The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) has joined the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal, the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario, and the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario to launch the Health Professions Discipline Tribunals Pilot (HPDTP).

Participation in HPDTP involves the appointment of six experienced adjudicators as non-Council public members to CMTO’s Discipline Committee. The adjudicators will conduct case management and chair hearing panels for select sexual abuse matters. Discipline panels will continue to include Registered Massage Therapists and two public members appointed by the Government of Ontario, as required by legislation.

CMTO joined this pilot to:

• Demonstrate regulatory leadership and collaboration by testing innovative approaches.
• Achieve greater independence between CMTO’s Discipline Committee and Council.
• Make discipline processes more efficient and improve the quality and consistency of discipline decisions.

CMTO looks forward to participating in the pilot. For more information, please review the Discipline Committee’s Practice Direction or contact hearings@cmto.com.