class.

(2) If a member who holds an Emergency certificate of registration fails to meet the condition described in subsection (1), the Registrar shall refer the member to the Quality Assurance Committee for a peer and practice assessment unless the member has,

(a) successfully completed a refresher program approved by the Registration Committee; or

(b) resigned their Emergency certificate of registration.

(3) The following additional terms, conditions and limitations apply to a member who holds the Emergency certificate of registration:

1. The member may only practise under the direct supervision of another member who holds a General certificate of registration without any terms, conditions or limitations that restrict the member from engaging in direct patient care.

2. The member is not authorized to perform the controlled acts set out in paragraphs 3, 5, and 7 of subsection 4 (1) of the Act.

3. The member is not authorized to perform acupuncture under subsection 8 (2) of Ontario Regulation 107/96 (Controlled Acts) made under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, unless its performance is delegated by,

i. a member of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario who holds a General certificate of registration permitting them to practise acupuncture, or

ii. a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

4. The member is not authorized to perform the controlled acts set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 6 of subsection 4 (1) of the Act unless they have received a delegation under Part III of Ontario Regulation 168/15 (General) made under the Act.

5. The member may only accept a delegation under paragraph 4 if the delegation is made by an authorized member of the College or a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario in the extended class.

6. The member may not further delegate any controlled acts delegated to them under paragraph 4.

7. The member may not supervise another person in the practice of the profession.

Condition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

6.2 It is a term, condition and limitation of every General and Emergency certificate of registration that a member holds and maintains a valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification at the health care provider level that was granted within the previous two years.

5. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:

Moving from Emergency to General certificate

10.1 The following rules apply where a member who holds an Emergency certificate of registration wishes to be issued the General certificate of registration:

1. An application must be made to the Registrar.

2. The member must pay the annual registration fee required under the by-laws for a General certificate of registration, and any other applicable fee required under the by-laws.

3. The member must pay any penalty or other amount owed to the College.

4. The member must provide the College with any information that it has required of the member.

5. The member must be in compliance with any outstanding orders of the Discipline Committee or Fitness to Practise Committee.

6. Where a member has been found by one or more panels of the Discipline Committee to be incompetent or to have committed acts of professional misconduct, a panel of the Registration Committee must be satisfied that admitting the member is not contrary to section 3.

7. A member who has held an Emergency certificate of registration for more than two years preceding their application under this section may have a General certificate of registration issued only if the member,

i. satisfies a panel of the Registration Committee that the member possesses the current knowledge, skill and judgment relating to the practice of the profession that would be expected of a member holding a General certificate of registration, or

ii. has successfully completed such additional education, training or examination requirements determined to be necessary by a panel of the Registration Committee.

8. A member who has held an Emergency certificate of registration for two years or less preceding their application under this section may have a General certificate of registration issued only if the member successfully completes examinations set or approved by Council under sub-subparagraph 1 i B and paragraph 2 of subsection 5 (1)  subject to the same conditions set out in clause 5 (4) (b) and subsection 5 (5).

9. The member must provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant will have professional liability insurance in the amount and in the form as required by the by-laws for a member holding a General certificate of registration as of the anticipated date for the issuance of their General certificate of registration.

Expiry of  Emergency certificate

10.2 (1) Unless another period of less than a year is stated on the certificate, an Emergency certificate of registration expires on March 31 following the date it is issued, unless otherwise renewed.

(2) Unless another period of less than a year is stated on the certificate, a renewed Emergency certificate of registration expires on March 31following the date it was issued, unless otherwise renewed.

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), an Emergency certificate of registration expires six months after the date the Council determines that emergency circumstances no longer exist even where the certificate would otherwise expire before or after that time.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day subsection 3 (3) of Schedule 6 to the Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Council of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario:
Le Conseil de l’Ordre des naturopathes de l’Ontario :

Jordan Sokoloski

Council Chair / Président du conseil

Andrew Parr

Chief Executive Officer / Director général

Date made: August 4, 2023
Pris le : 4 août 2023

 

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