O. Reg. 276/23: REGISTRATION

 

ontario regulation 276/23

made under the

Chiropody Act, 1991

Made: July 31, 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. 830/93

(REGISTRATION)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 830/93 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

4. Emergency.

2. Section 4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) A member who holds an Emergency certificate of registration or a former member who held an Emergency certificate of registration within one year of applying for a General certificate of registration and who practised chiropody or podiatry for at least 180 hours while holding an Emergency certificate of registration is exempt from the examination fee for the competency examination.

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

6.1 (1) The following are specific requirements for an Emergency certificate of registration:

1. The Minister has requested the College to initiate registrations under this class based on the Minister’s opinion that emergency circumstances call for it, or Council has 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 meets the requirement of paragraph 1 of subsection 4 (1).

3. The applicant meets the requirement of paragraph 2.1 of subsection 4 (1).

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the requirements of subsection (1) are non-exemptible.

(3) Where the applicant is registered or licensed as a podiatrist in a jurisdiction approved by the Council, the applicant is deemed to have met the requirement of paragraph 2 of subsection (1).

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

10.1 (1) The following are specific conditions to maintain an Emergency certificate of registration:

1. The member may engage in the practice of chiropody only under the supervision of a member who holds a General certificate of registration and who has been approved by the Registrar to supervise a member of the Emergency class.

2. The member may engage in the practice of chiropody only while holding themselves out as a member of the Emergency class (chiropodist) who is practising under supervision.

3. The Emergency certificate of registration is automatically revoked 60 days after the Council determines that the emergency circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 6.1 (1) have ended.

4. The Emergency certificate of registration expires one year from the date on which the certificate was issued, unless extended by the Registrar, if the Council has not determined that the emergency circumstances have ended.

5. The Emergency certificate of registration shall be revoked prior to its expiry if, in the opinion of the Registrar or the Registration Committee, it is in the public interest to do so.

(2) The Registrar may extend an Emergency certificate of registration for one or more periods, each of which is not to exceed one year, if the Council has not determined the emergency circumstances have ended.

Commencement

5. 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:

Council of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario:

Nicole Zwiers

Registrar / CEO

Peter Stavropoulos

President

Date made: July 31, 2023