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Emergency Health Regulatory and
Accountability Branch
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Toronto ON M2M 4K5
Ministère de la Sante
Directioin de la réglementation et de laresponsabilisation des services desanté d’urgence
5700, rue Yonge, 6e étage
Toronto ON M2M 4K5
April 17, 2020
FROM: Steven Haddad, (I) Director, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
RE: Ontario Regulation 257/00 Amendments under the Ambulance Act: Reducing Barriers to Ensure Sufficient Ambulance Service Personnel During Provincial Declarations of Emergency
I am pleased to provide you with an update on amendments made to Regulation 257/00 under the Ambulance Act that are intended to help Ontario ambulance service operators maintain sufficient staffing levels to ensure the proper provision of ambulance services during the COVID-19 outbreak and the emergency declared under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA).
These amendments will:
This regulatory amendment supports preceptorship training/clinical placements of paramedic students to enable them to graduate and provides ambulance services with flexibility to utilize student EMAs (where necessary) to drive ambulance vehicles and perform patient care within their scope of practice when emergencies are declared under the EMCPA.
This amendment addresses limitations in CPR training program accessibility during declarations of emergency and provides a transition period to update CPR requirements after the emergency ends.
These changes come into effect immediately and are expected to be listed in Regulation 257/00 in e-Laws within 24 hours https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/000257.
If you have any questions regarding these regulatory amendments, please contact Chris Georgakopoulos at Chris.Georgakopoulos@ontario.ca.
Sincerely,
Steven Haddad