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Policies

One of CPSO’s key duties as a medical regulator is to provide guidance to Ontario physicians on professionalism and issues relevant to the practice of medicine.

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We developed Essentials of Medical Professionalism and our policies to give guidance to the profession in providing quality health care to patients.

Essentials of Medical Professionalism articulates the values and duties at the core of medical practice and informs the expectations set out in policies. Policies outline specific expectations relating to the practice of medicine and professionalism.

Policies

  1. Accepting New Patients
  2. Advertising
  3. Availability and Coverage
  4. Boundary Violations
  5. Cannabis for Medical Purposes
  6. Closing a Medical Practice
  7. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  8. Conflicts of Interest and Industry Relationships
  9. Consent to Treatment
  10. Decision-Making for End-of-Life Care
  11. Delegation of Controlled Acts
  12. Disclosure of Harm
  13. Dispensing Drugs
  14. Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship
  15. Ensuring Competence: Changing Scope of Practice and/or Re-entering Practice
  16. Human Rights in the Provision of Health Services
  17. Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice
  18. Managing Tests
  19. Mandatory and Permissive Reporting
  20. Medical Assistance in Dying
  21. Medical Records Documentation
  22. Medical Records Management
  23. Physician Treatment of Self, Family Members, or Others Close to Them
  24. Prescribing Drugs
  25. Professional Behaviour
  26. Professional Responsibilities in Medical Education
  27. Protecting Personal Health Information
  28. Providing Physician Services During Job Actions
  29. Public Health Emergencies
  30. Social Media
  31. Third Party Medical Reports
  32. Transitions in Care
  33. Uninsured Services: Billing and Block Fees
  34. Virtual Care
  35. Walk-in Clinics