Next CCP Meetup September 8, 2021 at 3pm The CCP Meet Ups are intended as a quick and easy way to get advice from ACOT and other OTs on what to document in your continuing competence...(Read Article)
Review and Evaluation Results, CCP Meetup Sept. 8, Two-factor Authentication, Complaints Tip
Review and Evaluation Results Registrants who had their 2020-2021 Continuing Competence Program (CCP) submissions reviewed this year will be notified of their results in September (accessed and...(Read Article)
Pandemic Update, Call for Volunteers, Complaints Tip
No Change in ACOT’s Pandemic Guidance The announcements made by the Chief Medical Officer of Health on July 28 and August 13 do not alter ACOT’s guidance outlined in the Safe Delivery of OT...(Read Article)
Liability Insurance, Top Causes of Unprofessional Conduct, Two-Factor Authentication
Mandatory Liability Insurance Starting in 2022, ACOT will require all registering OTs to personally hold a minimum of $5 million in professional liability insurance – employer’s insurance...(Read Article)
Practice Questions & Top Causes of Unprofessional Conduct
Frequently Asked Practice Questions Some of the most frequent practice questions we get at the ACOT office are about documentation requirements and about setting up a private practice....(Read Article)
Stage 3 of Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan
Guidance for OTs as the Province Reopens July 1 Late yesterday afternoon, we received the following direction from Alberta Health in response to our inquiries about what Stage 3 of the...(Read Article)
Review and Evaluations Resuming
ACOT’s governing legislation requires us to select a sample of OT’s Continuing Competence Program (CCP) submissions periodically for review and evaluation (formerly known as audits). We...(Read Article)
Pandemic, Virtual Practice MOU, AARI Updates
OT Practice Guidelines Still in Place for Stage 2 Reopening Since the Premier announced Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan, the Colleges of the various regulated health professions have been...(Read Article)
ACOT Staff Changes, Improvements to CCP Forms
ACOT Staff Changes ACOT will be saying goodbye to our Complaints Director, Kerstin Hurd this month. Kerstin has been with ACOT for the past year and has done a fantastic job in the role. She is...(Read Article)
Call for Applications! Complaint Review Committee & Hearing Tribunal Membership List
Do you have an interest in professional conduct issues? Have you been wondering how you can use your skills to serve the public in a different way? Are you looking for ways to continue to learn and...(Read Article)