ontario regulation 350/25

made under the

Health Insurance Act

Made: December 11, 2025
Filed: December 15, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 16, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 173/98

(HEALTH FRAUD)

1. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 173/98 is revoked and the following substituted:

1.  A physician, a registered nurse in the extended class, an aboriginal midwife, a midwife, a dentist, an optometrist, a member of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario who is a podiatrist or a member of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario.

(2) Subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“dentist” means a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario or a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (2) of the Dentistry Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act; (“dentiste”)

“midwife” means a member of the College of Midwives of Ontario or a person who is exempted from subsections 8 (1) and (2) of the Midwifery Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act; (“sage-femme”)

“optometrist” means a member of the College of Optometrists of Ontario or a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (2) of the Optometry Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act; (“optométriste”)

(3) The definition of “registered nurse in the extended class” in subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“registered nurse in the extended class” means a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario who is a registered nurse and who holds an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991 or a person who is exempted from subsections 11 (1) and (5) of the Nursing Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act and who holds the equivalent of a certificate of registration in the extended class for registered nurses in Ontario. (“infirmière autorisée ou infirmier autorisé de la catégorie supérieure”)

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2026 and the day this Regulation is filed.