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Midwifery
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Health Professionals Act - Midwives Regulation:
The College of Midwives of British Columbia (CMBC) is the regulatory body for the profession of midwifery in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. It was established in March 1995 when the provincial legislature proclaimed the Midwives Regulation under the Health Professions Act 1 . The first midwives were registered to practice in BC on January 1, 1998.
The College's mandate is to serve and protect the public interest by regulating midwifery practice in accordance with the Act and the CMBC bylaws. The goal of the College is to register qualified, competent midwives to provide safe, high quality care to women and their families in the province of British Columbia.
The College has the following duties and objects 2 : to set the standards of education and qualifications for registration;
-to examine candidates for registration, assess competency and register qualified candidates;
-to set the standards of practice, and monitor and enforce them;
-to monitor the continuing competency of registrants;
-to establish a program to prevent professional misconduct of a sexual nature;
-to set standards of professional ethics, and monitor and enforce them.
Health Professionals Act - Midwives Regulation:
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/H/HealthProf/103_95.htm
Ministry of Health - Midwifery information page:
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/midwifery.html
Primary Contact
College Of Midwives Of British Columbia
Suite 210, 1682 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V6J 4S6
Phone: (604) 742-2230
Fax: (604) 730-8908
Email: information at cmbc.bc.ca
Website: http://www.cmbc.bc.ca/
Secondary Contact
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 3C8
Toll-free in BC: 1-800-465-4911
Regional Health Authorities:
Provincial Health Services Authority
700-1380 Burrard St
Vancouver, B.C.
V6Z 2H3
Phone: (604) 675-7400
Fax: (604) 708-2700
Web site: http://www.phsa.ca/
Northern Health Authority
Suite 300 - 299 Victoria Street
Prince George, B.C. V2L 5B8
Phone: (250) 565-2649
Fax: (250) 565-2640
Web site: http://www.northernhealth.ca
Interior Health Authority
2180 Ethel Street
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 3A1
Phone: (250) 862-4200
Fax: (250) 862-4201
Web site: http://www.interiorhealth.ca
Fraser Health Authority
300 - 10334 152A Street
Surrey, B.C. V3R 7P8
Phone: (604) 587-4600
Fax: (604) 587-4666
Web site: http://www.fraserhealth.ca
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
11th Floor - 601 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4C2
Phone: Toll Free 1-866-884-0888
Local (604) 736-2033
Fax: (604) 875-4750
Web site: http://www.vch.ca/
Vancouver Island Health Authority
1952 Bay Street
Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8
Phone: (250) 370-8699
Fax: (250) 370-8750
Web site: http://www.viha.ca/
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