In-person practice.

All members of the Osteopathic and Alternative Medicine Association (“OOAMA”)(“Practitioners”) are required to comply with Ontario law and Toronto and Ontario Public Health directives (“Public Health”) with respect to in-person practice.

Practitioners from different provinces have to comply with its Province Law and Public Health  directives (“Public Health”) with respect to in-person practice.

Any Practitioner who contravenes Ontario law or public health directives is subject to discipline by the OOAMA, in addition to other sanctions imposed by the relevant government agency.

Personal Protective Equipment

Practitioners shall wear personal protective equipment at all times, and shall require their clients to do the same. Personal protective equipment shall, at a minimum, include a surgical/procedure mask worn over the mouth and nose.

It is the best practice for Practitioners to change their mask after each client. Practitioners shall change their mask upon it becoming wet, damaged, or soiled.

Personal hygiene

Practitioners shall thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water before and after treatment of each client, and before and after disinfecting surfaces.

Practitioners shall thoroughly wash or disinfect their hands before and after putting on, adjusting, touching, or removing their mask.

Surface sanitization 

Practitioners shall clean and disinfect anything used during the appointment, along with surfaces touched by the client.

Exposure or Potential Exposure to COVID-19

Practitioners exposed or potentially exposed to COVID-19 shall immediately cease administering treatment to clients, seek testing, and self-isolate.

Practitioners confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 shall:

1.continue self-isolating and follow all Public Health directives, only returning to work upon receiving a clearance from Public Health and notify all clients who may have been exposed

 

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