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Volume 52, No. 20

B.C. Reg. 234/2009

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

October 20, 2009

B.C. Reg. 234/2009 , deposited October 9, 2009, pursuant to the HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT [Section 12 (2)]. Ministerial Order M215/2009, dated October 7, 2009.

I, Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services, order that the Pharmacists Regulation, B.C. Reg. 417/2008, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— K. FALCON, Minister of Health Services.

Schedule

Section 1 of the Pharmacists Regulation, B.C. Reg. 417/2008, is amended

(

a) in the definition of " practice of pharmacy " by adding the following paragraph:

(a.1) promoting health and preventing diseases, disorders and conditions through drug therapy, , and

(

b) by adding the following definition:

"substance" means a drug that is not specified in

Schedule I, IA, II or IV of the Drug Schedules Regulation.

Section 4 (1) is amended by adding the following paragraph:

(c.1) in respect of a drug specified in

Schedule I, IA or II of the Drug Schedules Regulation or a substance,

(

i) administer the drug or substance by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, or

(ii) administer the drug or substance by any method for the purpose of treating anaphylaxis arising from administering a drug or substance by intradermal, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, as described in subparagraph (i); .

3 The following

section is added:

Limits or conditions on services and restricted activities

4.1 A registrant may perform an activity described in

section 4 (1) (c.1) only if

(

a) standards, limits and conditions have been established, under

section 19 (1) (

k) or (

l) of the Act, respecting the administering of the drug or substance by registrants,

(

b) the standards, limits and conditions described in paragraph (

a) are established on the recommendation of a committee that

(

i) is established under

section 19 (1) (

t) of the Act, and

(ii) has the duty and power to develop, review and recommend those standards, limits and conditions, and

(

c) the registrant has successfully completed a certification program established, required or approved under the bylaws to ensure registrants are qualified and competent to perform the activity.

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