MOH Subscription Service in addition to IHFP Emailed Notices

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The Ministry of Health issued INFOBulletin 210307 dated March 26, 2021, regarding a subscription service.  Please see this link to the bulletin:  https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/ohip/bulletins/redux/bul210307.aspx

 

Claims Services Branch of the Ministry of Health has introduced a subscription service for health care providers to obtain email communications.  This will allow IHF licensees, other IHF staff, interpreting physicians and quality advisors to add their email addresses to the subscription notification for INFOBulletins and OHIP Announcements.  This service allows you to maintain the email addresses that you wish to have notified when there is a new communication.

 

Note that the subscription service is NOT linked to the Independent Health Facilities Program (IHFP) database.  Therefore the IHFP will continue to maintain only 1 facility email address that is used for timely transmission of information by the IHFP and other organizations when communicating information specific to your IHF or general information not contained in the INFOBulletin format.  For example information related to the assessment of your IHF or general information regarding the current pandemic.  The IHFP recommends that this email address be a business email address, not a personal email address and that the email address identifies with the licensee’s business.  You should send an email to:  IHFP@ontario.ca when there is a change in the facility email address. 

Redeployment Request for IHF Personnel

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From Pauline Ryan, Director, Independent Health Facilities:

The recent Executive Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act provides IHFs with the authority to redeploy staff to hospitals to help with capacity needs  related to the current third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario. Staff will only be redeployed on a volunteer basis but the current and unprecedented need for health professionals to provide services and provide assistance in hospitals should be considered in this discussion.

DM memo to Health Sector Stakeholders 22-04-2021

CMOH Directive #2 – Health Care Providers – April 20 2021 FINAL AODA

For more information, please see the attached memo and the following link to the executive order (https://files.ontario.ca/solgen-oic-304-21.pdf).

The IHFP will reach out shortly with more information should you have available HHR capacity, and staff that are willing to be deployed to hospitals.

Accommodate Guide Dogs Accompanying Patients

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Please ensure that the IHF has a policy in place to address the arrival of a patient with a guide dog.
 
And in the Bulletin/Notices section of the website include the following.  Link the following to the word “policy” in the aforementioned sentence:
 
Accommodate Guide Dogs Accompanying Patients
 
Under the Independent Health Facilities Act (IHFA) all IHFs are required to comply with all applicable legislation.  In Ontario the applicable legislation related to the rights of patients with respect to their guide dogs is:
 
 1. Blind Persons’ Rights Act
 
2. Ontario Human Rights Code
 
3. AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act)
 
The attached link to the CNIB webpage provides Fact Sheets, Guides to proper etiquette, etc:  https://cnib.ca/en/programs-and-services/live/cnib-guide-dogs/support-cnib-guide-dogs/become-guide-dog-champion?region=bc
 
Please ensure that the IHF has a policy in place to address the arrival of a patient with a guide dog.  This will provide your staff with the information they need to proceed with the exam.  It will also provide the patient with comfort that the IHF and staff are familiar with and can accommodate them in a respectful manner.
 
Thank you.
 
Stephanie Bolton
IDCA

Accommodate Guide Dogs Accompanying Patients

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Please ensure that the IHF has a policy in place to address the arrival of
a patient with a guide dog.

*And in the Bulletin/Notices section of the website include the following.
Link the following to the word “policy” in the aforementioned sentence:*

*Accommodate Guide Dogs Accompanying Patients*

Under the *Independent Health Facilities Act (IHFA)* all IHFs are required
to comply with all applicable legislation. In Ontario the applicable
legislation related to the rights of patients with respect to their guide
dogs is:

1. Blind Persons’ Rights Act

2. Ontario Human Rights Code

3. AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act)

The attached link to the CNIB webpage provides Fact Sheets, Guides to
proper etiquette, etc:
https://cnib.ca/en/programs-and-services/live/cnib-guide-dogs/support-cnib-guide-dogs/become-guide-dog-champion?region=bc

Please ensure that the IHF has a policy in place to address the arrival of
a patient with a guide dog. This will provide your staff with the
information they need to proceed with the exam. It will also provide the
patient with comfort that the IHF and staff are familiar with and can
accommodate them in a respectful manner.

*Thank you.*

*Stephanie Bolton*
*IDCA*

Resource for Questions re Maintaining Public Safety at Clinics

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Ontario has implemented a response framework for maintaining public safety
and health care capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Within this
framework, regions may be assigned different levels of protection measures.
Health care services in all zones are intended to continue providing
services under the previously issued directives for infection prevention
and control and continuing to meet the needs of their communities. If an
Independent Health Facility has a specific question about a case or a
clinic condition related to Covid-19, please contact your local public
health unit.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open