125_2025 — Health Professions and Occupations Transitional Regulation (No. 2)

s. 1 — Definition

In this regulation, Act means the Health Professions and Occupations Act.

s. 2 — Licensing of dental assistants

s. 2(1)

In this section:

s. 2(1) — BCCOHP

BCCOHP means the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals;

s. 2(1) — bylaw

bylaw means a bylaw set out in Part 9 of the bylaws of the BCCOHP, as amended under section 539 of the Act;

s. 2(1) — certified non-registrant

certified non-registrant means a certified non-registrant within the meaning of section 539 (1) of the Act who is certified under a bylaw.

s. 2(2)

The BCCOHP may do the following:

s. 2(2)(a)

establish a licence class of "dental assistant";

s. 2(2)(b)

issue licences to applicants for a licence in the dental assistant class;

s. 2(2)(c)

provide that one or more of the bylaws apply to persons holding or applying for a licence in the dental assistant class as if those persons were certified non-registrants or applicants to become certified non-registrants;

s. 2(2)(d)

amend a bylaw for the purposes of this section.

s. 2(3)

Section 539 (2) to (5) of the Act applies to licensees holding a licence in the dental assistant class as if those licensees were certified non-registrants.

s. 3 — Licensing of physician assistants

s. 3(1)

In this section:

s. 3(1) — bylaw

bylaw means a bylaw set out in section C of Part 2 of the bylaws of the CPSBC, as amended under section 539 of the Act;

s. 3(1) — certified non-registrant

certified non-registrant means a certified non-registrant within the meaning of section 539 (1) of the Act who is certified under a bylaw;

s. 3(1) — CPSBC

CPSBC means the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

s. 3(2)

The CPSBC may do the following:

s. 3(2)(a)

establish a licence class of "physician assistant";

s. 3(2)(b)

issue licences to applicants for a licence in the physician assistant class;

s. 3(2)(c)

provide that one or more of the bylaws apply to persons holding or applying for a licence in the physician assistant class as if those persons were certified non-registrants or applicants to become certified non-registrants;

s. 3(2)(d)

amend a bylaw for the purposes of this section.

s. 3(3)

Section 539 (2) to (5) of the Act applies to licensees holding a licence in the physician assistant class as if those licensees were certified non-registrants.

s. 4 — Application of section 539 of the Act

s. 4(1)

Section 539 (3) of the Act applies to a bylaw made or amended for the purposes of section 2 or 3 of this regulation.

s. 4(2)

For the purposes of section 539 (4) (c) of the Act and sections 2 (3) and 3 (3) of this regulation, the authority of certified non-registrants and licensees in the dental assistant or physician assistant class to provide health services ends on April 1, 2029.

s. 4(3)

If the minister makes a designation regulation referred to in section 539 (5) of the Act, that regulation prevails in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with this regulation.

s. 4(4)

For certainty, a person whose application to be a certified non-registrant is deemed under section 539 (6) of the Act to have been withdrawn must make a new application in accordance with the Act for a licence described in section 2 or 3 of this regulation.

s. 5 — Health profession corporation permits

s. 5(1)

This section applies to a corporation that, under a designation regulation made with respect to a designated health profession, is prohibited from carrying on the business of providing health services to the public by licensees who practise the designated health profession unless the corporation holds a health profession corporation permit.

s. 5(2)

Despite a designation regulation referred to in subsection (1), a corporation described in that subsection is not required to hold a health profession corporation permit if both of the following conditions are met:

s. 5(2)(a)

the corporation is, on April 1, 2026, carrying on the business of providing health services to the public by licensees who practise the designated health profession;

s. 5(2)(b)

the corporation meets the requirements set out in section 58 (a) and (f) of the Act.

s. 5(3)

This section ceases to have effect on April 1, 2029.