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Volume 19 Issue 8

October 2013

HCAI (Health Claims for Auto Insurance ) workshop

: (HCAI 2013 11 4 10 13 DATE: TIME:

Liu, Dong PhD/R. Ac/R.TCMP/Kinesiologist

Inside This Issue:

1. HCAI Update 2. Grandparenting Information - 3. Preparation Courses () 4. Summary of the Orientation with the College (CTCMPAO) 5. HCAI (Health Claims for Auto Insurance ) workshop 6. Registration form

/// Sunday, October 13, 2013 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. (Registration ) LOCATION: North York Civic Centre, Council Chamber Room (door entrance accessible via a circular drive off of Beecroft Road) 5100 Yonge St, North York, Ontario, M2N 5V7 (on the west side of Yonge St. across from Staples, five blocks north of Sheppard)

Language: English & Chinese /

For CMAAC Member only Fee: $10.00 $10.00 Certificates of participation will be available for CMAAC Member

: 905-604-8855 Head Office : 1-519-642-1970

Please fill out the Registration form and bring it to the seminar to receive your certificate!

The College has received the following information from Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI): HCAI Release 3.10 will be implemented on November 4, 2013 to address regulatory changes requested by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).

Effective November 4, 2013, Acupuncturists, Kinesiologists and Traditional Chinese Medical Practitioners (TCMPs) will be recognized as Regulated Health Professionals in the HCAI system.

Important information about the upcoming HCAI System Release 3.10 -- scheduled to be implemented on November 4, 2013 -- is now available. This includes details about important changes to the HCAI system. To learn more, click here or copy and paste the following link in your web browser's address bar: http://www.hcaiinfo.ca/Health_Care_Facility_Provider/News.asp.

Applicants for Grandparented registration may apply for special accommodation to complete the Jurisprudence Course on condition that they meet the following criteria: The applicant declared on his/her registration application that he/she cannot speak, read or write English or French; The applicant has submitted to the College a written language plan that clearly explains (1) how he/she intends to communicate with patients, other health care professionals and the health care system in English; and (2) how he/she intends to improve his/her English language fluency; The applicant agrees to complete the Jurisprudence Course by following the accommodation process stipulated by the Registration Committee. Accommodation Plan An applicant accepted to complete the Jurisprudence Course through the accommodation process will be expected to: 1. FIRST, Review with the assistance of his/her interpreter, at his/her own pace (a), the Jurisprudence Handbook published by the College (available on College website www.ctcmpao.on.ca); and (b) the DVD on legal counsel, Richard Steineckes presentation which outlines the legal principles contained in the Jurisprudence Handbook (the DVD will be provided to approved applicants. Copyright of the DVD belongs to the College); 2. THEN, Sit the openbook multiple choice Jurisprudence Test, bringing his/her own interpreter to help in interpretation of the questions which will be in English. The applicant will be required to successfully complete the test to demonstrate his/her understanding of the content of the Jurisprudence Course Handbook in order to be considered for Grandparented registration. Application Fees $226.00 ($200.00 + 13%HST) (Cheques to be made payable to CTCMPAO). Approved by Registration Committee on August 13, 2013

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From CMAAC Head Office:

HCAI 3.10 :- * (FSCO) 2013 11 4 * / OCF-18 5

From CMAAC Head Office: Hello everyone - Effective

November 4, 2013: HCAI (Health Claims Auto Insurance) will include Acupuncturists and TCMPs in their systems. This means we don't need to ask family doctors to approve and sign for us for acupuncture services. We will now be recognized as a Regulated Health Profession and submit the claims on behalf of our own patients. YAHOO!! - 2013 11 4 HCAI Jurisprudence Course Accommodation Plan for Grandparented Applicants Lacking in English Language Flue nc y
The purpose of the Jurisprudence Course is to provide information on the ethical and legal framework within which TCM Practitioners and Acupuncturists are expected to practice in Ontario. According to the Registration Regulation, Grandparented applicants must have successfully completed the Jurisprudence Course set or approved by the Registration Committee. A Grandparented member who is unable tospeak, write and read English with reasonable fluency must practice the profession in accordance with a written language plan approved by the Registration Committee to ensure effective communication with patients, their continuity of care and interprofessional collaboration. The Registration Committee at its meeting held on August 13, 2013 approved a plan to accommodate Grandparented registration applicants who are lacking English language fluency, to successfully complete the Jurisprudence test with interpreter assistance. The requirements and the process are set below. Eligibility to Appl y for Accommodation

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2013 8 13 -/ -1 2 - 1 a) ; b) Richard Steineck DVD (); 2) :$226 ( CTCMPAO)

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Summary of the Orientation with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO)

