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Practicing Opticianry in Ontario

Legislation:

• Regulated Health Professions Act
• Opticianry Act
• Consolidated Regulations
• Consolidated Bylaws
• Code of Ethics
• Standards of Practice
• Standard of Practice: Refraction

Policies:

• Policy Re Acceptance of QA from another province at reinstatement – Jan 2009
• Consultant Hiring Process
• Contact Lens Mentor Policy
• Delegation Policy
• Internationally Educated Applicant Policy
• Language Proficiency Policy
• Mutual Recognition Agreement
• Quality Assurance Accreditation Policy FOR PROVIDERS
  • Request Form (for providers only)
  • Credit Slip Request Form (for providers only)
• Quality Assurance Accreditation Policy FOR REGISTRANTS
• Reinstatement Policy
• Rules of Procedure of the Discipline Committee
• Student/Intern Supervision Policy
• Voluntary Privacy Code

Position Papers:

• Position Paper on Ortho-Keratology (Ortho-K)

Publications and Resources:

• Strategic Plan
• Optician Ipage
• Sexual abuse of patients complaints and investigation process
• Mandatory Reporting of Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Abuse Prevention Guidelines

Media Releases:

• COO Press Release regarding SHS OPTICAL LTD., DUNDURN OPTICAL LTD. and JOHN DOE, all carrying on business under the name GREAT GLASSES; JOANNE MARIE BERGEZ; and BRUCE BERGEZ (PDF)

Privacy Information

• What Every Optician Needs to Know about Privacy Legislation
• Getting Ready for Privacy Legislation Part One
• Getting Ready for Privacy Legislation Part Two
• What PHIPA Means for Practitioners
• Overview of the Health Information Protection Act (Power Point)
• Privacy Impact Assessment Guidelines
• Responsibilities of Employers, Managers and Partners under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991

College Newsletters

2009 December 2009 June 2009 February 2009 2008 March 2008 June 2008 September 2008 2007 June 2007 December 2007 2006 March 2006 August 2006 December 2006

2005 March 2005 June 2005 September 2005 December 2005 2004 May 2004 December 2004 2003 March 2003 December 2003 2002 Spring 2002 June 2002 October 2002

Submissions and Reports

Competition Bureau

• Letter from the Competition Bureau to the College of Opticians
• Letter to Mr. Murray Hamley, Competition Bureau COO Submission September 15, 2006
• College of Opticians of Ontario's Professions Study (Optometrists/Opticians) submission

College of Optometrist COI Regulation

• COO Submission to the College of Optometrists - Proposed Conflict of Interest Regulation and Amendments to Professional Misconduct Regulation
• COO's response to the College of Optometrists’ proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Regulation and Related Professional Misconduct Regulations
• College of Optometrists letter to ODs - Jan 4 2008
• COO's Response Letter to College of Optometrists - Jan 16 2008

Association of Optometrists

• College of Opticians of Ontario's response to Ontario Association of Optometrists Request to HPRAC for Expansion of Scope of Practice - June 17, 2005

HPRAC

• Weighing the Balance – A Review of the Regulated Heath Professions Act (HPRAC, 1999)
• Strengthening and Advancing Accountability – COO Action Plan (2004)
• HPRAC Referral Submission April 29, 2005

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• COO response to Stakeholder comments to HPRAC - July 29, 2005
• Final HPRAC Submission re RHPA - September 27, 2005
• Regulation of Health Professions in Ontario: New Directions (HPRAC, 2006)
• COO's response to MOHLTC regarding HPRAC's report New Directions

Annual Reports

Forms

• Address Change Form [PDF]
• Certificate of Being Insured (Under a Professional Liability Insurance Policy) Form [PDF]
• Complaints Form [PDF]
• Contact Lens Mentor Form [PDF]
• Credit Card Authorization Form [PDF]
• Document Request Form [PDF]
• Name Change Form [PDF]
• Unauthorized Practice Form [PDF]
• Undertaking Form [PDF]
  (for ROs not currently dispensing)
• Verification of Dispensing Experience Form [PDF]
  (for students registered with COO ONLY)
• Patient Acknowledgement Form [PDF]

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