To get ready for the assessment, you are required to gather and prepare certain documents for the assessor to review.

Select five patient records before your assessment based on the Guide for Selecting Patient Records.

Please ensure you have arranged access with your work to share records with the College before your assessment. Keep in mind some facilities may need time to arrange access to patient records. Then, gather and review your written policies using the checklists that are available for you to download. 

Depending on your practice situation, your written policies could include:

• One or more policies describing how to manage adverse events associated with a rostered activity

• A communication plan when working with physiotherapist assistants

• An infection prevention and control protocol

• A written process for review of equipment maintenance and safety

• A written process for review of fees, billing and accounts

Your five patient records, written policies and completed checklists must be available for your assessor to review at least 10 days before your scheduled assessment. Please see Step 4 for more details including where to send these documents.

If your assessor has not responded to your emails, it may be because your message was flagged as junk mail.

If you have not heard from your assessor and it has been more than two business days, please contact the Quality Assurance Team who will contact the assessor to confirm if they have received your email.

The scheduled assessment takes about two hours. Keep in mind it could take longer than that. We suggest planning for an additional 30 minutes.