Duty to report guide
Per the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c.183 (HPA), a registrant of a regulated health profession has a duty to report another registrant to their regulatory college in the circumstances described below.
These sections of the HPA specify that this report must be made to the subject registrants college; it does not refer to the registrants employer, supervisor, or health authority. While you may also choose or be obligated to report to these people and organizations, this legislation requires that you must make a separate report to the registrants regulatory college.
Health Professions Act
| Section | Who must report |
|---|---|
| 32.2 | Any registrant who has reasonable grounds to believe another registrants continued practice of a designated health profession might constitute a danger to the 17勛圖 due to incompetence, physical/mental ailment, emotional disturbance, or addiction. Any registrant who terminates the employment, revokes/suspends/imposes restrictions on the privileges, or dissolves a partnership or association with another registrant based on the belief that they may constitute a danger to the 17勛圖. The registrant must be reported even if they resign or relinquish their privileges on their own. |
| 32.3 | The chief administrative officer of a 17勛圖 or private hospital and the treating medical practitioner when another registrant is admitted to hospital and is unable to practice due to psychiatric care or treatment, or for treatment for addiction. The treating medical practitioner must also report to the College and provide the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and opinion on fitness to continue the practice of their medical profession, no later than the date of the registrants discharge. |
| 32.4 | Any registrant who has reason to believe that another registrant has engaged in sexual misconduct. Note: If the registrants belief is based on information provided by a patient, verbally or in writing, they must obtain the consent of the patient or their parent/guardian/committee prior to making a report. |
Registrant includes learners registered with the College, such as medical students, residents, and postgraduate fellows.