Message from the College Registrar
November 2, 2018
We are pleased to share our 2017-2018 College of Midwives of Ontario Annual Report with you. You can click here to review the report.
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Letter from the College President
November 2, 2018
To ensure we are fulfilling our mandate of protecting the public, all legislation and regulations that define and inform the practice and regulation of midwifery are under review.
July 2018 On Call Newsletter
July 18, 2018
We are pleased to share our July 2018 edition of our On Call Newsletter. This edition covers Council decisions around the Fee & Remuneration By-law and General By-law, shares information about open public consultations, changes to the College's Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy, impacts of Bill 87, and responds to questions about the revised Second Birth Attendant Standard.
Changes to the College’s Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy
July 13, 2018
Bill 87, the Protecting Patients Act, 2017 was passed in May 2017 and finished coming
Requesting changes to scope of practice
February 7, 2018
The College of Midwives of Ontario has made a submission to the Ministry of Health
Changes to the Controlled Acts Regulation
January 12, 2018
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Changes to the Employment Standards Act
January 3, 2018
Effective January 1st, 2018, a number of changes were made to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act
Updates to the PHIPA Guide
December 21, 2017
Amendments have been made to Ontario’s Personal Health Information & Protection Act (PHIPA), and midwives have had new obligations in providing notice to the Information & Privacy Commissioner regarding privacy breaches effective October 1st, 2017. We’ve updated our Guide to Compliance with PHIPA to add in these new changes so that members can understand what will be required. The updated guide can be found by clicking here, and you’ll find the changes incorporated on page 15 of the guide.
Message from the College President
December 20, 2017
In September 2017, I received a letter from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. In the letter, Minister Eric Hoskins writes about the Ministry's Patients First Action Plan, and states their objective to increase access to the right care, at the right time.
Ministry expanding health care professionals’ responsibilities.
September 22, 2017
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care sent a letter to College of Midwives of