Section 1 definition of "regulatory college" was added by 2022-43-581, effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

  Section 1 definition of "laboratory medicine physician" BEFORE amended by 2022-43-581, effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

"laboratory medicine physician" means a medical practitioner registered with, and authorized to practise in a prescribed specialty by, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia;

  Section 8 (1) (b) (i) BEFORE amended by 2016-5-41,Sch 3, effective March 10, 2016 (Royal Assent).

(i) his or her enrollment as a beneficiary is cancelled under the Medicare Protection Act, or

  Section 8 (1) (b) (i) and (ii) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-389, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(i) his or her enrolment as a beneficiary is cancelled under the Medicare Protection Act, or

(ii) in using his or her identity number, he or she contravenes a restriction imposed under section 11 (2) of the Medicare Protection Act.

  Section 14 (2) (b) BEFORE amended by 2022-43-582, effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

(b) any other enactment, including a limit or condition imposed under the Health Professions Act;

  Section 26 (2) (j) BEFORE amended by 2022-43-583, effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

(j) to provide information to a college for the purpose of monitoring, by the college, the practice of the health profession for which the college is responsible.

  Section 49 (2) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by 2022-43-584(a) and (b), effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

(a) advise the commission or the college with which the referring practitioner, former referring practitioner or class of referring practitioners is registered, or both, of the minister's belief;

(b) provide to the commission or college, or both, information, including personal information and information obtained through an audit or inspection, that the minister considers relevant to the exercise of the powers or the performance of the duties, under any enactment, of the commission or college.

  Section 60 (2) BEFORE amended by 2022-43-585, effective April 1, 2026 (BC Reg 126/2025 as amended by BC Reg 19/2026).

(2) If a person who is subject to an enforcement order is a referring practitioner or a laboratory medicine physician, the minister may provide a copy of the enforcement order to the appropriate college.

  Section 71 (c) and (g) BEFORE amended by 2016-5-41,Sch 3, effective March 10, 2016 (Royal Assent).

(c) respecting the enrollment of health care practitioners as referring practitioners;

(g) respecting verification of the identity and enrollment, under the Medicare Protection Act, of a person requesting benefits under this Act;

  Section 81 (2) BEFORE amended by 2016-5-41,Sch 3, effective March 10, 2016 (Royal Assent).

(2) A registered nurse (certified) is deemed to be a referring practitioner for the purposes of this Act unless his or her enrollment as a referring practitioner is cancelled in accordance with the regulations made under sections 71 (c) [regulations respecting benefits, beneficiaries and referring practitioners] and 74 (1) (f) [administrative and other regulation-making powers] of this Act.