College Responsibilities
Accountabilities
The College is accountable to the Public for exercising its public interest mandate. Effectively, this is achieved through oversight from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and a variety of mechanisms set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act . The College is accountable for its public protection mandate to the public and the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
- Legal processes and proceedings regulating the practice of dietetics, which are set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act; and the Dietetics Act.
- Public representation on the College Council.
Seven of the fifteen members of the College Council are public members who have been appointed by the Ontario Provincial Government to represent public interests; - Public representation on College Committees.
At least one public member sits on each of the seven statutory committees of the College of Dietitians of Ontario; - Open meetings:
Council meetings and discipline hearings being open to the public. - Annual reporting to the Minister of Health & Long Term Care and the Fairness Commissioner of Ontario
The College of Dietitians is accountable to the Fairness Commissioner to ensure that the registration practices are transparent, objective, impartial and fair. It must file reports to the Fairness Commissioner on the results and processes of registration practices when requested to do so and by the date specified by the Commissioner. The registration review must include:
- the extent to which the requirements for registration are necessary for or relevant to the practice of the profession;
- the efficiency and timeliness of decision-making; and
- the reasonableness of the fees charged by the regulated profession in respect of registrations. 2006, c. 31, s. 19 (2).
