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308Chapter 12 – Profession of NursingPART VSTANDARDS OF PRACTICE30. The College shall develop, establish and maintain standards of practicefor those procedures performed under the authority of paragraph 5 ofsection 4 of the Act or paragraph 3.1 of section 5.1 of the Act.31. The standards of practice referred to in section 30 shall be developedon the recommendation of the Nursing Standards Committee.32. For the purposes of section 31, the College shall establish the NursingStandards Committee referred to in section 31 and shall appoint themembership of the Nursing Standards Committee, which shall include,at a minimum, one or more:a) members of the Council;b) members of the College (including practitioners and educators);c) persons who are not and have not been members of the Collegeor of the Council;d) members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario,approved by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario,who practice family medicine; ande) members of the Ontario College of Pharmacists, approved by theOntario College of Pharmacists.33. The College shall post the following on its website:a) the standards of practice referred to in section 30; andb) a list of those members, who are authorized to perform aprocedure under the authority of paragraph 5 of section 4 of theAct or paragraph 3.1 of section 5.1 of the Act.10. That Ontario Regulation 799/93 under the Nursing Act, 1991(Professional Misconduct) be amended by adding the followingsections:1.1 Exceeding the scope of practice of the profession.11.1 Recommending or providing unnecessary services.11.2 Prescribing, dispensing, selling, compounding or administeringa drug or substance for an improper purpose, or otherwiseusing improperly the authority to prescribe, dispense, sell,compound or administer drugs and substances.11.3 Being subjected to the withdrawal or restriction of rights orprivileges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act(Canada) or the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) or theregulations under either of those Acts, unless by the member’sown request.HPRAC Critical Links January 2009