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CRTO Members' Manual
Index

Links to current available documents on the web site.

1. CRTO Mission Statement
2. Staff Contact List
3. Change of Informtion
4. Respiratory Therapist Brochure
5. Ask and expert - Breathing is our Business Brochure

1. GENERAL INFORMATION 

   • Background Information About the RHPA and Self-Regulation; and Role and Structure of the CRTO
   • What is the College?  
     
     
2. RESPIRATORY THERAPY ACT, 1991 (RTA)  
   
   

3. REGULATIONS - made under the RTA:

   • Advertising (Ont. Reg 596/94 - Part III, April 17, 1997)
   • Notice of Meetings and Hearings (Ont. Reg 596/94 - Part V, April 17, 1997)
   • Quality Assurance (Ont. Reg 596/94 - Part VI, April 17, 1994)
   • Prescribed Procedures (Ont. Reg 596/94 - Part VII, February 25, 1999)
   • Registration (Ont. Reg 596/94 - Part VIII, amended to Reg. 235/05, May 31, 2005)
   • Professional Misconduct (Ont. Reg 753/93, February 25, 1999)

   * please note that Parts I, II, and IV of Ont. Reg. 596/94 
      have been revoked
   

4. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
   
   Position Statements

   • Blood Borne Pathogens (September 2003)
   • French Language Services (February 1995)
   • Medical Directives and the Ordering of Controlled Acts (August 2003)
   • Members' Responsibilities to the Public of Ontario (Revised November 2002)
   • Respiratory Therapists as Anesthesia Assistants (June 2005)
   • Sexual Abuse of Patients (December 1994)
   • Skills Developement (November 1995)

   
   Clinical Best Practice Guidelines (CBPG)

   • Chest Tube & Needle Insertion (January 2009)
   • Infection Prevention and Control (March 2008)
   • Peripheral & Femoral Vein Cannulation (March 2008)
   • Radial & Femoral Artery Cannulation (April 2008)
   • Umbilical Artery and Vein Cannulation (October 2008)

   
   Professional Practice Guidelines (PPG)

   • Certification Program for Advanced Prescribed Procedures Below the Dermis (Revised November 2008)

     • Checklist A for the Advanced Prescribed Procedures Below the Dermis (Revised November 2008)
     • Checklist B for the Advanced Prescribed Procedures Below the Dermis (Revised November 2008)
   • Conflict of Interest (November 2005)
   • Delegation of Controlled Acts (Revised February 2007)
   • Dispensing Medications (July 2006)
   • Documentation (November 2005)
   • Interpretation of Authorized Acts (April 2004)
   • Orders for Medical Care (February 2006)
   • Prevention of Abuse of Patient/Clients (February 2006)
   • Registration & Use of Title (September 2005)
   • Responsibilities of Members as Educators (Revised February 2008)
   • Responsibilities Under Consent Legislation (June 2004)

   
   

5. Registration Fact Sheets

   • Liability Insurance Fact Sheet (August 2007)
     
     

6. Reporting Obligations under the RHPA 

   • Sexual Abuse (April 2004)
   • Termination (April 2004)
     
     

7. The Complaints Process 

   • A Respiratory Therapists' Perspective (May 4, 2004)
   • Information for the Public of Ontario (May 4, 2004)
     
     

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 

   • Quality Assurance Program Outline
   • Professional Portfolio
   • Professional Portfolio Assessment Criteria 
     
     
9. THE EXCHANGE 
   
   

10. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 
    The following may be particularly useful for Members:By-Law No. 17 (November 29, 2007)

    • Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA)* 
    • By-Law No. 17 (November 29, 2007)
    • Policy on Reinstatement of Former Members Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse (June 13, 2003) 
    • Policy on Supervision (September 17, 2004)
    • Supervision Fact Sheet (October 2004)
    • Policy on Professional Liability Insurance (June 15, 2007)
    • Examination Fact Sheet (revised October 2007)
    • Graduate Members Registration Fact Sheet (revised October 2007)
    • Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) (Labour Mobility) Fact Sheet (revised January 2006)
    • Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) Payment (2003)
    • Returning to Active Status Fact Sheet (March 2006)
    • Terms, Conditions and Limitations Fact Sheet (November 2005)
    • Annual Reports

NOTE:

*	As with all documents, the RHPA may be revised from time to time.  It is the responsibility of the Members to ensure they have the most current version.  Links to the legilation can be found on the CRTO web site, or a copy can be purchased from Publications Ontario at 1 (800) 668-9938.

News List

Invitation to CRTO Members to join the Professional Practice Committee CRTO Employment Opportunity - Investigations Coordinator Up to $1,500 available for each and every RT in Ontario!

Links

Optimizing Respiratory Therapy Serivces: A Continuum of Care from Hospital to Home Survey RRT - Anaesthesia Assistants (RRT-AA) Survey