Policies

The College develops policy to address issues that have broad application to either physicians or the public, to respond to an emerging or existing problem, and to fulfill our regulatory or public interest role.

Practice

Administrative

Drugs/Prescribing

Education

Registration

  1. Academic Registration
  2. Acceptable Qualifying Examinations
  3. Alternative to the MCCQE 2 Examination
  4. Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident Status Exemption
  5. Changing Scope of Practice
  6. Doctors of Osteopathy
  7. Ontario-Quebec Agreement
  8. Pathway 1 – Canadian Medical Degree and Postgraduate Training without RCPSC or CFPC Certification
  9. Pathway 2 - IMG with Canadian Postgraduate Training without RCPSC or CFPC Certification
  10. Pathway 3 - U.S. or Canadian Medical Degree or Doctor of Osteopathy with U.S. Postgraduate Training and Certification
  11. Pathway 4 - IMG with US Postgraduate Training and Certification
  12. Postgraduate Education Term for Clinical Fellows
  13. Pre-Entry Assessment Program Exemption
  14. Recognition of Certification without Examination Issued by CFPC
  15. Recognition of Non-Family Medicine Specialists
  16. Re-entering Practice
  17. Residents Working Additional Hours for Pay
  18. Restricted Certificates of Registration
  19. Shadowing – Observing Physicians in a Clinical Setting

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  1. Academic Registration
  2. Acceptable Qualifying Examinations
  3. Accepting New Patients
  4. Alternative to the MCCQE 2 Examination
  5. Anabolic Steroids
  6. Block Fees and Uninsured Services
  7. Buprenorphine Hydrochloride for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
  8. Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident Status Exemption
  9. Changing Scope of Practice
  10. Complementary Medicine
  11. Confidentiality of Personal Health Information
  12. Conflict of Interest: Recruitment of Subjects for Research Studies
  13. Consent to Medical Treatment
  14. Criminal Record Screening
  15. Decision-making for the End of Life
  16. Delegation of Controlled Acts
  17. Disclosure of Harm
  18. Doctors of Osteopathy
  19. Drug Samples (Clinical Evaluation Packages)
  20. Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship
  21. Faxing Prescriptions
  22. Female Circumcision, Excision and Infibulation
  23. Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries and Preventing Sexual Abuse
  24. Mandatory Reporting
  25. MD Relations with Drug Companies
  26. Medical Marijuana
  27. Medical Records
  28. Methadone Administration in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
  29. Ontario-Quebec Agreement
  30. Pathway 1 – Canadian Medical Degree and Postgraduate Training without RCPSC or CFPC Certification
  31. Pathway 2 - IMG with Canadian Postgraduate Training without RCPSC or CFPC Certification
  32. Pathway 3 - U.S. or Canadian Medical Degree or Doctor of Osteopathy with U.S. Postgraduate Training and Certification
  33. Pathway 4 - IMG with US Postgraduate Training and Certification
  34. Physician Behaviour in the Professional Environment
  35. Physicians and Health Emergencies
  36. Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code
  37. Physicians with Blood Borne Pathogens
  38. Postgraduate Education Term for Clinical Fellows
  39. Practice Management Considerations for Physicians Who Cease to Practise, Take an Extended Leave of Absence or Close Their Practice Due to Relocation
  40. Pre-Entry Assessment Program Exemption
  41. Prescribing Drugs That Have Not Been Approved for Use in Canada
  42. Prescribing Practices
  43. Prescription Drug Abuse
  44. Preventing Medication Errors
  45. Professional Responsibilities in Postgraduate Medical Education
  46. Professional Responsibilities in Undergraduate Medical Education
  47. Recognition of Certification without Examination Issued by CFPC
  48. Recognition of Non-Family Medicine Specialists
  49. Re-entering Practice
  50. Regulations Concerning Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances
  51. Release of Physician Information in Batch Form
  52. Residents Working Additional Hours for Pay
  53. Restricted Certificates of Registration
  54. Shadowing – Observing Physicians in a Clinical Setting
  55. Telemedicine
  56. Third Party Reports
  57. Treating Self and Family Members
  58. Ultrasound for Non-Medical Reasons