ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The premier appoints. Answer: MINISTERS to head specific
MINISTRIES
◉ There are two main ways in which the Province could regulate a
health profession:. Answer: direct regulation and self-regulation.
◉ direct regulation. Answer: refers to direct actions by the government
to control the amount of a certain activity
◉ self-regulation. Answer: Province delegates its power and duty to
regulate the profession in the public interest to the members of the
profession.
◉ social contract. 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.. Answer: Social contract"
,◉ Benefits of self regulation. 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. 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. 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.. 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. 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.. Answer: executive branch
◉ Current regulations that are important for RMTs are the:. Answer:
Health Professions General Regulation and the Massage Therapists
Regulation.
◉ The _______ Act allows the College to pass bylaws.. Answer: Health
Professions
◉ The Standards of Practice are part of the College's______. Answer:
Bylaws
◉ The Code of Ethics is not part of the colleges _____. Answer: Bylaws,
but registrants are required to comply with it under section 75 of the
Bylaws.
◉ The Standards of Practice. 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.