RHPA Exceptions and Public Domain

rendering first aid or temporary assistance in an emergency;

fulfilling the requirements to become a member of a health profession and the act is within the scope of practice of the profession and is done under the supervision or direction of a member of the profession;

treating a person by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the tenets of the religion of the person giving the treatment;

treating a member of the person’s household and the act is a controlled act set out in paragraph 1, 5 or 6 of subsection 27 (2); or

assisting a person with his or her routine activities of living and the act is a controlled act set out in paragraph 5 or 6 of subsection 27 (2).

Controlled Acts – Paragraph 1, 5 & 6 in the s.27 of the RHPA

1. Communicating to the individual or his or her personal representative a diagnosis identifying a disease or disorder as the cause of symptoms of the individual in circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that the individual or his or her personal representative will rely on the diagnosis.

5. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation.

6. Putting an instrument, hand or finger,

i.    beyond the external ear canal,

ii.   beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow,

iii.  beyond the larynx,

iv.  beyond the opening of the urethra,

v.   beyond the labia majora,

vi.  beyond the anal verge, or

vii. into an artificial opening into the body.