Paramedicine in Ontario : Soins paramédicaux en Ontario : étude de la demande de réglementation des soins paramédicaux conformément à la Loi de 1991 sur les professions de la santé réglementées

Although paramedic practice entails a degree of risk of harm to the health and safety of the public, and the current oversight system is overly complex, the oversight system as a whole is sound and adequately addresses risk of harm to patients. [...] This criterion is intended to provide a clear articulation of the degree of harm posed by the profession to the health and safety of the public. [...] In addressing the risk of harm in this context, the applicant is asked to identify the risks associated with the practice of the profession concerned, as distinct from risks inherent 42 in the area of health care within which the profession operates. [...] Approximately 55% indicated that it would be in the public interest that paramedics and EMAs be regulated under the RHPA; a similar percentage of responders indicated that “the OPA has demonstrated convincingly that regulation under the RHPA is appropriate for the profession.” Just under half of the responders indicated that paramedics and EMAs pose a risk of harm to the health and safety of the p [...] Non-supporters of regulation noted the strength of the current oversight system and a lack of evidence of risk of harm, and questioned how self-regulation would benefit the public interest and whether the medical care provided outside of the base hospital program by graduates of paramedic educational program should be considered “paramedic” care.