{"id":2509,"date":"2019-10-15T16:07:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T16:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/?page_id=2509"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:47:34","slug":"health-professional-regulatory-body-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/eol.law.dal.ca\/?page_id=2509","title":{"rendered":"Health Professional Regulatory Body Guidelines, Standards, and Disciplinary Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health Canada convened an Expert MAID Practice Standards Task Group to \u201ccreate resources that could be used by regulators to operationalize the [federal Expert Panel on MAID and Mental Illness] guidance with respect to MAiD for mental disorders. The Task Group produced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/publications\/health-system-services\/model-practice-standard-medical-assistance-dying.html\">Model Practice Standard for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/publications\/health-system-services\/advice-profession-medical-assistance-dying.html\">Advice to the Profession: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Health professional regulatory bodies in most provinces and territories have created guidelines and\/or standards on how the professionals they regulate must act in relation to medical assistance in dying. One College (British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) has released some disciplinary decisions in response to complaints made or questions raised re: specific cases.<\/p>\n<h2>Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AP_Medical-Assistance-in-Dying.pdf\">Alberta<\/a><br \/>\nBritish Columbia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsbc.ca\/files\/pdf\/PSG-Medical-Assistance-in-Dying.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Practice Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/?page_id=2222\">Disciplinary Decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsm.mb.ca\/assets\/Standards%20of%20Practice\/Standards%20of%20Practice%20of%20Medicine.pdf#page=97\">Manitoba<\/a><br \/>\nNew Brunswick (no policy)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2017-Mar-11-MAID.pdf\">Newfoundland and Labrador<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.gov.nt.ca\/sites\/hss\/files\/maid_interim_guidelines_-_in_force_november_1_2018_-_english.pdf\">Northwest Territories<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cpsns.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ProfessionalStandard_MedicalAssistanceInDying_Dec2018.pdf\">Nova Scotia<\/a><br \/>\nNunavut<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpso.on.ca\/Physicians\/Policies-Guidance\/Policies\/Medical-Assistance-in-Dying\">Ontario<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cpspei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Medical-Assistance-in-Dying-Policy-Nov-2019.pdf\">Prince Edward Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/QC-MAID-Guidelines.pdf\">Quebec<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cps.sk.ca\/imis\/CPSS\/Legislation__ByLaws__Policies_and_Guidelines\/Legislation_Content\/Policies_and_Guidelines_Content\/Medical_Assistance_in_Dying.aspx\">Saskatchewan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/yukonmedicalcouncil.ca\/pdfs\/MAID.pdf\">Yukon<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Colleges of Nurses<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nurses.ab.ca\/docs\/default-source\/document-library\/standards\/medical-assistance-in-dying-standards-of-practice-for-nurse-practitioners.pdf?sfvrsn=652b23a_12\">Alberta<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bccnp.ca\/Standards\/all_nurses\/resources\/maid\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">British Columbia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crnm.mb.ca\/support\/medical-assistance-in-dying%20\">Manitoba<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nanb.nb.ca\/media\/resource\/NANB-Guidelines-RNsNPs-MAID-Mar19-E.pdf\">New Brunswick<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arnnl.ca\/medical-assistance-dying-what-health-professionals\">Newfoundland and Labrador<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnantnu.ca\/professional-practice\/medical-assistance-dying-maid\">Northwest Territories<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nscn.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/resources\/MAID_NP_Guidelines.pdf\">Nova Scotia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnantnu.ca\/professional-practice\/medical-assistance-dying-maid\">Nunavut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cno.org\/globalassets\/docs\/prac\/41056-guidance-on-nurses-roles-in-maid.pdf\">Ontario<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crnpei.ca\/events-resources\/resource-documents\/medical-assistance-in-dying-in-canada\/\">Prince Edward Island<\/a><br \/>\nQu\u00e9bec<br \/>\nSaskatchewan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.srna.org\/nursing-practice\/nursing-practice-resources\/medical-assistance-in-dying\/\">Registered Nurses\u2019 Association<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/salpn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PG_MAID.pdf\">Association of Licensed Practical Nurses<\/a>)<br \/>\nYukon<\/p>\n<h2>Colleges of Pharmacists<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacists.ab.ca\/medical-assistance-dying-maid\">Alberta<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcpharmacists.org\/medical-assistance-dying\">British Columbia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MB-MAID-Notice-to-Pharmacists-Pharmacy-Managers.pdf\">Manitoba<\/a><br \/>\nNewfoundland and Labrador<br \/>\nNorthwest Territories<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SOP_MAiD.pdf\">Nova Scotia<\/a><br \/>\nNunavut<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ontario-College-of-Pharmacists-MAID-Guidelines.pdf\">Ontario<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PEICP-MAID-Guidance-final-approved-December-6-2016.pdf\">Prince Edward Island<\/a><br \/>\nQu\u00e9bec<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eoldev.law.dal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/REF_MAID_Practice_Guidelines_Current.pdf\">Saskatchewan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.community.gov.yk.ca\/pharmacists\/index.html\">Yukon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Canada convened an Expert MAID Practice Standards Task Group to \u201ccreate resources that could be used by regulators to operationalize the [federal Expert Panel on MAID and Mental Illness] guidance with respect to MAiD for mental disorders. 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