O. Reg. 278/23: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 278/23

made under the

Dental Hygiene Act, 1991

Made: July 28, 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. 218/94

(GENERAL)

1. Section 27 of Ontario Regulation 218/94 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

4. Emergency.

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

35.1 (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 must satisfy the educational requirements set out in paragraph 1 of subsection 31 (1).

3. The applicant must satisfy the requirement for professional liability insurance set out in paragraph 5 of subsection 31 (1).

4. The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or be authorized under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of the profession.

(2) It is a requirement for the issuance of an emergency certificate of registration that within the three years immediately prior to submitting their application for registration, the applicant must,

(a) have satisfied the educational requirements of paragraph 1 of subsection 31(1); or

(b) have been practising dental hygiene in any jurisdiction in a manner that demonstrates to the Registrar that they could meet the current standards of practice in Ontario and provide the College with a certificate of professional conduct from any such jurisdiction.

35.2 The following are conditions of an emergency certificate of registration:

1. The member shall maintain professional liability insurance in the amount and in the form as required by the by-laws.

2. The member shall practise the profession only under the supervision of a holder of a general or specialty certificate of registration who has been approved by the Registrar.

3. The member shall at all times when providing professional services identify themselves as practising under supervision.

4. The member shall use the title “Registered Dental Hygienist (Emergency)” or “RDH (Emergency)”or “Hygiéniste dentaire autorisée (Urgence)” or “HDA (Urgence)”.

35.3 (1) Unless stated otherwise on the certificate, an emergency certificate of registration expires one year after it is issued, unless it is renewed.

(2) Unless stated otherwise on the certificate, a renewed emergency certificate of registration expires one year after it is issued, unless it is renewed again.

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), an emergency certificate of registration expires six months after the earlier of,

(a) the date the Minister withdraws their request that emergency certificates of registration be issued or renewed; and

(b) the date the Council declares that the emergency circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 35.1 (1) have ended.

35.4 A member who holds an emergency certificate of registration in the emergency class may be issued a general certificate of registration despite not having met the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection 31 (1), if the member,

(a) applies for a general certificate of registration;

(b) satisfies all other requirements for a general certificate of registration in the general class; and

(c) provides satisfactory evidence based on their practice for a period of at least one year under the emergency certificate of registration that the member will practise competently and ethically.

Commencement

3. 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 Dental Hygienists of Ontario:

Glenn Pettifer

Registrar & CEO

Terri Strawn

President

Date made: July 28, 2023