Practice Directions / Policies

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.

CPM is committed to providing service that is accessible to all individuals. Please contact CPM if you require any of the following documents to be provided in an alternative format.

About the College svg
The Physiotherapists Act svg
Regulations svg
By-Laws svg
3.1 Registration On The Active Practice Register of Applicants Not Working in Manitoba   svg

Updated June 2017
3.2 Registration on the Student Roster svg

Updated June 2017
3.3 Registration On The Examination Candidate Register svg

Updated August 2022
3.4 Temporary Registration svg

Updated March 2017
3.5 Registration of International Physiotherapy Candidates svg

Updated December 2022
3.6 Re-Entry to Practice svg

Updated March 22, 2023
3.7 Request for Licensure from International Student svg

Updated March 2017
3.8 Approved Entry-to-Practice Examination svg

Updated September 2022
3.9 Approval of Academic Program Education Facilities  svg

Updated January 2019
3.10 Practice Hours svg
3.11 Membership In Good Standing svg

Updated October 2019
3.12 Language Proficiency Policy svg

Updated April 19, 2023
3.13 Failure of an Entry to Practice Clinical Evaluation svg

Updated February 2023
3.14 Labour Mobility svg
3.15 Prior Learning and Remediation Evaluation (PLAR) svg
3.16 Renewal Procedure  svg

Updated April 2020
3.17 Leave of Absence svg
3.18 Change in Registration Status svg

Updated April 2020
3.19 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage svg
3.20 Supervised Practice for Examination Candidates svg
3.21 Safeguarding Personal Information About Registrants svg
3.22 Criminal Convictions svg
3.23 Criminal Record Checks for Registration svg

Updated January 2018
3.24 Renewal Administrative Policy svg

Updated April 2020
3.25 Practice Based Competency Assessment Program svg
4.1 Client Records When Closing Moving Selling A Clinic  svg

Updated May 2017
4.2 Concurrent Care by a Physiotherapist svg
4.3 Informed Consent svg

Updated Sept 2020
4.4 Safe, Sanitary, and Appropriate Environment svg
4.5 Routine Practice (Formerly “Infection Control”) svg
4.6 Acupuncture and Dry Needle Therapy  svg

Updated November 2018
4.7 Spinal Manipulation svg

Updated March 22, 2023
4.8 Physiotherapists Assigning Physiotherapy Care (Working with Rehabilitation Assistants) svg
4.9 Approval of Physiotherapy Business Name svg

Updated January 2018
4.10 Communication and Consultation with Physicians or Appropriate Designates svg
4.11 Oxygen Management and Administration  svg

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 svg

4.15 Private Practice Guidelines Policy retired;

4.16 Home Based Physiotherapy Business svg
4.17 Record Keeping  svg

Updated September 2016
4.19 Retention and Transmission of Electronic Health Information svg
4.20 Transportation of Patient Records svg
4.21 Physiotherapists Working for Non-Physiotherapists svg
4.22 Internal Pelvic Interventions svg

Updated February 13, 2023
4.23 Use of Titles and Credentials svg

Updated April 19, 2023
4.24 Animal Rehabilitation svg
4.25 Incorporation svg
4.26 Whirlpool Cleaning and Safety svg
4.27 Selling Nutritional Supplements svg
4.28 Billing for Multiple Dysfunctions svg
4.29 Complementary and Alternative Therapies svg

4.30 Criminal Convictions Policy retired; please refer to Registration and Licensing Direction 3.22 Criminal Convictions

4.31 Electrophysical Agents svg

Updated March 2018
4.32 Interprofessional Collaborative Care svg

New June 2019
4.33 The Role of the Physiotherapist in the Assessment and Management of Concussions svg

New June 2019
Code of Ethics – April 29, 2021 svg
5.1 Conflict of Interest In Practice svg
5.2 Practice Direction Fee Schedule and Billing Practices svg
6.1 The Continuing Competency Program Overview  svg

Updated June 2019
Legalization of Cannabis svg

Added January 2019
Medical-AssisMedical Assistance in Dying (MAID) tance-in-Dying-MAID svg

Added January 2019
Telerehabilitation Guide for Manitoba Physiotherapists svg
Use of Social Media svg

Added March 2018
Interprofessional Learning or Job Shadowing Experiences svg

Added March 16, 2021
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