Jan 1, 2022, the College Bylaws
Jan 1, 2022, the College Bylaws made under the health professions act
For your reference, the revised on December 31,2021 Health Professions Act RSBC 1996, quote from the :
https://www.cpsbc.ca/files/pdf/HPA-Bylaws.pdf
HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT RSBC 1996, c.183 DATED JUNE 1, 2009 (revised December 31, 2021)
As of January 1, 2022, section 7-5 of the College Bylaws made under the Health Professions Act will require all registrants practising in a private office, clinic or facility to post signage in a visible public area, or provide written notice to patients, indicating that the physicians and surgeons practising in that location are licensed and regulated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. The College’s role is to protect the public, and the signage is intended to provide patients with confidence that the physician or surgeon they are seeing is registered, qualified, competent and fit to practise.
The College will be ensuring compliance with section 7-5 of the Bylaws through attestation on the 2022 Annual Licence Renewal Form.
Registrants will be asked: Whether they work in a private office. Private offices include solo and group practice, clinics, and private surgical and diagnostic facilities not affiliated with a health authority. Note: No further action is required if the answer is no. If the answer is yes, to attest that they will download and display the signage in a visible area or provide written notice to patients. A visible public area includes waiting rooms and lobbies. The signage will be available to download and print as part of the 2022 annual licence renewal process. Registrants will also be able to download the signage at any time throughout the year by logging in to the College website (practice information tab).
The signage will have the following information: a statement informing patients that the physicians and surgeons who practise in the private office or facility are licensed and registered in BC, and regulated by the College the College website address and a QR code for patients to verify a physician’s or surgeon’s credentials in the online registrant directory College contact information The annual licence renewal process will begin on January 1, 2022.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
Please read the original link:HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT RSBC 1996, c.183 DATED JUNE 1, 2009 (revised December 31, 2021) https://www.cpsbc.ca/files/pdf/HPA-Bylaws.pdf