Notes from the Oct.31,2007 presentation on the Roles of Professions and the Transitional Council
We were assured that no one organization will form the Transitional
Council. The government expects the final selection of members may be done by April 2008.
There will be 6-8 public members and 7-9 professional members appointed.
Members who apply to the Transitional Council will be selected on the basis of
knowledge and experience in the areas of legislation, finance, professional experience, knowledge of colleges, policy development and public service. Since the Transitional Council members will be selected by their qualifications only, there will not necessarily be an equal balance of members from across the homeopathic schools/organizations.
The ministry indicated that in the past they have provided resources for start up of the
Councils in the form of recoverable loans. They are unsure of the process this time.
We should note that the profession of homeopathy has no controlled acts. There is title protection of Homeopath. So as long as people do not call themselves Homeopaths they can practice as an unregulated person who does homeopathy. The time line is
interesting. It may be 2-3 years or longer before the Transitional Council is
finished its job and this piece of Bill 171 can be enacted by the formation of the College of Homeopathy.
The College is a regulatory body that sets minimum standards of practice that a Homeopath must meet in order to be registered. The purpose of a college is to protect the public by ensuring these standards are met.
The following PDFs are from the presentation by the government on Oct. 31, 2007. Nupath was present.
Helen Hardinge Field
October 31, 2007 Presentation
New Professions - MLG October 31, 2007
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