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417Chapter 18 – Summary of Proposals for ImplementationIndividual scope of practice for podiatrists5.3 A member is responsible for identifying the limits of his or hereducational preparation and competencies, and for resolvingsituations beyond his or her expertise by consulting with orreferring patients to other health professionals.4. That section 13 of the Chiropody Act, 1991 be repealed and the followingsubstituted:Regulations13. Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Counciland with prior review by the Minister, the Council may makeregulations regulating the prescribing, dispensing and sale of drugsby members, requiring members to keep prescribed records and toprovide to the Minister reports containing prescribed informationrespecting the prescribing, dispensing and sale of drugs.5. That sections 1 through 4 of Ontario Regulation 203/94 under theChiropody Act, 1991 (General) be repealed and replaced by thefollowing:PART ICONTROLLED ACTS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE1.(1) The College shall develop, establish and maintain standards ofpractice for those procedures performed under the authority ofparagraph 2 and 3 of subsection 5(1) and paragraph 3 and 4 ofsubsection 5(2) of the Act.(2) The standards of practice referred to in subsection (1) shall bedeveloped on the recommendation of the Chiropody StandardsCommittee.(3) The College shall establish the Chiropody Standards Committeereferred to in subsection (2) and shall appoint the membership ofthe Chiropody Standards Committee, which shall include, at aminimum, one or more:(a) members of the Council;(b) members of the College (including practitioners andeducators);(c) persons who are not and have not been members ofthe College or of the Council;(d) members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons ofOntario, approved by the College of Physicians andSurgeons of Ontario;HPRAC Critical Links January 2009