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News	Regulation Update 2007 OHA Press Release December 2006 Regulation Update December 2006 Regulation Update June 2006 Regulation Update 2005 Provincial Regulation Application	Other Responses to Lancet Article Homeopathic Product Regulations II Homeopathic Product Regulations III Homeopathic Product Regulations OHA Response to Lancet Article	SERVING THE HOMEOPATHIC COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC SINCE 1992

		Regulation Update 2007 UPDATE JUNE 5 - Regulation (Click Here) (Adobe Reader required) UPDATE APRIL 23 - Regulation (Click Here) (Adobe Reader required) OHA Press Release December 2006 OHA PRESS RELEASE, DEC. 2006 (Click Here) (Adobe Reader required) Regulation Update December 2006 HOMEOPATHY LEGISLATION The next step along the road to self-regulation of the profession has been taken. As part of the "Health System Improvements Act 2006", the provincial government of Ontario has tabled "Schedule P: Naturopathy and Homeopathy Act, 2006". This Act will determine the future of the homeopathic profession in Ontario. This is the first reading of this Bill. Following this, the bill will be referred to committee where there will be debate over its contents, and amendments if necessary. Second and third reading is likely months away, after which the Act will become law. There are many things to celebrate with the tabling of this legislation. Many of the concerns raised by our members at previous meetings were addressed. Primarily, the distinctions between Homeopathy and Naturopathy are more clearly delineated: "The Naturopathy and Homeopathy Act, 2006, creates two new regulated health professions, the profession of Naturopathy and the profession of Homeopathy..." (for more details see page 48 of Compendium Health System Improvements Act, 2006 http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/ public/legislation/hsib/pdf/compendium.pdf) This enshrines the fact that the two professions are separate entities within the single College of Naturopaths and Homeopaths of Ontario. Furthermore, and not found in the compendium, is that the College Council (the council overseeing the affairs of the self regulated college) will have equal representation from both the Homeopathic and naturopathic professions. This was presented at the briefing prior to the announcement, and will be included in the coming legislation. Other highlights of the legislation include: the establishment of "homeopath" as the restricted title, and the level playing field of the scope of practice statements amongst all new alternative health care professions (Homeopathy, naturopathy, and TCM). VIEW BILL 171: http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/ Bills/38_Parliament/session2/b171.pdf INFORMATION SESSION - Regulation and Homeopathy Date: June 19, 2006 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Room 1180 Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street, Toronto What does the proposed regulation mean for our future? Regulation Update June 2006 REGULATION by Maya de Szegheo-Lang On April 19th Luba Plotkina and I were pleased to attend HPRAC's briefing meeting regarding its report to the Minister of Health and Long -Term Care on the regulation of health professions in Ontario. We would like express our thanks to the individuals at HPRAC for their impressive effort in examining the various aspects of the present homeopathic profession, and for their recommendation to regulate homeopaths in Ontario. Their report, Regulation of Health Professions in Ontario: New Directions, is an extensive and forward looking work in the changing field of health care today. Though regulation as OHA had envisioned is not fully recommended at this time, I believe the recommendation for regulation itself is a giant and positive step for homeopathy. Considering that demand for homeopathic health care has grown steadily amid the diverse standards that presently exist speaks well for our profession. However, as the report points out, our responsibility to our patients demands a more cohesive approach among Ontario homeopaths. The HPRAC recommendations give us the opportunity and direction for the work that is ahead of us in formally establishing the appropriate standards and operational mechanisms necessary for the full and ethical functioning of our profession. Web based responses to this report are to be made to Ministry of Health and Long Term Care by June 30 and copies are to be send to HPRAC. The OHA regulation committee will be submitting a response. Please email the office, info@ontariohomeopath.com with any concerns or questions regarding this report. This is definitely cause for celebration. So cheers everyone! OHA Response to Lancet Article The French call Homeopathy ‘medicin douce’, soft medicine, because of its mild nature, the low occurrence of side effects, and patient centred focus. Its ever growing popularity may be the reason that homeopathy is often targeted by critics who favour a conventional medical approach ... READ MORE>> Homeopathic Community Responds to Lancet Article The article published on homeopathy in the Lancet recently has fundamental flaws, writes Robert Mathie, Research Development Adviser of the BHA and Faculty of Homeopathy ... READ MORE>>

Provincial Regulation Application The OHA had the good fortune of resubmitting the application for the regulation of the homeopathic profession. We were delighted with the Ministry's interest in updating and reviewing our material ... READ MORE>> Homeopathic Product Regulations In November of 2001, Rosemary Tayler, HD, organized two open meetings: one in Ottawa and another in Toronto, to enable homeopaths to hear from a representative of Health Canada regarding the proposed regulations for Canadian homeopathic products. After attending the Toronto meeting, Don Nichol, DHMS, HD, realized that not only had he been totally unaware of the developments in this regulatory process, but so had every homeopath with whom he spoke ... READ MORE>> Homeopathic Product Regulations II In March 1999, the Government created a new entity within Health Canada, called the "Natural Health Products Directorate", for the purpose of regulating natural health products. Homeopathic products will fall under the regulations of this new Directorate. Until now, they have been classified as drugs under the "Food and Drugs Act" and are registered with Drug Identification Numbers or DINs ... READ MORE>> Homeopathic Product Regulations III The following is a letter written by OHA board member Don Nichol regarding the future regulation of health products in Canada: Re: NHP Consultation Workshop Summary Report From reading the recent Summary report it would seem that you are intending to have homeopathic medicines registered in Canada as natural health products and to change their DIN’s to natural health identification numbers or PN’s. We therefore have a number of questions about such a change ... READ MORE>> Regulation Update 2005 IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING THE REGULATION OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE ATTENTION: Ontario Homeopathic Association Members On March 1st we received a letter from the Ministry of Health stating that a review process for the regulation of Homeopathic Medicine is underway. The Ontario Homeopathic Association will be participating in meetings with HPRAC (Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council) who will submit their recommendations to the Minister of Health in September. This is a long awaited development and the final stages still require a lot of work. We need your help and support so we have scheduled meeting dates for members of the Ontario Homeopathic Association to come together for information and discussion sessions. Please note the following dates: Tuesday, March 29th 2005 7pm to 9pm Sunday, April 3rd 2005 1pm to 3pm Tuesday, April 5th 2005 7pm to 9pm Location: University of Toronto, Bahen Centre, 40 St.George Street, Room 1180 (1st Floor, in the Atrium) Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10am to 12pm Ottawa, ON This is an extremely important matter and we need to show that we are a strong united professional body. We look forward to seeing you, however, if you are not able to attend any of these meetings you can help by filling out and returning this form (click here) as soon as possible, and mailing it to the OHA office at 1043 Bloor Street West, suite 205, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1M4 or by fax to 416-516-7725. Sincerely, Your Ontario Homeopathic Association Board of Directors Please Note: Homeopaths who are not members of the Ontario Homeopathic Association, please give us a call for information updates. We will keep you posted regarding upcoming public meetings. Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10am to 12pm Ottawa, ON Contact: Liz Henderson, 613-749-9762 Submission: The submission for self-regulation of the Homeopathic profession in Ontario is now posted on the HPRAC website. To view the submission, please go to: www.hprac.org/english/projects.asp There, you are invited to submit comment directly to HPRAC.















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