April 2004

Vaccination a hot topic for Canadian chiropractors

The College of Chiropractors of Ontario, the governing body established by the provincial government to regulate chiropractors in Ontario, will be voting on a standard concerning chiropractors and immunization on April 16. The World Chiropractic Alliance is urging its members to write to the College about this issue.

The proposed standard says that “chiropractors may not in their professional capacity express views about immunization, as it is outside their scope of practice, as defined in Section 3 of the Chiropractic Act, 1991.”

If the standard is passed, any chiropractor who “contravenes [the regulation] is guilty of any offense and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both.”

The e-mail to members contained a form letter that could be copied and sent to the College of Chiropractors.

All chiropractors practicing in Ontario must be registered with the College.

Source: College of Chiropractors of Ontario, /www.cco.on.ca/; World Chiropractic Alliance, www.worldchiropracticalliance.org.

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