British Columbia Health Professions Act

Question 1

In the BC Health Professions Act, what do the following terms mean:

Board

Bylaw

Answer 1

Board means a board appointed or elected under section 17 for a college

Bylaw means a bylaw for a college made under this Acf

Question 2

What does the term certified non-registrant mean under the BC health professions act?

Answer 2

Means a non-registrant to whom registrants of a college may delegate aspects of practice, or who may be authorized to provide or perform aspects of practice in accordance with a byelaw of the college, made under section 19, and who is certified by the college in accordance with a law of the college made under section 19

Question 3

What three things can the term college mean under the BC health professions act?

Answer 3

1) a college established under section 15

2) a college continued under section 15.1

3) an Amalgamated college, within the meaning of part 2.01

Question 4

The term health profession means a professional, which a person, exercises, skill or judgment, or provides a service related to what two things?

Answer 4

1) the preservation or improvement of the health of individuals or

2) the treatment or care of individuals who are injured, sick, disabled, or infirm

Question 5

Under the BC health, professions act defined the term registrant versus the term registrar.

Answer 5

Registrant means introspective a designated health profession of person who is granted registration is member of its college in accordance with section 20

Registrar means the person appointed as registrar for a college, under section 21