Regulation BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 227/2015, effective December 3, 2015.
| B.C. Reg. 285/2008 M245/2008 | Deposited October 15, 2008 effective October 17, 2008 |
Health Professions Act
Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Regulation
Definitions
1 In this regulation:
"Act" means the Health Professions Act;
"psychiatric nursing" means practice as a registrant of the college.
College name
2 The name "College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia" is the name of the college established under section 15 (1) of the Act for psychiatric nursing.
Reserved titles
3 (1) The titles "registered psychiatric nurse" and "licensed graduate psychiatric nurse" are reserved for exclusive use by registrants.
(2) This section does not prevent a person from using the title "nurse" in a manner authorized by another regulation under section 12 of the Act.
Patient relations program
5 The college is designated for the purposes of section 16 (2) (f) of the Act.
[Provisions of the Health Professions Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 183, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 12 (2)]