Definition

1   In this regulation, "Act" means the Health Professions and Occupations Act.

Licensing of dental assistants

2   (1) In this section:

"BCCOHP" means the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals;

"bylaw" means a bylaw set out in Part 9 of the bylaws of the BCCOHP, as amended under section 539 of the Act;

"certified non-registrant" means a certified non-registrant within the meaning of section 539 (1) of the Act who is certified under a bylaw.

(2) The BCCOHP may do the following:

(a) establish a licence class of "dental assistant";

(b) issue licences to applicants for a licence in the dental assistant class;

(c) provide that one or more of the bylaws apply to persons holding or applying for a licence in the dental assistant class as if those persons were certified non-registrants or applicants to become certified non-registrants;

(d) amend a bylaw for the purposes of this section.

(3) Section 539 (2) to (5) of the Act applies to licensees holding a licence in the dental assistant class as if those licensees were certified non-registrants.

Licensing of physician assistants

3   (1) In this section:

"bylaw" means a bylaw set out in section C of Part 2 of the bylaws of the CPSBC, as amended under section 539 of the Act;

"certified non-registrant" means a certified non-registrant within the meaning of section 539 (1) of the Act who is certified under a bylaw;

"CPSBC" means the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

(2) The CPSBC may do the following:

(a) establish a licence class of "physician assistant";

(b) issue licences to applicants for a licence in the physician assistant class;

(c) provide that one or more of the bylaws apply to persons holding or applying for a licence in the physician assistant class as if those persons were certified non-registrants or applicants to become certified non-registrants;

(d) amend a bylaw for the purposes of this section.

(3) Section 539 (2) to (5) of the Act applies to licensees holding a licence in the physician assistant class as if those licensees were certified non-registrants.

Application of section 539 of the Act

4   (1) Section 539 (3) of the Act applies to a bylaw made or amended for the purposes of section 2 or 3 of this regulation.

(2) For the purposes of section 539 (4) (c) of the Act and sections 2 (3) and 3 (3) of this regulation, the authority of certified non-registrants and licensees in the dental assistant or physician assistant class to provide health services ends on April 1, 2029.

(3) If the minister makes a designation regulation referred to in section 539 (5) of the Act, that regulation prevails in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with this regulation.

(4) For certainty, a person whose application to be a certified non-registrant is deemed under section 539 (6) of the Act to have been withdrawn must make a new application in accordance with the Act for a licence described in section 2 or 3 of this regulation.

Health profession corporation permits

5   (1) This section applies to a corporation that, under a designation regulation made with respect to a designated health profession, is prohibited from carrying on the business of providing health services to the public by licensees who practise the designated health profession unless the corporation holds a health profession corporation permit.

(2) Despite a designation regulation referred to in subsection (1), a corporation described in that subsection is not required to hold a health profession corporation permit if both of the following conditions are met:

(a) the corporation is, on April 1, 2026, carrying on the business of providing health services to the public by licensees who practise the designated health profession;

(b) the corporation meets the requirements set out in section 58 (a) and (f) of the Act.

(3) This section ceases to have effect on April 1, 2029.