Standards of Practice & Practice Guidelines
Standards of Practice
The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) requires each College of self-regulating health care professionals to develop and maintain standards of practice.
These standards outline the level of quality and safety expected for professional services provided to the public by College members.
CMLTO Standards of Practice (PDF) / Normes d’exercice des technologistes de laboratoire médical (PDF)
Webinar Recording Available: Guideline for Evaluating Professional Practice Activities, January 2022
Practice Guidelines
Practice guidelines are intended to provide guidance for Ontario’s MLTs in their professional practice.
- Guidelines for Ethical Decision Making (2023) / Directives pour la prise de décisions éthiques (2023)
- Guidelines for Supervision (2023) / Lignes directrices pour la supervision (2023)
- CMLTO Collaboration Guidelines (2023) / Lignes directrices sur la collaboration à l'intention des technologistes de laboratoire médical (2023)
- CMLTO Delegation Guidelines (2022) / Directives de délégation pour les technologistes de laboratoire médical (2022)
- MLT Boundaries of Practice Guideline (2022) / Limites éthiques de la pratique des TLM (2022)
- Guidelines for evaluating professional practice activities (2021) / Lignes directrices pour évaluer les activités de pratique professionnelle (2021)
- Guidelines for the supervision of medical laboratory science program students in clinical placements (2019) / Lignes directrices pour la supervision des étudiants du programme de sciences de laboratoire médical dans les stages cliniques (2019)
- Practice Guidelines for Members Regarding the Health Care Consent Act (HCCA)
- Retraining Guidelines for medical laboratory technologists (2019)
Professional Practice Resources:
CMLTO Guidance for members - Impact of Bill C-46 on professional practice, 2019 (PDF)
2016 Professional practice bulletin (PDF)
Social Media Resources:
CMLTO Social Media Terms of Use, 2023 (PDF)
CMLTO Social Media Guidelines for MLTs, 2023 (PDF)