Reference Guide
Please note that policies, procedures, and position statements have been renamed, starting in 2017, as Registration and Licensing Directions, Practice Directions, Continuing Competency Program Directions, Governance Directions, and Administration and Finance Directions.
Directions express the formal position of the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba (CPM) on a particular topic, to which members must comply.
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Reference Guide
ABOUT The College (PDF)
3.1 Registration On The Active Practice Register of Applicants Not Working in Manitoba Updated June 2017
3.2 Registration on the Student Roster Updated June 2017
3.3 Registration On The Examination Candidate Register Updated August 2022
3.4 Temporary Registration Updated March 2017
3.5 Registration of International Physiotherapy Candidates Please contact CPM for information
3.6 Re-Entry to Practice Please contact CPM for information
3.7 Request for Licensure from International Student Updated March 2017
3.8 Approved Entry-to-Practice Examination Please contact CPM for information
3.9 Approval of Academic Program Education Facilities Updated January 2019
3.11 Membership In Good Standing Updated October 2019
3.12 Proof of English and French Proficiency
3.13 Failure of the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (OSCE) Please contact CPM for information
3.14 Labour Mobility Updated May 2018
3.15 Prior Learning and Remediation Evaluation (PLAR)
3.16 Renewal Procedure Updated April 2020
3.18 Change in Registration Status Updated April 2020
3.19 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
3.20 Supervised Practice for Examination Candidates Please contact CPM for information
3.21 Safeguarding Personal Information About Registrants
3.23 Criminal Record Checks for Registration Updated January 2018
3.24 Renewal Administrative Policy Updated April 2020
4.1 Client Records When Closing Moving Selling A Clinic Updated May 2017
4.2 Concurrent Care by a Physiotherapist
4.3 Informed Consent Updated Sept 2020
4.4 Safe, Sanitary, and Appropriate Environment
4.5 Routine Practice (Formerly “Infection Control”)
4.6 Acupuncture and Dry Needle Therapy Updated November 2018
4.8 Physiotherapists Assigning Physiotherapy Care (Working with Rehabilitation Assistants)
4.9 Approval of Physiotherapy Business Name Updated January 2018
4.10 Communication and Consultation with Physicians or Appropriate Designates
4.11 Oxygen Management and Administration Updated June 2019
4.12 Ultrasound Policy retired; please refer to Practice Direction 4.31 Electrophysical Agents
4.13 Laser Policy retired; please refer to Practice Direction 4.31 Electrophysical Agents
4.14 Advertising Updated August 2017
4.15 Private Practice Guidelines
4.16 Home Based Physiotherapy Business
4.17 Record Keeping Updated September 2016
4.19 Retention and Transmission of Electronic Health Information
4.20 Transportation of Patient Records
4.21 Physiotherapists Working for Non-Physiotherapists
4.22 Physiotherapy Treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
4.23 Use of Title and Credentials Updated March 2017
4.26 Whirlpool Cleaning and Safety
4.27 Selling Nutritional Supplements
4.28 Billing for Multiple Dysfunctions
4.29 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
4.30 Criminal Convictions Policy retired; please refer to Registration and Licensing Direction 3.22 Criminal Convictions
4.31 Electrophysical Agents Updated March 2018
4.32 Interprofessional Collaborative Care New June 2019
4.33 The Role of the Physiotherapist in the Assessment and Management of Concussions New June 2019
6.1 The Continuing Competency Program Overview Updated June 2019
Legalization of Cannabis Added January 2019
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Added January 2019
Telerehabilitation Guide for Manitoba Physiotherapists (PDF)
Use of Social Media (PDF) Added March 2018
Interprofessional Learning or Job Shadowing Experiences (PDF) Added March 16, 2021
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