This consultation closed on July 6, 2022.
About the standard
In December 2020, the Alberta government passed Bill 46: Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 (No. 2). This bill requires CPSA to move our existing Continuing Competence program from the Health Professions Act (HPA) to a CPSA standard of practice. This change gives regulatory colleges, including CPSA, greater flexibility to make adjustments to their standards as needed.
In order to fulfill our legislative duty, CPSA has started working on a draft standard for our existing Continuing Competence program that:
- follows a similar format to the existing regulation;
- depicts current requirements for regulated members to participate in CPSA’s Continuing Competence program (no changes to requirements have been made);
- includes all elements that are required to be enforceable;
- aligns with the Alberta Health Framework for Continuing Competence Standards of Practice; and
- will be supported by the Continuing Competence Program Manual, a document recommended by Alberta Health.
CPSA is currently in the process of developing the Program Manual, which will be available when the Continuing Competence standard takes effect in spring 2023.
The draft standard was approved by CPSA Council for consultation at their May meeting.
Your opinion matters
Changes to CPSA’s Standards of Practice impact your day-to-day practice. Your feedback is important to us, but please note CPSA has a limited ability to incorporate additional changes on the Continuing Competence standard as this requirement is driven by legislation. The new standard is anticipated to come into effect in spring 2023.
Consultation closed on July 6, 2022.
Once amendments are finalized and approved by CPSA Council, members will be notified via direct email and The Messenger newsletter. The new standard is anticipated to come into effect in spring 2023.
We respect your privacy
All feedback is subject to CPSA’s Privacy Statement. CPSA reviews all comments before publication to ensure there is no offensive language, personal attacks or unsubstantiated allegations.
CPSA members, partner organizations, other health care professionals and Albertans were invited to provide feedback from June 6 to July 6, 2022. Council will consider non-nominal feedback when approving final amendments to the standard this spring.
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