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25 health care professions to be part of new system Twenty-five health medical laboratory midwifery should be care professions will be _ technologists, occup- practised in Ontario and included in a new ational therapists, how an_ educational provincial regulatory respiratory technolo- program can be system which will gists, speech-language developed and im- replace current _ pathologists and mid- plemented. legislation, Health wives. Minister Murray Elston A midwifery task Recommendations for announced last week. force was established in the regulatory reform were made by Toronto lawyer Alan Schwartz, who heads a team that has been reviewing health professions legislation since 1983. Seven of these professions will become a regulated health profession for the first time They include audiologists, dieticians, January by Mr. Elston to recommend to him and Greg _ Sorbara, Minister of Colleges and Universities, a framework for how This is not a tumble weed Midland. It was recently taken down and rolled up to make way for an expansion program planned at Smith's that will see more than 50 mobile homes located on the new site. No this is not a tumble weed, it's a fence that once was strung across the south end of Smith's Mobile Home Park's property just off King street in Social workers annual meeting The annual meeting of Workers Huronia the Ontario Association Branch will be held in of Professional Social Horseshoe Valley GR GA HAIN ONO RR DRL HL cae MOMS the word! # Resort starting at 5 p.m. on April 17. % & Don't keep your feelings 2 a a secret! In 50 words A . or less, write a tay ed poem or "sae i composition & | gh "telling why : fy your Mom is is the best." A Prizes will be : bay awarded in each of three categories. The contest will be divided into categories, by ages. 6-8 yrs. 9-11 yrs. 12-14 yrs. (Elementary School only) 1st prize: 1 dozen roses, each category 2nd prize: 1 dozen carnations, each category. 3rd prize: Gift certificate. Bring in your entry, by May 2, to Perrin's Flower Shop. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone number & age. a Perrin 2 Hour Shop 2 321 King St., Midland Flowerphone 526-7844 Be Pee RRA eee Page 2, Tuesday, April 15, 1986 BESIDES IASI LES Feu R LI IL IAS PTI NE NEL = "Regulatory reform is long overdue in this province. Some professions which are outside the current legal structure have assumed new roles and whole new professions have emerged,' Mr. Elston said. "One important issue has been to determine which health care professions required statutory regulation in order to protect the public interest." For each health care profession, the review team asked the following questions: is regulation by _ the minister of health ap- propriate, is regulation necessary, is regulation possible and is regulation feasible? In addition to the seven health care professions which met the criteria for the first time, these professions will continue to be regulated: chiropodists, chiropractors, hygienists, technicians, denture massage nurses, dental dentists, therapists, therapists, nursing assistants, ophthalmic dispensers, optomet- rists, osteopaths, pharmacists, _ physic- ians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, | psycholo- gists and radiological technicians. One group which is currently regulated- naturopaths-did not dental ; meet all of the criteria. "Naturopathy is based on a philosophy of natural healing that makes is extremely difficult to define standards of practice. As a result, the con- tinued regulation of this profession would not enhance protection to the public. Although naturopaths will not be regulated, they will be able to continue to practice,' Mr. Elston said. The review team will now move to the second phase of the legislation review which will define the scope of practice of the various health professions and address other issues that arise from the decision to regulate. "This phase will also develop procedural and legal reforms for the operation of the governing bodies. I am determined to see that the accountability of governing bodies to their own members, the legislature and the public is improved," Mr. Elston said. "In the year ahead, we will begin the process of drafting legislation to translate the policy and procedural decisions into law. When the legislation is in- troduced, it will be one of the most important measures to be presented' to the legislature." 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