An independent tribunal established to conduct review panel hearings for patients admitted by physicians and detained involuntarily in provincial mental health facilities under the Mental Health Act
A patient has the legal right to challenge the certification decision made by their doctor. Their website describes how to apply and prepare for a hearing. After a hearing, the review panel decides whether a patient should be discharged from involuntary status based on criteria specified in the Mental Health Act.
A neutral body that is independent from the health professions colleges, government, and courts. On application, it reviews certain decisions of colleges’ registration and inquiry committee to make sure they are transparent, objective, impartial, and fair.
The Health Professions Act gives the review board its powers and duties, which are to:
The HAB is an independent, quasi-judicial appeal tribunal which provides medical practitioners with an avenue of appeal from hospital board of management decisions affecting hospital privileges.
The HAB was established for the purpose of providing practitioners appeals from
The Community Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board (CCALAB) is a tribunal created under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act to hear and decide appeals from licensing, registration and certification decisions about community care facilities, assisted living residences and early childhood educators.
Decisions must balance the need to ensure minimum standards for those cared for in facilities and the need to ensure fair process for operators and educators.
The PMPRB protects and informs consumers by ensuring prices charged by manufacturers for patented medicines are not excessive and by reporting on pharmaceutical trends.
An independent, quasi-judicial body, the PMPRB reviews the prices that patentees charge for each individual patented drug product in Canadian markets. If a price is found to be excessive, the Board can hold public hearings and order price reductions or the offset of excess revenues.
Regulates and sets standards for licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and midwives. Deals with complaints by the public regarding nurse or midwife misconduct that warrants a formal investigation.
BCCNM's responsibilities include:
The CCBC is the regulatory body that licenses chiropractors that sets the entry-to-practice requirements, professional and clinical standards for practice, and receives and reviews complaints about chiropractors, and facilitates dispute resolution.
Patients have recourse through the CCBC if they feel they were treated inappropriately under the care of a BC chiropractor. The CCBC investigates and disciplines chiropractors that do not abide by the bylaws or legislation and takes patient concerns very seriously. They will also take action against non-registrants who are engaging in unlawful practice.
The BCCOHP regulates all oral health professionals in B.C, including certified dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists.
The COTBC ensures the safe, ethical, and competent practice of occupational therapy in B.C. All occupational therapists who practice in BC must be registered members.
The COTBC:
The College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC) is the regulatory body for opticians in BC. The COBC regulates opticianry by ensuring Licensed Opticians are qualified to practice and that they are consistently providing safe and ethical care to their patients.