HQO review
CPSO proposes single
regulatory framework for
out-of-hospital facilities
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T
he College made a submission
to Health Quality Ontario that
describes our experience regulating out-of-hospital facilities
and puts forward a proposal for a single
regulatory framework for oversight of these
facilities.
Late last year, the Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care asked Health Quality Ontario (HQO) to provide advice to
government on the comprehensiveness
and effectiveness of the current quality
oversight programs for out-of-hospital
facilities, in particular Independent Health
Facilities (IHFs) and Out-of-Hospital
Premises (OHPs). The College’s submission is intended to support HQO with its
review of facilities regulation. HQO is the
province’s advisor on health quality and was
created under the Commitment to the Future
of Medicare Act.
The submission provides HQO with an
overview of the regulatory systems currently
in place for out-of-hospital facilities, and the
College’s involvement in these systems.
The College’s involvement in the regulation
of such facilities began in the early 1990s,
when it began developing the standards and
tools for assessments and conducting assessments of IHFs. The Ministry is responsible
for identifying those IHFs that are to be assessed, for decision-making regarding facility
outcomes and enforcement, and for maintaining a public register of facilities. More than
900 IHFs are currently delivering services in
Ontario.
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