Mailing Address
Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council
55 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 806 Box 18
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4V 2Y7
Telephone and Facsimile
Toll-Free: 1-888-377-7746
Telephone: 416-326-1550.
Fax: 416-326-1549
Minister's Referral, June, 2007
On June 28, 2007, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Hon. George Smitherman, requested HPRAC's advice on a number of matters impacting the regulation of health professions in Ontario. His letter referred questions relating to
- mechanisms to facilitate and support interprofessional collaboration between health Colleges;
- the scope of practice of registered nurses in the extended class;
- regulations concerning non-physician professions who prescribe and/or use drugs in the course of their practice;
- framework and process for changes to drug regulations for non-physician prescribers;
- the regulation of diagnostic sonographers;
- consideration of an association model for personal support workers;
- the regulation of dental assistants;
- the regulation of paramedics and emergency medical attendants; and
- the regulation of chiropody and podiatry.
Personal Support Workers
In September 2006, HPRAC submitted its final report to the Minister respecting the regulation of Personal Support Workers, following an interim report that was included in the New Directions report. The Minister has considered the report, and it is now posted in "Reports and Resources - Current Reports".
Traditional Chinese Medicine
In September, 2006, HPRAC submitted a report to the Minister on regulatory matters respecting the use of the "Doctor Title" in Traditional Chinese Medicine, in response to the Minister's referral on this question of January, 2006. The Minister is now considering this advice.
Titles in the profession of Psychology
In November, 2006, in consequence of issues raised in consideration of matters in the February, 2005 referral, HPRAC provided advice to the Minister on the use of titles in the profession of Psychology.
