Accreditation
Regulatory concept related to the accreditation of veterinary facilities has been approved for submission to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.
Status: The Transition Council approved the proposed regulatory concepts in the area of accreditation at its August 11 meeting.
Overview
Regulations for facility accreditation under the Veterinarians Act were amended in 2022. These changes were a first step towards the modernization of the regulatory framework and these amendments were intended to carry over into regulations under the Veterinary Professionals Act.
The proposed regulatory concept on accreditation, approved by the Transition Council at its August meeting, includes the following:
- definition for the "holder of certificate of accreditation" to clarify the certificate is held by the facility director
- ability for the Registrar to allow a certificate of accreditation to continue with a new facility director, in situations where a facility director leaves the role
- clarity that a certificate of accreditation will expire if the accreditation fee is not paid
- compile and carry over existing regulatory language into one location in the new regulations