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Volume 44, No. 23

B.C. Reg. 262/2001

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

November 20, 2001

B.C. Reg. 262/2001, deposited November 8, 2001, pursuant to the HEALTH EMERGENCY ACT [Section 14 (2)]. Order in Council 979/2001, approved and ordered November 7, 2001.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Emergency Medical Assistants Regulation, B.C. Reg. 260/91, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. — S. HAWKINS, Minister of Health Planning; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 The definition of "EMA FA" in

section 1, and sections 2 (a) (

i) and 3 (a) (

i) of

Schedule A, of the Emergency Medical Assistants Regulation, B.C. Reg. 260/91, are amended by striking out "industrial first aid" wherever it appears and substituting "occupational first aid".

Section 1 is amended by adding the following definition:

"continuing medical education model" means the 5 year program of continuing medical education approved by the board for a category of EMA, consisting of 5 modules to be completed at the rate of 1 module per year;

Section 11 is amended by repealing subsections (4) and (5) and substituting the following:

(4) The board shall renew for a further 5 year period a licence in the category of EMA FA or EMA 1 that expires under

section 7 if

(

a) the board is satisfied that the EMA has a valid occupational first aid certificate issued under the Workers Compensation Act, or

(

b) the EMA has successfully completed the applicable continuing medical education model.

(5) The board shall renew for a further 5 year period a licence in the category of EMA 2, EMA 3 (ALS) or EMA 3 (ITT) that expires under

section 7 if the EMA has successfully completed the applicable continuing medical education model.

(6) Despite subsections (4) and (5), the board may require that an EMA satisfy the board of the EMA's suitability and competence before renewing a licence referred to in those subsections and for that purpose may require that the EMA successfully complete written, oral or practical examinations specified by the board if

(

a) the EMA's active employment as an EMA has been interrupted for a period of at least 6 months and the EMA has not met the requirements of

section 10, or

(

b) the board has reason to believe that the EMA is not maintaining safe or acceptable practices or competencies.

(7) Despite subsections (4) and (5), the board may renew a license referred to in those subsections for a further 5 year period for an EMA who does not meet the requirements of those subsections if the board is satisfied with respect to the EMA's suitability and competence and for that purpose may require that the EMA successfully complete written, oral or practical examinations specified by the board.

4 The title to

Schedule C is amended by striking out "Industrial First Aid" and substituting "Occupational First Aid".

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