Section 1 (1) definition of "activities of daily living" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 62/2021, effective May 1, 2021.
"activities of daily living" means the following activities:
(b) managing personal finances;
(c) shopping for personal needs;
(d) using public or personal transportation;
(e) performing housework to maintain a place of residence in acceptable sanitary condition;
Section 1 definitions of "college", "current for clinical practice", "ministry", "physician", "register" and "registered care advisor" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 54/2025, effective May 1, 2025.
"college" means the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia continued under the Health Professions Act;
"current for clinical practice" means that a physician has practised medicine, excluding research, teaching and administrative work, within the scope of the physician's certified training and experience for at least 24 weeks in the last 3 years;
"ministry" means the ministry of the minister responsible for the administration of the Act;
"physician" has the same meaning as in the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation;
"register" means the registered care advisor register established under section 9 [registered care advisor register];
"registered care advisor" means a registered care advisor registered on the register;
Section 6 (3) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 117/2021, effective April 28, 2021.
(3) Despite subsection (2), if the annual percentage change as determined under subsection (4) is a negative number, the annual percentage change is rounded up to zero.
Section 7 (2) (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 209/2020, effective August 31, 2020.
(a) a registered care advisor must be a registrant in good standing with the college and registered in one of the full classes of registration with the college;
Section 8 (1) (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 60/2019, effective March 31, 2019.
(c) of what the physician's class of licence issued by the college to the physician is, and what the physician's specialty is, if applicable,
Section 9 (2) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 60/2019, effective March 31, 2019.
(b) the class of licence issued by the college to the registered care advisor, and the registered care advisor's specialty, if applicable;
Part 3, sections 7 to 12 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 54/2025, effective May 1, 2025.
Part 3 — Registered Care Advisors
Registered care advisors
7 (1) For the purposes of referrals under Part 7 [Minor Injuries] of the Act, registered care advisors are a prescribed class of persons.
(2) The following are the prescribed requirements and qualifications for registered care advisors:
(a) a registered care advisor must be a physician who is a registrant in good standing with the college and registered in one of the full classes of registration with the college;
(b) a registered care advisor must be current for clinical practice;
(c) a registered care advisor must provide to the college a declaration in accordance with section 8;
(d) a registered care advisor must be registered in the registered care advisor register.
[am. B.C. Reg. 209/2020, s. 7.]
Declaration of registered care advisor
8 (1) In order for a physician to be registered in the register, the physician must provide the college with a declaration
(a) of the physician's intent to be a registered care advisor,
(b) that the physician is current for clinical practice,
(c) of what the physician's specialty is, if applicable,
(d) that the physician is knowledgeable in evidence-informed practice with specific competencies in the assessment and treatment of
(ii) acute and chronic pain, or
(iii) mental health issues and other psychosocial issues, and
(e) of what the physician's business address and business telephone number are that the physician wants to have included in the register.
(2) After the initial declaration is provided under subsection (1), a physician must provide the college with an annual declaration
(a) of the physician's intent to continue to be a registered care advisor, and
(b) of the matters described in subsection (1) (b) to (e).
(3) The college may provide to the ministry the following:
(a) the information in a declaration provided by a physician to the college under subsection (1) or (2);
(b) confirmation whether or not the physician is a registrant in good standing with the college and registered in one of the full classes of registration with the college;
(b.1) the class of licence of the physician;
(c) notice if a physician is no longer a registrant in good standing with the college, if applicable.
[am. B.C. Reg. 60/2019, App. 3, s. 1.]
Registered care advisor register
(a) establish the register, and
(b) include the information described in subsection (2) for each physician who
(i) is a registrant in good standing with the college and registered in one of the full classes of registration, and
(ii) provided to the college a declaration in accordance with section 8 (1) or (2).
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b), the following information must be included in the register:
(a) the name of the registered care advisor;
(b) the class of licence of the registered care advisor, and the registered care advisor's specialty, if applicable;
(c) the business address and business phone number of the registered care advisor that the registered care advisor wants to have included in the register.
(3) The ministry must remove a person from the register if
(a) the ministry receives a notice from the college under section 8 (4) (c) that the person is no longer a registrant in good standing with the college, or
(b) the person makes a written request to the ministry to be removed from the register.
(4) The corporation must publish the register on a publicly accessible website maintained by or on behalf of the corporation.
(5) For the purposes of the corporation publishing the register under subsection (4), the ministry must provide to the corporation the information to be published and the information the ministry receives from the college under section 8 (2).
[am. B.C. Reg. 60/2019, App. 3, s. 2.]
Referral to registered care advisor
10 (0.1) This section applies to accidents that occur before May 1, 2021.
(1) A physician whose patient may have suffered a minor injury in an accident must consider, no later than 90 days after the date of the accident that caused the injury, referring the patient to a registered care advisor if one or more of the following circumstances apply:
(a) the physician is unable to make a clear diagnosis;
(b) the patient is not recovering from the injury as expected by the physician;
(c) there are factors complicating the patient's recovery from the injury.
(2) If, after a referral under subsection (1),
(a) a registered care advisor assesses the patient and provides a report to the physician, and
(b) one or more of the circumstances set out in subsection (1) (a), (b) and (c) continue to apply,
the physician may, within the first 9 months following the accident, refer the patient to the same or to a different registered care advisor.
[am. B.C. Reg. 62/2021, App. 5, s. 2.]
Assessment and report by registered care advisor
11 If a registered care advisor accepts a referral under section 10, the registered care advisor must
(a) assess the patient's injury within 15 days after the date of the referral,
(b) consult with the referring physician as necessary,
(c) make a written report that provides advice to the referring physician about the diagnosis or treatment of the patient's injury, and
(d) provide the report to the referring physician within 10 days after the date the registered care advisor assesses the patient's injury.