Regulated Health Professions Act General Regulations

c t REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT GENERAL REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to July 4, 2018. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Regulated Health Professions Act General Regulations Section 1 c REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT Chapter R-10.1 GENERAL REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 96 of the Regulated Health Professions Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. R-10.1, Council made the following regulations: 1. Definition In these regulations, “Act” means the Regulated Health Professions Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. R-10.1. (EC829/13) 1.1 Language proficiency For the purpose of clause 12(2)(b) of the Act, an applicant is considered to be reasonably proficient in English if the applicant (a) obtained, within the 24 months immediately preceding the application, the minimum score required by the council on an English language proficiency test administered by a language testing agency approved by council; (b) completed both primary and secondary education in English; (c) obtained the prescribed educational requirements for registration as a member from an educational institution in which the language of instruction, including the language used in any practicum, was English; (d) did one or a combination of the following in a jurisdiction where the language of instruction or practice, as the case may be, was English: (i) completed postgraduate education consisting of a minimum term of study specified by the council, (ii) practised the regulated health profession, unsupervised and in good standing, for a minimum period of time specified by the council; (e) held, immediately preceding the application and continuously for a minimum period of time specified by the council, a senior teaching appointment at an educational institution approved by the council, in which the language of instruction, including the language used in any patient care, was English; or (f) otherwise satisfies the council that the applicant is reasonably proficient in English. (EC148/18) c t Updated July 4, 2018 Page 3 Section 2 Regulated Health Professions Act General Regulations 2. Application fee The application fee to be submitted with an application under section 73 of the Act is $500. (EC829/13) 3. Nature of costs For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, the costs that may be charged include, but are not limited to, all disbursements incurred by the Advisory Council in the conduct of the investigation of an application, including (a) fees and reasonable expenses for experts or investigators whose reports or attendance were reasonably necessary for the investigation; and (b) long distance telephone and facsimile charges, courier delivery charges and similar miscellaneous expenses. (EC829/13) 4. Costs prorated If the Advisory Council conducts a single investigation for the designation of a health profession in respect of more than one application under section 73 of the Act, the costs that may be charged for the purposes of section 76 of the Act may be prorated by the Minister between or among the applicants. (EC829/13) 5. Additional criteria for designation of health professions For the purpose of an investigation respecting the designation of a health profession under the Act, the Minister or the Advisory Council, as the case may be, may consider, in addition to the criteria set out in section 75 of the Act, the following: (a) the extent to which the health profession has demonstrated that there is a public interest in ensuring the availability of services provided by the health profession; (b) the extent to which the services of the health profession provide a recognized and demonstrated benefit to the health, safety or well-being of the public; (c) the extent to which there exists a body of knowledge that forms the basis of the standards of practice of the health profession; (d) whether practitioners of the health profession are awarded a certificate or degree from a recognized post-secondary educational institution; (e) whether it is important that continuing competence of a practitioner of the health profession be monitored; (f) the extent to which there exists within the health profession recognized leadership which has expressed a commitment to regulating the health profession in the public interest; (g) the extent to which regulation of the health profession is likely to enhance inter-professional collaboration and the labour mobility of its practitioners. (EC829/13) 6. Information provided by registrar For the purposes of section 18 of the Act, a registrar shall provide, on request, to an employer or prospective employer of a member information respecting the nature of any ongoing complaint, investigation or hearing in respect of that member. (EC349/18) Page 4 Updated July 4, 2018 t c