Governance
Policies & Guidelines
The Optometric Practice Reference articulates the current regulatory and professional standards of practice for optometry in Ontario and provides voluntary guidelines for practitioners wishing to go beyond the basic requirements. Additional administrative and clinical practice policies and guidelines not contained in the OPR are listed below.
Administrative
- Advertising
- Business Name Registration
- Discontinuation of Service
- Incorporation
- Mandatory Reporting: Health Card Fraud
- Missed Appointments
- Multiple Practice Locations
- Prevention of Sexual Abuse in Optometric Practice
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Purchasing Groups
- Records: Patient Access after Relocation or Retirement
- Records: Practice Breakup
- Uninsured Services: Fees and Charges