Health Professionals Act, as we are now part of the College and we are expected to know what is required under the law. Section 3.1 and the TCM Act 2006 determines the direction and policy of the College. Section 2.1 was also mentioned as it explains how the College must interact with the Minister of Health. She talked about how they are aware that many of the deadlines have been tight, and said that it was because of the Ministry putting tight deadlines on the College. The use of titles: Legally, we are only to use R.Ac. or R.TCMP in advertising. We cannot advertise that we specialize in treating cancer or cancer specialist; however, there is a way around by stating we can treat cancer patients or TCM can treat cancer. Other such titles must be reviewed before they can be used. The College warned that one of their next steps is to start checking up on how members are advertising on the phone book and website so please double check your wording! We were told that we had better make sure we are in compliance because if there are complaints and misconduct claims, lawyers will need to be involved, albeit increase in our membership fees! On specialties: Members who wish to specialize cannot do so now, but they will be looking at setting up criteria for specialties in the future. Once they have set up criteria this may be re-examined. On WSIB: They are meeting with WSIB soon to set up how members can work with WSIB claims. Apparently they have recognized the profession and they are just working out the details. On working as a member of more than one Colleges: ie. RMT, Chiro, Physios who are also members of CTCMPAO Make sure your liability is set to standards and covers you for TCM. Make sure you are billing separately and clearly for both services. Make sure your patients know which treatment they will be receiving and that they have given separate consent for each. Keep separate records on the same pt if they are doing more than one therapy. On Selling Herbs: You can prescribe and sell herbs (only if you are R.TCMP, not R.Ac.). Inform your patients that you are prescribing certain herbs, and they are welcome to buy them from you, or from wherever they choose. It is not the selling part that they are worried about, it is the conflict of interest of people believing that they have to buy the herbs from you. Also, billing must be clear and itemized: consultation fee, diagnosing fee, herbs, dispensing fee etc. Also, the cost should be reasonable and within the same range of what others are selling herbs for. No gouging. Renewal date: June 1st every year Ensure you have your insurance documents renewed before June 1st. The College expects each member to be responsible for reminding themselves of what documents are required for the Pan-Canadian Examination : Now open to the General Class and new graduates. This is not run by the CTCMPAO. It is the national exam in collaboration of Colleges across Canada and is only done once a year. Registration deadline: July 31, 2013.
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Monday, June 25, 2013, 10.00am- 12.00pm, Toronto, Ontario Note: This is a summary from a CMAAC members perspective for your reference only. We strongly suggest information to be confirmed with the CTCMPAO www.ctcmpao.on.ca. There were about 500 registered practitioners in attendance, mostly coming from Toronto, Guelph, and even as far as Ottawa. The tone of the orientation was pleasant and the College representatives were on hand to answer questions for the members before and after the orientation. Emily Cheung was the main speaker. She summarized and differentiated the roles of the Association vs. the roles of the College. Colleges duty is to serve and protect the public. She went over the structure of how the Board of Directors of the College is going to work: 9 R.TCMP or R.Ac. members + 8 public members appointed by government .She mentioned that one of their priorities is to try to increase the number of TCM professionals because they feel Ontario is underserved (which is encouraging for our TCM profession). There is also an Executive Committee that works closely with the staff of the College. We were provided with a hard copy of the Practitioners Handbook by the CTCMPAO which is basically an organized form of all of the documents found on their website: TCM Act, 2006, Registration Regulation, Professional Misconduct Regulation, Quality Assurance Program Regulation, Quality Assurance Program, and Standards of Practice. We were strongly advised to go through ALL policies of the TCM profession in Ontario and make sure we are in compliance ie. record keeping, liability insurance, self-assessment. We were also advised to look through Section 3.1 Health Procedural Code of the Regulated

Quality Assurance: 15 hours a year. Keep records and dates. You will have to submit records of what you have done every year with your renewal June st 1 every year. Emily gave some examples of what you can do: Besides attending classes, she said you can read a book (My suggestion would be to keep a file, write a brief review or something and put it in to prove that you read the book), study from webinar. Any courses on communication, ESL, professional courses, courses on record keeping, even doing committee work or volunteer work could be counted as QA. She even said you could claim that you spent 15 hours studying the TCM Act and the policies on the College website (not a joke). On peer evaluation: They will be training peer evaluators soon. I assume the process is not complete yet, but you can be selected at any time to undergo a peer evaluation. PLAR: Grandparented members will have to do the PLAR. The process is not completed yet (no idea what the cost will be). They have consultants working on it. What we know so far is that first you need another 1200 pt visits. Then, it will be one of 2 things. Either 1) get all of your transcripts, certificates etc. together. Have them certified and apply for the PLAR OR 2) there will be a case study process and you will need to show that you can do all of the things listed in the competencies section on the website. The College estimated there will be 2000 registered members as soon as the registration process is complete. Right now the College is supported financially by the Ministry of Health. By Mar. 31, 2015, the financial support from the Ministry will cease and the College will run dependently on members fees.

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