Transition to process established in policy “Blood-borne Viruses: Screening, Reporting and Monitoring of Physicians/Medical Students”

The College is currently in the process of transitioning to the new monitoring processes established in the BBV policy.  Physicians who perform or assist in performing, or who may perform or may assist in performing, exposure-prone procedures (EPPs) and who are seropositive for a blood-borne virus (BBV) [specifically hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)], must report such seropositivity.   READ MORE

At its September 2022 meeting, the CPSS Council directed the Registrar’s office to proceed with a compliance monitoring process that will gather data as to the percentage of physician offices that are compliant with the policy.   READ MORE  

The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) assigns significant responsibilities to individuals and organizations that are defined as a trustee under that legislation.

A physician can be a trustee of personal health information if that physician has custody or control of personal health information.

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The new policy confirms that all adverse incidents, including those that cause harm, have the potential for future harm, and some near misses must be disclosed to patients.  Physicians have a legal duty to disclose errors made in the course of medical treatment. 
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