Community Health Centre
Changes are being made to the prescribing and dispensing of narcotics and other controlled substance medications in Ontario. As of Nov. 1, 2011, the Ontario Public Drug Programs Division of the Ministry of Health has a new law that requires Ontarians to provide identification to their doctor, dentist and pharmacist in order to receive prescription narcotics and controlled substance medications. Patients of the City of Kawartha Lakes Community Health Centre will be required to provide an approved form of identification (see list below) to a prescriber and dispenser when getting a prescription for a narcotic or controlled substance medication. You may also be required to present ID if you have been authorized to pick up prescription narcotics or other monitored medication for someone else.
The changes have been made because of abuse and misuse of prescription narcotics and other controlled substances. The strategy of requiring ID is aimed at reducing the misuse, addiction, unlawful activities and deaths related to such medications.
Prescription narcotics are those drugs commonly prescribed to relieve moderate to severe pain, such as codeine and oxycodene (commonly known as Tylenol 3 and OxyContin), among others.
Approved forms of identification include:
Ontario Health Card or other health card issued by a Canadian province or territory
Valid Driver’s Licence or Temporary Driver’s Licence
Ontario Photo Card
Birth Certificate from a Canadian province or territory
Government-issued Employee Identification Card
Ontario Outdoors Card
BYID (Age of Majority card)
Certificate of Indian Status
Valid passport – Canadian or other country
Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
Canadian Immigration Identification Card
Permanent Resident card
Old Age Security card
Canadian Armed Forces ID card
RCMP/provincial/municipal police ID
Firearms Possession and Acquisition License (PAL)
For further information about the Ontario Narcotics Strategy, visit www.ontario.ca/narcoticsstrategy
CHC's Marie Squires, Teresa Ralph, Mary Walling-Field were on hand to help with blood pressure checks during Community Health Week (April 2011).
Community Health Centres (CHCs) are non-profit, community-governed organizations that provide primary health care, health promotion and community services, using multi-disciplinary teams. These teams include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, and other health care providers.
The Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes Health Centre was approved in 2007 and commenced operations at 108 Angeline Street South site in the Fall of 2009. Our current Health Centre team consists of the following valued members: Physicians: Dr. David Klein and Dr. Warren Michalski; Nurse Practitioners: Teresa Ralph and Jenevieve Whittaker; Registered Nurses: Yvette Roy, Janet Klein and Jennifer Searle; Dietician: Lauren Gogel; Social Worker: Mary Walling-Field; Rehab: provided in partnership with Therapacc; Clinical Program Manager: Margot Fitzpatrick; Medical Receptionists: Beth Deeth and Cindy Byers. As services are developed, the team will expand. Efforts are underway to co-locate Community Care’s Community Health Centre and Community Support Services as well as other community partners that will provide an effective hub for the delivery of community based health care.
The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care through the Local Health Integration Network(LHIN) approves and provides the majority of the funding for the operation of the Community Health Centre.
We work collaboratively with other health providers to achieve the health care aims of the Central East LHIN. Providing access in the community to primary care has been a long standing aim of our LHIN.
The Community Care Health Centre is pleased that in conjunction with our Community Support Service division, we are able to link clients with other appropriate services they may need to achieve the vision of a healthy community through care and support.
Community Care participated in the first provincial “Community Health Week” April 25 – 29, 2011. Among the initiatives undertaken to educate and inform the public about CHC services were an open house for the general public, a blood pressure clinic at Lindsay Square Mall and special storefront displays in local businesses.
Links:
Association of Ontario Health Centres
Ontario’s Community Health Centres
CE LHIN
Ontario Ministry of Health
