BOARD HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 14 & 15 2023

The CMLTO Board of Directors met on September 14 & 15 2023 via Zoom. A few highlights from the meetings include:

Validation of CMLTO Ends (Critical Outcomes) Policies for 2024 to 2026/2027
The CMLTO serves the public interest through achievement of the CMLTO Critical Outcomes/Ends Policies, which are developed by the Board of Directors to ensure safe medical laboratory technology practice and high-quality healthcare in Ontario.

The CMLTO Board regularly monitors the achievement of its Ends (Critical Outcomes) Policies through the monitoring reports presented to the Board of Directors, which include data/evidence to demonstrate progress toward achievement of the Ends Policies.

The current Ends Policy direction provided by the CMLTO Board covered the period from 2019 to 2023. At its September meeting, the CMLTO Board approved the CMLTO Ends (Critical Outcomes) Policies for 2024 to 2026 / 2027.

Please click here to review the CMLTO Ends (Critical Outcomes) Policies for 2024 to 2026 / 2027.

CMLTO By-Law: Special Review for Emergency Class Registration
The Health Professions Procedural Code set out in Schedule 2 to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (Section 16.3 "Emergency Classes of Registration") mandates all Health Regulatory Colleges to establish a new emergency class of registration.

At its meeting on April 20, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the amendments to the CMLTO's registration requirements, which are defined Ontario Regulation 207/94 (Part 1 – Registration) under the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, 1991. The amendments to the CMLTO Registration Regulation were enacted by the Ministry of Health in August 2023.

At its September meeting, the CMLTO Board approved the proposed amendments to the CMLTO By-Law regarding Emergency Class of Registration and circulation of these revisions to CMLTO Registrants for a minimum of sixty (60) days. Any input received from this consultation will be considered prior to the approval of the revised CMLTO By-Law.

Approval of Two New Board Policies
The CMLTO Board of Directors not only regularly reviews its By-Law and policies to ensure that all CMLTO governance documents are in alignment, current and transparent, but also conducts an ongoing gap analysis to ensure that its By-Law and policies accurately reflect the the direction of the College, match its mission, goals of governance and current legislation in pursuit of public interest.

To that end, the CMLTO Board of Directors approved two new Board Policies at its September meeting:

1. New Governance Process Policy:
   (GP IV-170) Emergency Class of Registration Policy.
   (GP IV-170) Emergency Class of Registration Policy is intended to guide the CMLTO Board of Directors in enabling and expediting emergency registration under extraordinary circumstances, which warrant regulatory intervention, pursuant to the CMLTO classes of certificate of registration and registration requirements as outlined in Ontario Regulation 207/94 (Part 1 – Registration) under the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, 1991.
2. New Executive Limitations Policy:
   (EL II-12) Financial Audit and External Auditors Policy
   (EL II-12) Financial Audit and Auditors Policy, which outlines the Board's executive risk boundaries for the Registrar and CEO with regards to financial audit and audit related matters, serves as the principal guidance document for the conduct of the financial audit by external auditors and a framework for the assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the external auditor.