Osteopathic healthcare provision

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA Z16686
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

CSA Group proposes to develop a national, consensus-based, voluntary standard for the provision of manual osteopathic care. The proposed scope of the standard is intended to specify requirements and recommendations for the good practice of manual osteopathy in Canada including:

  1. the provision of healthcare;
  2. facilities and equipment;
  3. education; and
  4. ethical framework.

 

The proposed standard will integrate current viewpoints and successful practices of multiple stakeholders such as associations (e.g., CFO), educational organizations, governments and extended insurance providers.

 

This proposed standard is designed to be used by stakeholders to standardize the provision of osteopathic care across Canada

Project need:

At this time there are no national consensus-based standards in Canada relating to manual Osteopathy despite the increasing number of Osteopaths across the country. The jurisdictional oversite remains with the provinces. Québec is in the process of regulating Osteopathy over the next few years, but so far none of the other provinces are moving towards the provincial regulation of Osteopathy as a health profession. To address this gap, the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO) would like to adopt an existing European standard (EN16686) with deviations, as appropriate, for the Canadian context through CSA Group’s accredited standards development process, pending agreement from CEN

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