HPOA Patient Alert
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New Medical Regulation Act is a Grave Threat to Patients and Practitioners
The recent enactment of the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), passed on November 24, 2022, poses a significant risk to patient safety, access and choice in healthcare services. "This Act creates the kind of sweeping authority over the doctor-patient...
Health Professionals Urge Immediate Awareness of Critical Legislation Impacting Patient Care in BC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024 Vancouver, BC – Health professionals across British Columbia are issuing a call to action regarding the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), a newly introduced piece of legislation that will profoundly affect the way...
Physicians need to read and understand the Health Professions and Occupations Act
Issue: BCMJ, vol. 66, No. 8, October 2024, Page 282 Letters By: York N. Hsiang, MB ChB, MHSc, FRCSC The most important piece of legislation in the last 30 years to affect all health professionals was quietly passed by the government in November 2022. Bill 36, now...