British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Health Professions Effective August 1, 2000, with the exception of section 51 (O.C. 1036/2000)

O.C. 1036/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors Presid . u ive ouncil PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. 1036 , Approved and Ordered JUL 1 3 2000 • Lieutenant Governor 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, effective August 1, 2000, with the exception of

section 51.1 (3), approval is given to the amendments to the bylaws of the College of Midwives of British Columbia as set out in the attached Resolution of the Board of the College dated April 26, 2000. (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section:- Health Professions Act, s. 19 Other (specify):- June 26. 2000 /51)e-,c.kj-D 776/00/13

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MADE THIS 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2000 RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with the authority established in

section 19 (1) of the Health Professions Act, and subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Board amends the Bylaws for the College of Midwives of British Columbia as indicated in the Bylaw amendments attached to this resolution. VERIFIED A TRUE COPY

Page 1 of 8 Bylaw Amendments for College of Midwives of British Columbia approved by the CMBC board on April 26, 2000 Executive Committee

Section 14.1 is repealed and the following is substituted: Executive Committee 14.1

(1) The executive committee is established consisting of 3 board members appointed by the board, at least 1 of whom must be an appointed board member.

(2) The executive committee may act on any matter related to the ongoing administration of the college, and may exercise all the powers of the board except when the board is in session.

(3) The executive committee must take minutes of its proceedings and submit them to the board at the next board meeting. Title Change Wherever there is reference to the chair or vice-chair in the Bylaws for College of Midwives of British Columbia the word "president" is substituted for the word "chair", and the words "vice-president" is substituted for the words "vice-chair". Client relations committee 19. (1) is repealed and replace with: 19. (1) the client relations committee is the patient relations committee referred to in clause 19 (1)(

t) of the Act Proceedings at general meetings

Section 35 is repealed and replaced with (Section remains the same except for numbering should be 1 through 11 — (9) was left out) Initial Registration

Section 45.1 is repealed effective April 3, 1999.

Page 2 of 8 Good Character Consistent with the Responsibilities of a Registrant

Section 46 is amended by adding the following: General Registration 46. (2) (1) meets the requirements set out in 45 (2) and (4).

Section 48 is amended by adding the following: Conditional Registration 48. (1) (

d) meets the requirements set out in 45 (2) and (4). Student Registration:

PART V 43.

Definitions is amended by adding the following: "student registrant" means a registrant who is enrolled in a degree program in midwifery education approved by the registration committee, and registered on the student register.

Section 44 is amended by adding the following: 44. (

g) student registration

Section 51 is amended by adding the following: Requirements for student registration 51.1

(1) The registration committee shall grant student registration to a person who:

a) is currently enrolled as a student in a program approved by the registration committee and the board leading to a degree in midwifery;

b) has delivered to the registrar: (

i) a signed application for registration and declaration in a form approved by the registration committee; (ii) the applicable application and registration fees as set out in

Schedule 3; (iii) evidence of enrollment in a program of education approved by the registration committee and evidence satisfactory to the registration committee that the applicant is the person named therein; and (iv) a signed criminal record check authorization form.

c) meets the requirements set out in 45 (2) and (4).

(2) A student registrant may only provide midwifery care within the approved program in which he or she is enrolled and under the supervision of the midwifery faculty or a clinical preceptor designated by the program.

(3) A student registrant shall only use the title "student midwife" .

(4) A student registrant's certificate of registration is revoked if the member ceases to be enrolled in the education program.

Page 3 of 8 Prior Learning and Experience Assessment and Inter-provincial Registration Reciprocity

Section 46 is amended by adding the following: General registration 46. (2)(a) (

i) is a graduate of a midwifery education program acceptable to the registration committee; or (ii) has been registered as a midwife in another Canadian province or territory where midwifery is recognized by law, and which province or territory has been recognized for registration reciprocity, or (iii) is a graduate of a midwifery education program in another jurisdiction where midwifery is recognized by law, and has been assessed through the College's prior learning and experience assessment to be equivalent in education and experience to a graduate of a midwifery education program acceptable to the registration committee, and (

b) Sections 48.(1)(a)(

i) and (ii), and 48.(1)(

c) are repealed and the following is substituted: Conditional registration 48. (1) (

a) is likely to satisfy: (

i) the educational requirements of subsections 46(2) (a) (i), (ii)or (iii) by completing an upgrading course acceptable to the committee, and/or (ii) the experience requirements of subsection 46 (2) (

b) by completing a period of supervised practice acceptable to the committee, (

c) has met the requirements of subsections 46 (2) (c), (d), and (e). Retention of Records

Section 85 is repealed and the following is substituted: Storage and retention of personal information 85.

(1) All records of midwifery care shall be retained for a period of twenty- one(21) years, but, if circumstances warrant, the registrant may keep these records for a longer period of time.

(2) Before resigning as a registered member or ceasing to practice midwifery in British Columbia a member shall ensure that all retained records of clinical care are transferred to another registered member and shall notify the College of Midwives of British Columbia as to their whereabouts. The member to whom the record is transferred shall retain the record for the balance of the time referred to in subsection 85.

