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The Expansion of the CCO Public Register
In 2016 , the College of Chiropractors of Ontario ( CCO ) made a number of revisions to its By-Law 17 : Public Register , as part of a review requested by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to enhance transparency and increase the amount of information made available to the public . As a result , there has been a significant expansion of the types of information that now appear on the Public Register about chiropractors .
Among other items , the new information includes details relating to a chiropractor ’ s professional practice , as well personal conduct items such as findings of guilt regarding criminal offences . This article will summarize some of the types of information that must now be posted on the Public Register and will also set out the potential impacts they may have for chiropractors .
CONCERNS TO BE POSTED
T he following is a partial list of information which is now posted on the Public Register .
Oral Cautions
A notation and summary of any oral caution ordered by the Inquiries , Complaints and Reports Committee ( ICRC ) due to a complaint made or investigation started on or after July 1 , 2016 is posted on the Public Register for 12 months after the day that the chiropractor appears before the ICRC to receive the oral caution .
Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Programs ( SCERPs )
A notation and summary of any SCERP ordered by the ICRC due to a complaint made or investigation started on or after July 1 , 2016 is posted on the Public Register for 12 months after the chiropractor has successfully completed
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