On August 29, 2024, changes to the both The Attending Health Professionals Amendment Regulations and The Special-care Home Regulations were approved. The Orders in Council can be accessed here. The changes in these regulations provide the legislative authority for NPs to:
- Admit and discharge a person as an in-patient; and,
- Perform admission assessments for residents being admitted to a special-care home.
NPs require employer policies and processes and individual competence prior to adding these areas to their practice. Practice information about admitting and discharging from acute care can be found here.
Questions about this update can be directed to the Nursing Advisors, Practice & Education at practiceadvice@crns.ca or by calling 1-800-667-9945.