ontario regulation 503/24

made under the

Vital Statistics Act

Made: November 28, 2024
Filed: December 6, 2024
Published on e-Laws: December 6, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: December 21, 2024

Amending Reg. 1094 of R.R.O. 1990

(GENERAL)

1. (1) Subsection 35 (2) of Regulation 1094 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding “or registered nurse who holds an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991” after “legally qualified medical practitioner”.

(2) Subsection 35 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “an extended certificate” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “a general certificate”.

(3) Clause 35 (3) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) the nurse had an established nurse-patient relationship with the deceased during the last illness of the deceased;

(4) Clause 35 (3) (c) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(c) there was a documented medical diagnosis of a terminal disease for the deceased made by a legally qualified medical practitioner or a registered nurse who holds an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991 during the last illness of the deceased;

(5) Subsection 35 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (d), by adding “and” at the end of clause (e) and by adding the following clause:

(f) the death did not result from medical assistance in dying within the meaning of section 241.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.