Class 5 Flashcards
What are 3 main points in The Code regarding sexual abuse of a patient?
1) Sexual intercourse between the member and the patient
2) Sexual touching of the patient by a member
3) Behaviour or remarks of sexual nature by the member towards the patient
A medical activity that can only be performed by certain regulated health professionals
Controlled Acts
RMTs are not allowed to administer drugs used to sedate or medicate by ________ or ________. This doesn’t include ________, which is legal for RMTs to perform.
Inhalation, Injection
Aromatherapy
What are some areas RMTs cannot put an instrument, hand, or finger?
1) Beyond external ear canal
2) Beyond the narrowing of the nasal passage
3) Beyond the larynx
4) Beyond the opening of the urethra
5) Beyond the labia majora
6) Beyond the anal verge
7) Into an artificial opening into the body
RMTs are not allowed to set or cast a ________ of a bone or a ________ of a joint
Fracture
Dislocation
What does sexual nature not include in The Code?
Touching, behaviour, or remarks of a clinical nature appropriate to the service provided
RMTs can assist in ________ of a baby, but are not able to manage or conduct it
Labour & Delivery
Controlled acts can only be performed by?
1) People that are members authorized by a health profession act
2) People that have been delegated performance of the controlled act by a member
Why is healthcare regulated and why can’t everybody practice healthcare?
There are many medical activities that are dangerous and that the public shouldn’t be allowed to do
When does a person become a patient?
Typically starts with consent to a treatment plan. Payment of fees and keeping of records would be considered secondary.
Massage therapists are not allowed to communicate a ________ to an individual, which involves identifying a disease or disorder as the cause of symptoms they may be experiencing
Diagnosis
RMTs cannot prescribe devices for ________ or ________ problems
Vision
Hearing
The RHPA contains a clause that allows Colleges to create an exemption for health professionals to provide medical treatments to their spouses and/or sexual partners. Does the CMTO enact this option? Why or why not?
The CMTO has chosen not to enact this option. It is sexual abuse if you have your spouse or a sexual partner as an official patient.
What are some exceptions to controlled acts?
1) Emergencies
2) The act is within the Scope of Practice and is done under supervision of a member of the profession
3) Prayer or spiritual means
4) Member of the person’s household
5) Assisting a person with their activities of daily living
Which 4 health professions are allowed to have spouses as patients?
1) Dentists
2) Dental Hygienists
3) Chiropractors
4) Optometrists
When might a patient cease to be a patient?
A minimum of 1 year after the last professional interaction
Remember that sex between therapist and patient can never be ________, and the result for this is a finding of sexual abuse
Consensual
What are the 5 types of abuse?
1) Verbal
2) Physical
3) Emotional
4) Financial
5) Sexual
RMTs cannot treat by means of ________, delivered through a therapeutic relationship
Psychotherapy
Some RMTs have permission to perform a procedure on tissue below the ________, which includes piercing the skin with an ________.
Dermis
Acupuncture Needle
RMTs cannot apply or order the application of a ________, ________, or other diagnostic tools
Pacemaker
MRI
What are the 2 changes coming in January 2022 regarding the CMTO Standards of Practice?
1) You can provide massage therapy to a spouse in an emergency or in circumstances where the service is minor in nature
2) You can provide massage therapy to a spouse as long as the RMT has taken reasonable steps or there is no reasonable opportunity to transfer them to another RMT
RMTs cannot conduct ________ challenge testing
Allergy
Which controlled act applies to some massage therapists?
Controlled Act #2
RMTs cannot fit or dispense ________ prosthesis or ________ devices for the mouth
Dental
Orthodontic
The CMTO has a ________ policy of any form of abuse, including sexual abuse, of patients by massage therapists
Zero Tolerance
What does RHPA stand for?
Regulated Health Professions Act of Ontario
RMTs cannot prescribe, dispense, sell, or compound a ________, or supervise the part of a ________ where they are kept
Drug
Pharmacy