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Schedule 1 - DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Schedule 1 - Drugs and Substances 1. (

a) A midwife may prescribe or administer the following substances on her own responsibility in accordance with the Guidelines for Prescribing and Administering Drugs as approved and amended from time to time by the College of Midwives of British Columbia: Chloroprocaine - 2% Clotrimazole Diphenhydramine hydrochloride - IM Doxylamine succinate-pyridoxine hydrochloride Ergonovine maleate Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment Hepatitis B immune globulin Hepatitis B vaccine Hydrocortisone anorectal therapy compound Intravenous fluids - normal saline, Ringer's Lactate, 5% dextrose in water Lidocaine hydrochloride without epinephrine - 1% Measles / Mumps / Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Miconazole Nystatin Oxytocin - IV or IM injection Phytonadione Pre-mixed 5/50 nitrous oxide and oxygen RhD Immune globulin Therapeutic oxygen Triple dye (

b) A midwife may prescribe or administer the following substances on her own responsibility in accordance with the Guidelines for Prescribing and Administering Drugs as approved and amended from time to time by the College of the Midwives of British Columbia for intrapartum chemoprophylaxis for Group B Strep only: Ampicillin Clindamycin Penicillin G (

c) A midwife may prescribe or administer the following substances on her own responsibility in accordance with the Guidelines for Prescribing and Administering Drugs as approved and amended from time to time by the

Page 5 of 8 College of Midwives of British Columbia for therapeutic rest in prodromal labour only: Lorazepam (oral or sublingual) Oxazepam (oral or sublingual) 2. A midwife may order and administer the following drugs under emergency conditions in conjunction with physician consultation and transfer of care: Epinephrine hydrochloride Naloxone hydrochloride 3.

A midwife may administer the following drugs in the course of engaging in the practice of midwifery after consultation with and on the order of a physician: Acetominophen with codeine Antibiotics Antiemetic/sedative agents with narcotic analgesics Barbiturates Cervical ripening agents - in hospital only Sedatives Epidural analgesia (continuous infusion maintenance) - in hospital only Narcotic antagonists Narcotics - in hospital only Oxytocin intravenous infusion - in hospital only 4.

A midwife may order, prescribe or administer any drug or substance that may lawfully be purchased or acquired without a prescription.

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Schedule 3

Schedule 3 is repealed and the following is substituted. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, RENEWAL AND EXAMINATIONS 1. The fees payable by applicants or registrants shall be as follows: (

a) One time, non-refundable application fees for: (

i) general registration $100 (ii) conditional registration $100 (iii) temporary registration $100 (iv) non-practicing registration $50 (

v) student registration $50 (vi) honorary registration NIL (vii) reinstatement of registration $100 (

b) First registration and annual renewal fees for: (

i) general registration in year 2000 $1,100 in year 2001 $1,200 in year 2002 $1,300 in year 2003 $1,400 in year 2004 and beyond $1,500 (ii) conditional registration in year 2000 $1,100 in year 2001 $1,100 in year 2002 $1,200 in year 2003 $1,200 in year 2004 and beyond $1,300 (iii) temporary registration in year 2000 $110 per month (or part thereof) in year 2001 $120 per month in year 2002 $130 per month in year 2003 $140 per month in year 2004 and beyond $150 per month (

v) non-practicing registration $250 (vi) student registration $200 (vii) honorary registration NIL (

c) registration examination fee: up to $2,800 (

d) registration orientation fee: $600 2. With the exception of temporary, non-practicing and student registration, all fees listed in clause 1(

b) will be prorated on a quarterly basis for a registrant who is registered for less than a full year.

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Schedule 4

Schedule 4 is repealed and the following is substituted MAXIMUM FEES FOR INFORMATION REQUESTS 1. For applicants other than commercial applicants: (

a) for locating and retrieving a record: $7.50 per 1/4 hour after the first 3 hours, (

b) for producing a record manually: $7.50 per 1/4 hour, (

c) for producing a record from a machine readable record: $16.50 per minute for cost of use of central mainframe processor and all locally attached devices plus $7.50 per 1/4 hour for developing a computer program to produce the record, (

d) for preparing a record for disclosure and handling a record: $7.50 per 1/4 hour, (

e) for shipping copies: the actual costs of shipping by method chosen by applicant, (

t) photocopies and computer printouts: $.25 per page (8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14) and $.30 per page (11 x 17), (

g) for copying: (

i) floppy disks: $10.00 per disk, (ii) computer tapes: $40.00 per tape, up to 2400 feet, (iii) microfiche: $10.00 per fiche, (iv) 16 mm microfilm duplication: $25.00 per roll, (v) 35 mm microfilm duplication: $40.00 per roll, (vi) microfilm to paper duplication: $.50 per page, (vii) photographs (colour or black and white): $5.00 to produce a negative, and $12.00 each for 16" x 20" $9.00 each for 11" x 14" $4.00 each for 8" x 10" $3.00 each for 5" x 7",

Page 8 of 8 (viii) photographic print of textual, graphic or cartographic records (8" x 10" black and white) $12.50 each, (ix) hard copy laser print, B/W, 300 dots/inch: $.25 each, (

x) hard copy laser print, B/W, 1200 dots/inch: $.40 each, (xi) hard copy laser print, colour: $1.65 each, (xii) photomechanical reproduction of 105 mm cartographic record/plan: $3.00 each, (xiii) slide duplication: $.95 each, (xiv) plans: $1.00 per square metre, (xv) audio cassette duplication: $10.00 plus $7.00 per 1/4 (xvii) video cassette (1/4" or 8 mm) duplication: $11.00 per 60 minute cassette plus $7.00 per 1/4 hour of recording; $20.00 per 120 minute cassette plus $7.00 per 1/4 hour of recording, (xviii) video cassette VHS duplication: $15.00 per cassette plus $11.00 per 1/4 hour of recording, and (xix) video cassette (3/4") duplication: $40.00 per cassette plus $11.00 per 1/4 hour of recording. 2.

For commercial applicants for each service listed in

section 1: the actual cost of providing that service.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 1036/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 1036 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	eb52727df21ab39604967591d86e57cbbe640b70

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