At a glance: Ontario’s College Performance Measurement Framework defines new regulatory reporting standards
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n 2020, Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, which oversees the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA), introduced the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF). The purpose of the new tool is to improve public protection with a new set of standardized reporting requirements for the twenty-six health regulatory Colleges that oversee twenty-eight professions. The CPFM has seven measurement domains: governance, resources, system partner, information management, regulatory policies, suitability to practice, and measurement, reporting and improvement. Bill Campbell, media relations representative from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s communication division, says the CPMF was created collaboratively by the Ministry, the
Colleges, members of the public, and subject matter experts. “The CPMF has supported the collection of baseline data to better respond to the question ‘How do we know that Colleges are executing their mandate to act in the public interest?’” Campbell adds. It provides for continuous improvement by “identifying and reporting on commendable practices 15
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summer 2022 issue
