Transforming and Supporting Patient Care - Health Professions ...

376Chapter 15 – Profession of Physiotherapypurpose, or otherwise using improperly the authority to administer oxygen,drugs and substances.42.1 Failing to advise the patient to consult with a physician or otherregulated health professional where the member recognizes, orought to recognize, a condition that is beyond the competenceor experience of the member or that requires such consultationto ensure the proper care of the patient.42.2 Treating or attempting to treat a condition that the memberknew or ought to have known was beyond his or her expertiseor competence.43. Recommending or providing unnecessary services.8. That Ontario Regulation 107/96 under the Regulated Health ProfessionsAct, 1991 be amended by deleting the word “or” after paragraph7.1(2)(b), by inserting the word “or” after paragraph 7.1(2)(c) and byadding a new paragraph (d) as follows:A member of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, with respectto ordering the application of soundwaves for diagnostic ultrasound.9. That subsection 6(1) the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act beamended by adding the following paragraph (g), so that it reads:6(1) No person shall operate an X-ray machine for the irradiation of ahuman being unless the irradiation has been prescribed by, … (g)a member of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.10. That paragraph 9(1)(a) of Ontario Regulation 682 under the Laboratoryand Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act be amended by adding thefollowing:(iv.2) at the request of a physiotherapist, in respect of a test specified inAppendix E, …11. That Ontario Regulation 682 under the Laboratory and SpecimenCollection Centre Licensing Act be amended by adding Appendix E.12. That paragraph 4(2)(b) of Ontario Regulation 683 under the Laboratoryand Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act be amended by adding thefollowing:(vi) a physiotherapist,13. That PART III – PERSONS PRESCRIBED TO ORDER TESTS of OntarioRegulation 207/94 under the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, 1991 beamended by adding the following:4. A member of the College of Physiotherapy of Ontario.HPRAC Critical Links January 2009