British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Medical Practitioners Approval to the amendments to Part XV of the Rules of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia as set out in the Resolution No (O.C. 868/2001)

O.C. 868/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

Lieutenant Governor Pre Minister of alth Plannin (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is nor part f the Order) Authority under which Order is made: • PROVINCE OFBRIT:SH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No., -- 868 , Approved and Ordered SEP 2 Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that approval is given to the amendments to

Part XV of the Rules of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, as set out in the attached Resolution No. 01-52 of the Council of the College dated March 15, 2001. f hee cu ive Council Act and section:- Medical Practitioners Act,

section Other (specify):- K:\MPA\2001 OIC's\OIC Rule Jun 01 342696.doc g20/200i /13 COLLEGE. OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA RESOLUTION NO. 01-52 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, MADE THE 15111 DAY OF MARCH, 2001, AT VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with the authority established in

section of the Medical Practitioners Act, the Council amend the Rules as follows: Rule 109(

f) is amended by deleting the words "in which case a physician must submit to the committee a certificate of competency, references and such other information required by the committee" following the words "acute care hospital". The amended Rule 109(

f) shall read: (0 a physician requesting these privileges for procedures shall have similar privileges in an acute care hospital or have had such privileges and relinquished same in circumstances acceptable to the committee unless the procedures for which privileges are applied are not performed in an acute care hospital. Rule 109(

g) is deleted and sub -paragraphs (

i) and (ii) are substituted as follows: (g) (

i) if the application is for privilege for procedures which the applicant has or had in an acute care hospital, the application shall include two written references relating to the competence of the applicant to perform the requested procedures. One of the referees shall be the head of the department or division at the hospital where the applicant has or had privileges, and one referee must be from a peer in the same discipline as the applicant. (ii) If the application is for privileges for procedures that are not performed in an acute care hospital, a physician must submit to the committee a certificate of training and written references of competency in the procedure(

s) by two peers who have been approved for these procedures, and such other information required by the committee. 1807 Whs-i I II AVENUE, VANCOUVER, B.C. V6J 2A') 1-800-461-3008 TEL. (604) 733-7758 FAX (604) 733-3503 COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Rule 109(

j) is amended by adding the following words at the end of the paragraph: "If the applicant is a member of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, the applicant must supply proof of maintenance of certification by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada." The amended Rule 109(

j) shall read:

U) an application to the committee for privileges at a facility must be made annually. Changes in the applicant's hospital appointments or privileges since any previous application or other material changes in clinical activities shall be stated in the application. If the applicant is a member of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, the applicant must supply proof of maintenance of certification by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY Registrar 2

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 868/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0868 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8fb5dca000709781c8e1c4c6e24839a5100ee780

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