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O. Reg. 201/23: USE OF DOCTOR TITLE
under Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18
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Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
USE OF DOCTOR TITLE
Consolidation Period: From July 24, 2023 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Definition
1. In this Regulation,
“out of province physician” means a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (3) of the Medicine Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act.
Use of “doctor” title
2. (1) Despite subsection 33 (1) of the Act, an out of province physician may use the title “doctor”, a variation or abbreviation or an equivalent in another language in the course of providing or offering to provide, in Ontario, health care to individuals.
(2) In this section,
“abbreviation” includes an abbreviation of a variation.
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).