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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
  • Accreditation 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

2010 March 2010 [PDF] 2009 December 2009 [PDF] June 2009 [PDF] February 2009 [PDF] 2008 March 2008 [PDF] June 2008 [PDF] September 2008 [PDF] 2007 June 2007 [PDF] December 2007 [PDF] 2006 March 2006 [PDF] August 2006 [PDF] December 2006 [PDF]

2005 March 2005 [PDF] June 2005 [PDF] September 2005 [PDF] December 2005 [PDF] 2004 May 2004 [PDF] December 2004 [PDF] 2003 March 2003 [PDF] December 2003 [PDF] 2002 Spring 2002 [PDF] June 2002 [PDF] October 2002 [PDF]

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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