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Ministry of Health proposes amendments to the Health Professions Designation and Amalgamation Regulation

In British Columbia, there are 26 regulated health professions, of which 25 are governed by 15 regulatory colleges under the Health Professions Act. The act provides a common regulatory framework for health professions in British Columbia.

A health regulator’s (college’s) legal obligation is to protect the public through the regulation of their registrants.  They do this by:

  • determining registration requirements
  • setting standards of practice
  • recognizing education programs
  • maintaining a register that everyone can search, and
  • addressing complaints about their registrants

 

Proposed Amendments – College Amalgamations

The Ministry of Health is proposing amendments to the Health Professions Designation and Amalgamation Regulation. The proposed amendments to the regulation would establish the amalgamations of 11 regulatory colleges into two, effective June 28, 2024. 

The following colleges would be amalgamated into one college:

  • College of Chiropractors of British Columbia 
  • College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia
  • College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia 
  • College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia 

 

The following colleges would be amalgamated into one college:

  • College of Dieticians of British Columbia 
  • College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia 
  • College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia
  • College of Psychologists of British Columbia
  • College of Opticians of British Columbia
  • College of Optometrists of British Columbia
  • College of Speech and Hearing Professionals of British Columbia 

 

Changes to the Health Professions Designation and Amalgamation Regulation can be viewed here. Please submit feedback on the proposed changes no later than Tuesday, May 30th to PROREGADMIN@gov.bc.ca

 

For more information, please read Practitioner & Professional Resources – Professional Regulation.

 

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