If the decision on appeal is to uphold the BC Supreme Court decision,
the regulators of the health professions should be prepared to start engaging with government as to the best model for regulating in this ethically divisive area.
Not exact matches
Communicating Quality Live is a set
of RCSLT guidance and resources to support all RCSLT members to meet the standards
of the
regulator, the
Health and Care
Professions Council.
APRIL 1, 2011: The agenda
of the BC CLE course on Self - Governing
Professions includes presentations on registration and mobility, a report card on the BC Health Professions Review Board, regulating the regulator, and the future of self - regulating p
Professions includes presentations on registration and mobility, a report card on the BC
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Professions Review Board, regulating the
regulator, and the future
of self - regulating
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This is the proposal that decisions relating to a healthcare professional's
health, made by the OHPA or the relevant committees
of the other healthcare
regulators, should be subject to the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence's power to refer to the High Court under s 29
of the NHS Reform and Healthcare
Professions Act 2002 (pending the GMC receiving powers to bring its own appeals against decisions
of the OHPA).
Where, for example, a registrant or member suffers from an alcohol or drug addiction, a
regulator must accommodate that disability to the point
of undue hardship when addressing professional misconduct resulting from that disability, or when addressing the registrant's competence, or when acting under any provision relating specifically to addictions that may impair the professional's ability to practice, e.g., under sections 33 (4)(e) and 39 (1)(e)
of the
Health Professions Act.
Health profession regulators may note that possible infringements
of human rights as part
of a registration process may be assessed not only by the Human Rights Tribunal, but also by the
Health Professions Review Board, which has exclusive jurisdiction to determine matters
of fact, law and discretion relating to registration decisions, at least where a college ultimately refuses to grant registration, or has grants registration with limits or conditions.
In Stelmaschuk, a court found extraordinary action under the BC
Health Professions Act to be invalid where a
regulator could not establish an urgency that would justify a lack
of sufficient notice to a registrant as to the issues an Inquiry Committee would be considering, i.e., interim conditions versus an interim suspension, or a lack
of opportunity for the registrant to make submissions: Stelmaschuk v.
Health and Care
Professions Council (HCPC) The
regulator of the social work
profession and social work education in England
In addition, the members
of AMFTRB continually explore current regulatory issues, such as telemental
health and licensure portability, offering suggestions and guidelines to assist
regulators as they make important decisions that impact the
profession of marriage and family therapy.