Quiz 2 Flashcards
Under the health professions act the CMTBC board must:
govern, control and administer CMTBC in accordance with the act, and the CMTBC bylaw
What is the CMTBC boards fundamental roll?
to ensure that CMTBC acts on its mandate to serve and protect the public
Name a couple specific requirements that the HPA and college bylaws impose on the CMTBC board
Report to minister of health after each fiscal year, appointing an auditor for CMTBC’s annual financial statements
What is the role of the Registar/CEO of the CMTBC Board
govern operational matters, boss man
Who appoints the registar
The board chooses
How many board members are there?
11
6 RMT’s
5 public reps
How are RMT’s appointed to the board and how long is their term?
elected by the profession for a two year term (two term max)
How are public reps appointed to the board
by provincial government (ministry of health) for varying terms, 1,2 or 3 yes
True or false: board members may relinquish their role at any time
false: board members are expected to commit to the full length of their term
How many times a year are board members expected to be available to meet
approx 5 times per year (generally for a full day) and to prepare in advance for 3-6hrs
Who sits on the committees?
board members
Board members are required to take an ________________________ prescribed by the Minister of Health
Board members are required to take an OATH OF OFFICE prescribed by the Minister of Health
Are board members paid?
they are considered volunteers but they are remunerated in accordance with the Remuneration Policy for Board and Committeee Members for lost or foregone income (not intended to replace income)
What is the difference between practising and non-practising registration?
non practicing: not seeing patients, you dont have to keep 24 credits
practicing: actively seeing patients every week
Can you stay as non practising for as long as you need/want?
no, you can stay non practising for 2 years, but then you must go back for 1 year before you can go back to on practising
What are the CMTBC Committees?
discipline finance and audit governance and HR inquiry patient relations quality assurance registration
What does the Discipline Committee do?
investigate complaints, hear and determine any matters, decide what needs disciplinary action, based on public interest
What does the Finance and Audit Committee do?
keep track of bills and money, where money is going, budgets, salaries
What does the governance and HR committee do
job descriptions, performance reviews, appointment/removal of members, set terms of risk management, planning
What does the inquiry committee do
figure out how to look at the case, secret patients (CMTBC spies), makes reports to go to discipline committee
What does the patient relations committee do
create a program to educate on the cases popping up, establish courses, make courses
What does the quality assurance committee do
monitors ongoing competency of registrants, development of standards of professional practice, clinical guidelines
basically sets approved courses
What does the registration committee do
registration for new registrants - board exam
What sets out a patients right to give or refuse consent to health care, defines what constitutes consent and articulates the obligation of health care providers to obtain consent for treatment
Health Care (consent) and Care facility (admission)
What is the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
sets general rules that apply to protection of patients personal information and obligations of registrants to maintain patient confidentiality and privicy
What is the purpose of the ‘ Code of Ethics’
outlines expectations for ethical massage therapy practice
A ‘conflict of interest’ means a situation in which:
an RMT’s personal interest or an interest of any person associated w/ RMT may affect or influence an RMT’s clinical treatment of a patient
What does RMT mean in relation to the Code of Ethics
a registrant of CMTBC, practising or non practising
Sexual misconduct means:
physical contact of a sexual nature, touching of sexual manner, behaviour or remarks of sexual nature, sexulizing treatment
What are the approved standards of practice?
Standard of practice on boundaries
standard of practice on consent
standard of practice on practice enviroment
