Week 5: the regulation of the Dental Hygiene
Profession, Part 1: UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
- Responsibility to protect the health, safety and
What is the Provincial
welfare of the province's citizens
Authority?
- Source of authority to regulate health professions
When was RHPA enacted 1991.
in Ontario?
- Governs regulated health professions
Describe some - Ensures safe, ethical practice
characteristics the RHPA - Balances access and safety in the PUBLIC INTEREST
- Applies to 26 health colleges
- A law or statute that creates a consistent regulatory
What is the RHPA? framework for the entire health profession sector
- Impact on the Health Professions
Protects the public
What is the Impact RHPA Standardizes regulation
on Health Professions? Establishes the regulatory colleges
Applies a "controlled acts" model
, 1. Protect the public through competent care
What are Key Objectives 2. Promote transparency and accountability
of the RHPA? 3. Support self-regulation of health professions
4. Enable fair access to health services
What is the Structure of 3 parts.
the Regulated Health
Professions Act, made up
of?
Part 1: Regulations: provides framework for regulatory
obligations of health care professionals; outlines the
controlled acts
What are the 3 parts of the
Part 2: Schedule 1: Regulated Health Professions
the RHPA?
Part 3: Schedule 2: The Health Professions procedural
codes; sets out the common duties and procedures
for each of the 26 health colleges
What is the Health The Dental Hygiene Act: deals specifically with issues
Professions Specific Acts? pertaining to the regulation of dental hygienists
What part of RHPA is Part 1.
Controlled Acts apart of?
"Authorized acts"
- Health care actions which are considered potentially
Describe the Controlled
harmful if performed by unqualified person
acts (Part 1 of RHPA)
- Controlled acts cannot be performed without legal
authority.
- 14 acts defined in RHPA
- Only authorized professions may perform
What are some Controlled
Examples: prescribing, injections
Acts Frameworks?
- Protects against unsafe care
- Ensures patient safety and accountability
- Each profession has authorized acts
What are some Authorized
- Limited delegated possible
Acts by Profession?
- Controlled acts do NOT equal full scope.
Profession, Part 1: UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
- Responsibility to protect the health, safety and
What is the Provincial
welfare of the province's citizens
Authority?
- Source of authority to regulate health professions
When was RHPA enacted 1991.
in Ontario?
- Governs regulated health professions
Describe some - Ensures safe, ethical practice
characteristics the RHPA - Balances access and safety in the PUBLIC INTEREST
- Applies to 26 health colleges
- A law or statute that creates a consistent regulatory
What is the RHPA? framework for the entire health profession sector
- Impact on the Health Professions
Protects the public
What is the Impact RHPA Standardizes regulation
on Health Professions? Establishes the regulatory colleges
Applies a "controlled acts" model
, 1. Protect the public through competent care
What are Key Objectives 2. Promote transparency and accountability
of the RHPA? 3. Support self-regulation of health professions
4. Enable fair access to health services
What is the Structure of 3 parts.
the Regulated Health
Professions Act, made up
of?
Part 1: Regulations: provides framework for regulatory
obligations of health care professionals; outlines the
controlled acts
What are the 3 parts of the
Part 2: Schedule 1: Regulated Health Professions
the RHPA?
Part 3: Schedule 2: The Health Professions procedural
codes; sets out the common duties and procedures
for each of the 26 health colleges
What is the Health The Dental Hygiene Act: deals specifically with issues
Professions Specific Acts? pertaining to the regulation of dental hygienists
What part of RHPA is Part 1.
Controlled Acts apart of?
"Authorized acts"
- Health care actions which are considered potentially
Describe the Controlled
harmful if performed by unqualified person
acts (Part 1 of RHPA)
- Controlled acts cannot be performed without legal
authority.
- 14 acts defined in RHPA
- Only authorized professions may perform
What are some Controlled
Examples: prescribing, injections
Acts Frameworks?
- Protects against unsafe care
- Ensures patient safety and accountability
- Each profession has authorized acts
What are some Authorized
- Limited delegated possible
Acts by Profession?
- Controlled acts do NOT equal full scope.
