DocTalk 2022 - Volume 9 Issue 4

Bylaw & Policy Updates

 
Discipline Report

     


December 2022
By Evan Thompson, Legal Counsel, CPSS		  

Consent and Privacy Issues with Mature Minors

What is the distinction between a "child" and a "mature minor".  What can physicians disclose to parents about their child or youth's personal health information?   
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December 2022
By Nicole Bootsman, PRP Manager,
and Sheila Torrance, Legal Counsel, CPSS		   Amendments to OATP Standards and Guidelines/Policy re Buprenorphine/naloxone prescribing for MAINTAINING (Non-Initiating) Physicians for Opioid Use Disorder

In response to a request for urgent review, Council has amended the educational requirement for buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance prescribing for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The previously required OAT course/workshop is now strongly recommended rather than mandatory.   READ MORE