Ontario plans to make regulatory changes that it says will allow nurse practitioners and registered nurses to provide more services and tests in several settings.
The province announced on Thursday that as of July 1, 2025, nurse practitioners will be able to order and apply defibrillator and cardiac pacemakers, order and perform electrocagulation (treating skin conditions and lesions) and certify a death in more circumstances. The provincial government says this will boost access to care, especially for Indigenous communities and rural, northern and remote areas.
“Ontario is proud to be home to world-class health care professionals and our government continues to make innovative changes to allow them to work to the full extent of their expertise and training,” Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones said in a press release.
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