Articles 2019

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

Bill C-14, the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act, received Royal Assent on April 11, 2014 and will come into force on July 11, 2014. It makes several changes to the Criminal Code's comprehensive statutory scheme dealing with mentally disordered accused persons.

This article summarizes the key points from the April 28th event on retaining and communicating with medical experts in light of the Moore v. Getahun decision.

The end of March saw the coming into force of the requirement that all health professionals governed by the Regulated Health Professions Act must hold professional liability insurance.

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.

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?

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.

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.