2018 health privacy breach reporting requirements
03 January 2019
Examples of health information custodians include health care practitioners such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, speech-language pathologists, chiropractors, dental professionals, dieticians, medical laboratory technologists, massage therapists, midwives, occupational therapists, opticians and physiotherapists. This statistical report will set out the number of times in 2018 that personal health information held by a health information custodian was stolen, lost, used without authority and/or disclosed without authority. The other sections of the report will focus on the cause of the breach and the number of individuals affected. The report does not ask for personal health information.
The IPC online statistics submission website is now open for health information custodians across Ontario to submit their statistics for the 2018 reporting year. Health information custodians that have experienced at least one health privacy breach during the 2018 reporting year—from January to December—are required by law to complete the online questionnaire. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 1, 2019.
Please refer to a letter from the IPC (PDF) and a corresponding factsheet (PDF) for more information.
Important information about late fees and suspensions for MLTs
03 January 2019
Please click here for further important details about late fees and suspensions and the resulting notation that will appear in the CMLTO Public Register.
Late fees and suspensions for MLTs
03 January 2019
Members wishing to renew their membership can still do so until 11:59 pm EST, on Friday, February 8, 2019, at www.cmlto-onlineservices.com, however, late fees have now been added to renewal fees.
All MLTs who have not renewed their membership by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, February 8, 2019, will have their certificate of registration suspended. If a member’s certificate of registration is suspended, the Registrar & CEO will notify the member and their employers by mail. Upon suspension, the certificate of registration expires, and the former member is no longer authorized to practise medical laboratory technology in Ontario.
Further, a permanent notation of the suspension (and subsequent reinstatement, if applicable) will appear in the MLT’s record in the CMLTO Public Register. A list containing the names of all suspended medical laboratory technologists will be published in the FOCUS newsletter.
2018 holiday office hours
19 December 2018
Please note the CMLTO's holiday office hours in December and January.
Fri, Dec 21, 2018 - Regular hours (8:30am-4:30pm)
Mon, Dec 24, 2018 - Closed
Tues, Dec 25, 2018 - Closed
Wed, Dec 26, 2018 - Closed
Thurs, Dec 27, 2018 - Regular hours
Fri, Dec 28, 2018 - Regular hours
Mon, Dec 31, 2018 - Closed
Tues, Jan 1, 2019 - Closed
Wed, Jan 2, 2019 - Regular hours
2019 Council Officers announced
19 December 2018
Robin Thompson-McAvoy: President, Professional
Jon Fawcett: Vice-President, Professional
Mohammed Jeewa: Vice-President, Public.
Click here (PDF) to learn more about each officer.
Renewal deadline is two weeks away
17 December 2018
CMLTO's Annual Registration Renewal for 2019 began November 1, 2018. All MLTs registered in Ontario must renew online by December 31, 2018, click on the red button above to get started. Review step-by-step renewal instructions by clicking here.
If you have questions, please call 416-861-9605 and press 1 for Registration and Renewal, or email registration@cmlto.com. Please note that the CMLTO office will be closed on December 24th, 25th, 26th, and 31st.
Now available: Updated CMLTO Standards of Practice & Code of Ethics webinar
14 December 2018
CMLTO hosted a webinar on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, during which staff explored various aspects of the updated Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The updated Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics come into effect on January 1, 2019.
In case you missed it, a recording of the webinar is now available by clicking here.
If you have any questions about the updated Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, please contact the CMLTO at memberrelations@cmlto.com.
CMLTO December 2018 holiday office hours
28 November 2018
Please note the CMLTO's holiday office hours in December and January.
Fri, Dec 21, 2018 - Regular hours (8:30am-4:30pm)
Mon, Dec 24, 2018 - Closed
Tues, Dec 25, 2018 - Closed
Wed, Dec 26, 2018 - Closed
Thurs, Dec 27, 2018 - Regular hours
Fri, Dec 28, 2018 - Regular hours
Mon, Dec 31, 2018 - Closed
Tues, Jan 1, 2019 - Closed
Wed, Jan 2, 2019 - Regular hours
Ontario Health Regulators: new site links
26 November 2018
The Ontario Health Regulators (OHR) website is a one-stop gateway to the websites of all the health regulators in Ontario. From here the public can find the most trustworthy, relevant, and up-to-date information about the Colleges and the health professionals they regulate.
The OHR site now contains links to all the Colleges that have web pages which list their public consultations. Visit the OHR Public consultations page. The CMLTO's Consultations & feedback page contains information about providing comments to the College.
Registration renewal period underway
19 November 2018
CMLTO members are reminded that they must renew online by December 31, 2018. Click the red button to get started.
For more information about the renewal process, click here.