Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program
NEW! Out–of-Hospital Premises Listing
For access to information about out-of-hospital premises where procedures are performed under various forms of anaesthesia, including the outcome/status of an inspection, see:
Out-of-Hospital Premises Listing
Premises required to report adverse events to College
A by-law that requires out-of-hospitl premises to report adverse events to the College is now in place.
The by-law was circulated for feedback to the profession and was returned for decision at the May 2013 Council meeting.
The by-law is needed to create a two-tier framework for the reporting of adverse events. The by-law defines the types of Tier 1 adverse events which physicians must report to the College, within 24 hours of learning of the event. The Tier 2 adverse events reporting requirements will be outlined in the OHP Standards document, when it is updated. Tier 2 events did not form part of the external consultation.
Find out more and access reporting forms for physicians: Adverse Events Reporting
About the OHPIP Program
On April 9, 2010, an amendment to Regulation 114/94 under the Medicine Act adding Part XI, Inspection of Premises where Certain Procedures are Performed came into effect.
The Regulation applies to two groups of physicians:
- Those who are already performing procedures in an out-of-hospital premises at the time the Regulation came into effect on April 9, 2010; and
- Those who intend to perform procedures in the future.
If you intend to commence performing procedures at an out-of-hospital premises as defined in the Regulation, you are required to provide written notice to the College and you are not permitted to begin using these premises until the premises passes an inspection. We shall ensure that an inspection is conducted within 180 days from the day the College receives notification from you.
If you were already performing procedures at an out-of-hospital premises as defined in the Regulation when it came into force, you were required to provide written notice to the College by June 8, 2010. We shall ensure that an inspection is conducted within 24 months from the day this Regulation came into force.
An online notification form is available here to assist you in providing the required information.
Does this apply to you?
This new requirement applies to you if you perform, or plan to perform, any procedures in an out-of-hospital premises that, when performed in accordance with the accepted standard of practice, are performed under the administration of any of:
- general anesthesia;
- parenteral sedation (administered by intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection);
- regional anesthesia (except for a digital nerve block);
- a local anesthetic agent, including, but without being limited to,
- any tumescent procedure involving the administration of dilute, local anesthetic;
- surgical alteration or excision of any lesions or tissue performed for cosmetic purposes;
- injection or insertion of any permanent filler, autologous tissue, synthetic device, materials or substances for cosmetic purposes;
- a nerve block solely for the treatment or management of chronic pain; or
- any act that is similar in nature to those set out in subclauses (i) to (iii) and that is performed for a cosmetic purpose.
You are not required to complete the notification form if the only procedures you are performing in an out-of-hospital premises are any of the following:
- surgical alteration or excision of lesions or tissue for a clinical purpose, including for the purpose of examination, treatment or diagnosis of disease;
- minor dermatological procedures including, without being limited to, the removal of skin tags, benign moles and cysts, nevi, seborrheic keratoses, fibroepithelial polyps, hemangioma and neurofibromata;
- Lasik surgeries; or
- cosmetic procedures that do not involve general, regional or parenteral anesthesia including, without being limited to, temporary fillers, laser skin resurfacing, botox and sclerotherapy.
Amendment to Regulation
To view the complete Regulation, please see Part XI, Inspection of Premises where Certain Procedures are Performed of Regulation 114/94 under the Medicine Act on the government's e-laws website. View Regulation
More information about the Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program:
Bridging the Gap: A Patient Safety Imperative
The Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program Report - December 2012
Read about the program's achievements over its first two years. available here
Dialogue Feature Story, December 2009
FAQs: Physicians