Supervision Requirements Summary Table

The following table is a summary of the requirements found in the Supervision Standard.

	PT Student	PT Assistant	PT Resident
Who is responsible for patient care and safety?	Supervising physiotherapist	Supervising physiotherapist	Supervising physiotherapist and PT resident
Supervisor’s name must appear on invoice	Yes	Yes	No
Chart entries must be co-signed	Yes	No	No
Can perform delegated Controlled Act	Yes, if supervisor is rostered too*	No (except administration of a substance by inhalation, treating a wound below the dermis, or tracheal suctioning, if supervisor is rostered too)	Yes, if supervisor is rostered too
Supervisor requires 3 years of registration with CPO holding Independent Practice Certificate?	No	No	Yes
Must notify College of Physiotherapists of Ontario of supervisor role	No	Yes (indicate in PT Portal)	Yes (must complete Supervisor Agreement and be approved)
Maximum number of students/PTAs/PT residents allowed	No maximum	No maximum	3
Requires patient consent to be involved with care	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can perform assessment and re-assessment	Yes	No	Yes

*Although the Regulated Health Profession Act prohibits performance of controlled acts by those not specifically authorized to perform them, it does not apply if the person performing the act is doing so to render first aid or temporary assistance in an emergency, or if they are fulfilling the requirements to become a member of a health profession (i.e. physiotherapist student) and the act is within the scope of practice of the profession and is performed under the supervision or direction of a member of the profession (RHPA, s. 29(1)(a,b)).