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Appointment of an Associate Medical Officer of Health (Motion #02-16)

Moved by Belcourt, Noland. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, January 21, 2016.

WHEREAS the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7, s.62 states that every board of health may appoint one or more associate medical officers of health; and

WHEREAS s.64 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act states that no person is eligible for appointment as an associate medical officer of health unless he or she is a physician; and

WHEREAS R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 566 Qualifications of Boards of Health Staff which establishes the requirements for employment as an associate medical officer of health in addition to those set out in section 64 of the Act includes that the person be the holder of a fellowship in community medicine from The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; and

WHEREAS the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7, s.64 states that no person is eligible for appointment as an associate medical officer of health unless the Minister approves the proposed appointment; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Board of Health concurs with the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health to appoint Dr. Ariella Zbar as an Associate Medical Officer of Health for the Sudbury & District Health Unit

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health appoint Dr. Ariella Zbar as an Associate Medical Officer of Health for the Sudbury & District Health Unit, effective August 8, 2016,  subject to the following conditional requirements:

  1. Submission of evidence of Dr. Zbar’s specialty certificate and master degree certificates in public health and masters of business administration indicating successful completion of all program requirements for a Master of Public Health (MPH) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and specialty certification in Public Health and Preventive Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
  2. A copy of Dr. Zbar’s current Certificate of Registration for Independent Practice and a current Certificate of Professional Conduct from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
  3. Evidence of adequate and acceptable professional liability insurance.
  4. Submission of a satisfactory police record check.
  5. Submission of a signed Sudbury & District Health Unit Confidentiality Agreement.
  6. Approval of the proposed appointment by the Ontario Minister of Health and Long Term Care.

FURTHER THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health share this motion with the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for approval of the appointment.

 

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