ontario regulation 348/25

made under the

Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004

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. 288/04

(GENERAL)

1. Ontario Regulation 288/04 is amended by adding the following section:

Definitions

0.0.1 In this Regulation,

“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”)

“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”)

2. Section 0.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Prescribed persons, “physician”

0.1 A person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (3) of the Medicine Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act and who holds the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario is a prescribed person for the purposes of the definition of “physician” in section 8 of the Act.

3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 1 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

1.  Optometrists.

2.  Dentists.

4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 2 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

1.  Optometrists.

2.  Dentists.

5. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 7 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

1.  A physician, a registered nurse in the extended class, a member of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario who is a podiatrist, a midwife, an optometrist, a dentist and a licensee under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023.

(2) Subsection 7 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“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”)

(3) The definition of “registered nurse in the extended class” in subsection 7 (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

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