Many registrants’ professional liability insurance (PLI) coverage expires on Dec. 31 of each year. If you are registered in the General Class, you must have valid PLI coverage, regardless of whether you are currently employed or practising within the scope of kinesiology practice. You must submit an updated copy of your PLI coverage to info@coko.ca with the subject line “Updated PLI” if any of the following applies to you: It has expired, There have been changes to…

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Scope of Practice remained one of the top enquiries CKO received from Kinesiologists in 2023. Kinesiologists often have questions regarding whether a given modality, treatment, care or service can be performed or provided. CKO’s Practice Guideline – Scope of Practice, Controlled Acts and Delegation clarifies: The scope of practice of kinesiology, The nature of and restrictions on the performance of Controlled Acts (as listed in section 27(2) of the Regulated Health Professions Act,1991 (RHPA), and When a kinesiologist may accept…

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Annual Statistical Report CKO published an article Practice Advice: Privacy Breach Reporting in November 2023 to remind Kinesiologists of their reporting obligations in the event of a privacy breach. These responsibilities include making a report to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). In addition, Kinesiologists who are Health Information Custodians (HICs) are also required to submit annual statistical reports to the IPC on or before March 1, 2024. This is a legislative requirement set out in Section…

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