The College’s Regulatory Bylaws establish expectations for physicians and for the College. They establish practice standards, establish a Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, define certain forms of conduct as unprofessional and establish requirements for licensure.
There have been three changes to College regulatory bylaws since the last edition of the Newsletter.
Regulatory bylaw 27.1 - Advertising
The Council approved an overhauled bylaw 27.1 addressing advertising. This followed extensive work by a committee that reviewed the advertising bylaws of other Canadian Medical Regulatory Authorities, and reviewed consultation feedback from stakeholder organizations and individuals on the proposed bylaw that had initially been approved in principle. All physicians who advertise their practices should review the bylaw as there have been material changes in the advertising rules. An overview is found in the article “Expectations for Physicians on Advertising” in this issue.
Regulatory bylaw 2.3 – Requirements and conditions relating to all forms of licensure and permits
This was a ‘housekeeping’ amendment to remove reference to the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) if licensure if achieved on or before June 30, 2019, as this is no longer applicable. This also required the renumbering of two paragraphs in bylaw 2.3.
Regulatory bylaw 2.13 - Podiatric Surgery Permits
As a result of the above amendment to bylaw 2.3, bylaw 2.13 also required a ‘housekeeping’ amendment to reference the correct paragraph numbers in the amended 2.3.