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[Supplement]

HEALTH EMERGENCY ACT

[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 182

1 Section 6 of the Health Emergency Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

(6) If an applicant for registration fails to authorize a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act or an adjudicator under that Act has determined that an applicant presents a risk of physical or sexual abuse to children and that determination has not been overturned by an appeal panel under that Act, the board must take the failure or the determination into account when deciding whether to register the applicant or whether to set limits or conditions on the practice of the profession by the emergency medical assistant.

1995-37-34.

2 The following section is added:

Criminal Records Review Act

8.1 If an emergency medical assistant refuses to authorize a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act or an adjudicator under that Act has determined that a registered emergency medical assistant presents a risk of physical or sexual abuse to children and that determination has not been overturned by an appeal panel under that Act, the board must take the failure or the determination into account, investigate the matter and decide whether to set limits or conditions on the registration of the emergency medical assistant or suspend or cancel the registration of the emergency medical assistant.

1995-37-35.

3 Section 9 (1) is amended by adding "or 8.1" after "under section 7".

1995-37-36.

Commencement

4 Sections 1 to 4 come into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

1995-37-59.


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