Legal Expenses & Assistance Plan (LEAP)
& College of Nurses Complaints

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) Legal Expense Assistance Plan (LEAP) was established in 1980 to assist ONA members with legal or regulatory body problems relating to their work, including those arising from the province's Regulated Health Professions Act.

Assistance, in the form of advocacy or counseling, will be provided in the following situations:

• Investigations of a member's professional practice arising from a complaint or report totheir regulatory body (college), and appeals of regulatory body decisions
   

• Participation as a subpoenaed witness in a criminal case, court custody case or coroner's inquest
   

• Defense against criminal prosecution arising from a job-related incident

For details relating to the limitations of the coverage,
please refer to the Plan itself.

Assistance is provided by members of the LEAP Team. The team is multi-skilled. Its composition includes professionals with backgrounds in law, nursing practice, intake and administration. Members may be referred to external counsel as deemed necessary. Upon request, French language representation will be made available.

See Your Bargaining Unit President For More Information

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