A jurisdictional review of the legislation governing informed consent by chiropractors across Canada

• Main Authors: Boucher, Pierre B., Brousseau, Danica, Chahine, Sarah
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Chiropractic Association 2016
• Subjects: Articles; Canada; Newfoundland; Yukon; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807679/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069269

The objective of this jurisdictional review is to provide summary information pertaining to the regulation of chiropractors in Canadian provinces and territories on the topic of informed consent. Our review shows that two provinces have legislated for all healthcare professions: Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Two chiropractic regulatory bodies (New Brunswick and, Newfoundland and Labrador) have adopted the Canadian Chiropractic Association Code of Conduct. All chiropractic regulatory bodies of the other provinces and Yukon have adopted their own specific dispositions regarding informed consent. Chiropractors in Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Québec must obtain informed consent in writing.