Background information

The Charging for Uninsured Professional Services standard was last updated in September 2014 and is being reviewed to ensure relevancy. A proposed title change and other amendments are meant to highlight regulated members’ rights to compensation while emphasizing fairness and compassion for patients, and to clarify block fees and other billing topics. The addition of a preamble and list of definitions provides additional context for the standard.

The survey consists of 8 questions, 3 of which are demographic in nature, and should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. It will be easiest to respond to after reading the draft standard (e.g., rationale for edits/inclusions, references/citations, and definitions can be found in the document).

The current standard and consultation page, where you will find clean and marked versions, are linked below:

· Current standard
· Clean version of the draft (with rationale in comments)
· Marked version of the draft (lined comparison with current version with rationale in comments)

All responses will be reviewed, and a summary of the results will be provided to CPSA Council when considering the revised standard for approval for implementation. However, the identity of all respondents will be kept strictly confidential, and feedback will be anonymous.

If you would like to go back to complete or change your responses before submitting, please click the "Previous" button.

If you have any questions, please email consultation@cpsa.ab.ca.

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