CMTBC Ethics Exam 2026/2027 | Practice Questions, Answers &
Exam Preparation
Who is the executive branch run by - Correct answer✅✅ Premier of BC
The premier appoints - Correct answer✅✅ MINISTERS to head specific MINISTRIES
There are two main ways in which the Province could regulate a health profession: - Correct
answer✅✅ direct regulation and self-regulation.
direct regulation - Correct answer✅✅ refers to direct actions by the government to control the
amount of a certain activity
self-regulation - Correct answer✅✅ Province delegates its power and duty to regulate the profession
in the public interest to the members of the profession.
social contract - Correct answer✅✅ Province agrees to allow a profession to regulate its own
members instead of regulating them directly.
Used to describe the relationship between a government and the citizens of a society. - Correct
answer✅✅ Social contract"
Benefits of self regulation - Correct answer✅✅ The right to elect board member, The right to
participate in governance, Right to determine membership competency, Right to determine practice
standards and code of ethics, Insulation from politics, Right to discipline members
The Responsibilities of Self-Regulation - Correct answer✅✅ Duty to regulate the profession in the
public interesT, Duty to follow the law and abide by the charter, Duty to enforce standards and
discipline members
, The College is run by a Board of Directors - Correct answer✅✅ 6 are registrants, no less than 3
members of the Board are appointed by the Provincial Government.
Currently there are 5 members.
In BC, two separate private organizations exist to promote the interests of the profession. - Correct
answer✅✅ the Registered Massage Therapists Association of BC ("RMTBC") and the Natural Health
Practitioners of Canada (NHPC)
main law that governs the regulation of RMTs in BC is the - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions Act
- this law is passed by the legislature.
it sets out the powers and duties of all self-governing health professions in BC.
It also outlines the procedures that the governing bodies such as the College must follow in carrying out
their duties.
The Health Professions Act authorizes the _____________ to create regulations. - Correct answer✅✅
executive branch
Current regulations that are important for RMTs are the: - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions
General Regulation and the Massage Therapists Regulation.
The _______ Act allows the College to pass bylaws. - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions
The Standards of Practice are part of the College's______ - Correct answer✅✅ Bylaws
The Code of Ethics is not part of the colleges _____ - Correct answer✅✅ Bylaws, but registrants are
required to comply with it under section 75 of the Bylaws.
The Standards of Practice - Correct answer✅✅ Focus on patient care in providing treatment.
They deal with matters such as assessing patient needs, obtaining informed consent during treatment,
patient privacy, and professionalism.
Exam Preparation
Who is the executive branch run by - Correct answer✅✅ Premier of BC
The premier appoints - Correct answer✅✅ MINISTERS to head specific MINISTRIES
There are two main ways in which the Province could regulate a health profession: - Correct
answer✅✅ direct regulation and self-regulation.
direct regulation - Correct answer✅✅ refers to direct actions by the government to control the
amount of a certain activity
self-regulation - Correct answer✅✅ Province delegates its power and duty to regulate the profession
in the public interest to the members of the profession.
social contract - Correct answer✅✅ Province agrees to allow a profession to regulate its own
members instead of regulating them directly.
Used to describe the relationship between a government and the citizens of a society. - Correct
answer✅✅ Social contract"
Benefits of self regulation - Correct answer✅✅ The right to elect board member, The right to
participate in governance, Right to determine membership competency, Right to determine practice
standards and code of ethics, Insulation from politics, Right to discipline members
The Responsibilities of Self-Regulation - Correct answer✅✅ Duty to regulate the profession in the
public interesT, Duty to follow the law and abide by the charter, Duty to enforce standards and
discipline members
, The College is run by a Board of Directors - Correct answer✅✅ 6 are registrants, no less than 3
members of the Board are appointed by the Provincial Government.
Currently there are 5 members.
In BC, two separate private organizations exist to promote the interests of the profession. - Correct
answer✅✅ the Registered Massage Therapists Association of BC ("RMTBC") and the Natural Health
Practitioners of Canada (NHPC)
main law that governs the regulation of RMTs in BC is the - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions Act
- this law is passed by the legislature.
it sets out the powers and duties of all self-governing health professions in BC.
It also outlines the procedures that the governing bodies such as the College must follow in carrying out
their duties.
The Health Professions Act authorizes the _____________ to create regulations. - Correct answer✅✅
executive branch
Current regulations that are important for RMTs are the: - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions
General Regulation and the Massage Therapists Regulation.
The _______ Act allows the College to pass bylaws. - Correct answer✅✅ Health Professions
The Standards of Practice are part of the College's______ - Correct answer✅✅ Bylaws
The Code of Ethics is not part of the colleges _____ - Correct answer✅✅ Bylaws, but registrants are
required to comply with it under section 75 of the Bylaws.
The Standards of Practice - Correct answer✅✅ Focus on patient care in providing treatment.
They deal with matters such as assessing patient needs, obtaining informed consent during treatment,
patient privacy, and professionalism.
