Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Is swimmer’s ear really a minor ailment? OCP debates mandatory training and declarations as exploration of scope expansion continues
This week’s Ontario College of Pharmacists' Board of Directors meeting ignited debate how best to establish competency for each new minor ailment.
NLMA advises physicians to delay signing CorCare agreement with multiple concerns
Key to Newfoundland’s new unified health information system.

FSRA to have a hand in creating PPN framework for Ontario

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario mentioned it will be supporting the government in creating the framework in a statement of priorities for 2026-27.
Ensh*ttification

Band-Aid solutions won't fix our healthcare system and will only lead to a further degradation of quality, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes argues.
ACP warns pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization against cutting corners

Make sure you have the correct authorizations before prescribing—and don’t try to get around them, the ACP reminds members.
Taking the plunge with the new FHO+ Model: More money, but a lot of new calculations to consider for many Ontario doctors

Some concerns (and confusion) still linger on certain the finer details of the model, as well as the potential for unintended consequences. Here’s a look into some of the key aspects of the model and how it will affect FHO physicians.
Alberta’s Smith says not contacted by RCMP amid police searches during healthcare contract probe

The controversy has been the subject of inquiries by a government-appointed judge, the auditor general and the RCMP.
Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners

Provinces won’t start incurring penalties for non-compliance until April 2027. Critics and nurse practitioners say Ontario should not wait.
Florida hospital sues to evict a patient who won’t leave room 5 months after discharge

According to the lawsuit, the woman was admitted to the hospital for medical treatment and a formal discharge order was issued Oct. 6 after it was determined that she no longer needed acute care services.
N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides

In a national investigation of gambling-related suicides in Canada supported by the Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting, Newfoundland and Labrador was one of only two provinces that provided no data.

Is swimmer’s ear really a minor ailment? OCP debates mandatory training and declarations as exploration of scope expansion continues

NLMA advises physicians to delay signing CorCare agreement with multiple concerns

FSRA to have a hand in creating PPN framework for Ontario

Ensh*ttification

ACP warns pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization against cutting corners

Taking the plunge with the new FHO+ Model: More money, but a lot of new calculations to consider for many Ontario doctors

Alberta’s Smith says not contacted by RCMP amid police searches during healthcare contract probe

Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners

Florida hospital sues to evict a patient who won’t leave room 5 months after discharge

N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides