Articles 2019

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New Regulation Permits Dentists to Treat Spouses

  • 01 août 2014
  • Lonny Rosen, Elyse Sunshine and Erin Dobbelsteyn, Rosen Sunshine LLP

A review of the sexual abuse provisions of the RHPA and the regulation exempting dentists from same when treating their spouses.

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The Impact of R v. Quesnelle on Police Mental Health Contact

  • 11 mars 2014
  • Karen Steward and Bernadette Maheandiran

A review of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in R. v. Quesnelle and its impact on the protections provided to complainants/witnesses in respect of police occurrence reports and the reporting of sexual offences by persons with mental illness with prior police contact.

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Rodriguez 2.0: Will Carter lead the way?

  • 05 mars 2014
  • David Seevaratnam and Ronak Shah

The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent move to grant leave to appeal the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Carter v. Canada highlights a continuing debate in our society: how should we deal with end-of-life issues, especially physician assisted suicide?

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The Regulation of Dental Assistants under the RHPA

  • 11 février 2014
  • Dr. Gary Srebrolow

In 2013, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care considered and ultimately rejected the notion of self-regulation for dental assistants. This article discusses the process followed by the MOHLTC in determining if a health profession should be regulated and to review the decision with regard to dental assistants.

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Physiotherapy Clinics Lose Battle with Ministry of Health

  • 11 février 2014
  • Sarah Jones

In October, a group of physiotherapy clinics lost their bid to stop the Ministry of Health's changes to the way private clinics bill OHIP for physiotherapy services. The Ministry is now seeking to recover from the select clinics it claims were over-charging under the past funding regime.

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