BC OPTOMETRY JURISPRUDENCE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025
Health Professions Act - Answer -Legislation regulating health professions in British
Columbia, Canada
Licence - Answer -Authorization to practice a designated health profession
Disclaimer - Answer -Statement limiting legal liability for information accuracy
Copyright - Answer -Exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell content
King's Printer - Answer -Official publisher of legislative documents in British Columbia
Victoria - Answer -Capital city of British Columbia, Canada
Legislative Changes - Answer -Amendments made to existing laws or regulations
Advisory Panels - Answer -Groups appointed to provide advice and recommendations
Designated Health Professions - Answer -Specific professions regulated under the
Health Professions Act
Health Profession College - Answer -Institution overseeing professional standards and
practices
Registrar - Answer -Individual responsible for maintaining a register of professionals
Immunity - Answer -Protection from legal liability for acts done in good faith
Amalgamation - Answer -Process of merging multiple entities into one
Medical Practitioners - Answer -Professionals authorized to practice medicine
Pharmacists - Answer -Healthcare professionals specializing in medication
management
Discipline Committee - Answer -Body responsible for addressing professional
misconduct
Health Profession Corporations - Answer -Corporate entities permitted to engage in
health-related activities
,Health Professions Review Board - Answer -Entity established to review registration
decisions and investigate delays
Quality Assurance Committee - Answer -Committee ensuring professional standards
and practices
Restricted Activity - Answer -Prescribed activity requiring specific authorization
Advisory Panel - Answer -Panel referred to by the minister for advice on various health
profession matters.
Professional Scopes of Practice - Answer -Includes services and restricted activities
allowed for registrants.
Interjurisdictional Practice - Answer -Practice involving multiple jurisdictions or
professions.
Confidentiality - Answer -Ensuring privacy and non-disclosure of information under the
Act.
Quality Assurance Programs - Answer -Programs ensuring high standards in patient
care and professional conduct.
Labour Mobility - Answer -Movement of health professionals within or between regions.
Remuneration - Answer -Payment for services rendered, set by the minister.
Designation - Answer -Official recognition of a health profession under the Act.
Investigation - Answer -Process of examining a health profession for potential
designation.
Public Notice - Answer -Official announcement in the Gazette regarding investigations.
Supervision - Answer -Monitoring and oversight of a person's practice in the health
profession.
Educational Programs - Answer -Programs for training individuals in the health
profession.
Regulations - Answer -Official rules set by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
College Designation - Answer -Minister may designate a college for a health
profession.
Exclusive Titles - Answer -Titles exclusively for registrants designated by the minister.
, Title Limits - Answer -Regulations on conditions for using prescribed titles.
Authorized Services - Answer -Services allowed to be provided by registrants.
Service Restrictions - Answer -Limits or conditions on services by registrants.
Supervised Services - Answer -Services under a registrant's supervision by non-
registrants.
Service Overrides - Answer -Services allowed by registrants despite limitations.
Restricted Activities - Answer -Activities permitted for registrants during services.
Activity Limits - Answer -Conditions on performing restricted activities.
Restricted Registrants - Answer -Classes established for restricted registrants.
Provisional Registrants - Answer -Classes established for provisional registrants.
College Authorization - Answer -Designation for specific college purposes.
Health Profession Recognition - Answer -Recognition of multiple health professions in a
designation.
Notice Requirement - Answer -Mandatory notice for regulation proposals to health
profession colleges.
Shortened Notice - Answer -Minister-specified shorter notice period for regulations.
Title Prohibition - Answer -Restriction on non-registrants using exclusive titles.
Title Conditions - Answer -Regulation compliance for using prescribed titles.
Impersonation Prohibition - Answer -Restriction on implying association with a college.
Title Use Exceptions - Answer -Permitted use of titles under specific conditions.
Professional Practice Limits - Answer -Regulations on services provided by registrants.
Exclusive Service Provision - Answer -Services only allowed by registrants of a specific
college.
Service Fee Restriction - Answer -Limits on fee recovery for non-registrants providing
services.
GUIDE 2025
Health Professions Act - Answer -Legislation regulating health professions in British
Columbia, Canada
Licence - Answer -Authorization to practice a designated health profession
Disclaimer - Answer -Statement limiting legal liability for information accuracy
Copyright - Answer -Exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell content
King's Printer - Answer -Official publisher of legislative documents in British Columbia
Victoria - Answer -Capital city of British Columbia, Canada
Legislative Changes - Answer -Amendments made to existing laws or regulations
Advisory Panels - Answer -Groups appointed to provide advice and recommendations
Designated Health Professions - Answer -Specific professions regulated under the
Health Professions Act
Health Profession College - Answer -Institution overseeing professional standards and
practices
Registrar - Answer -Individual responsible for maintaining a register of professionals
Immunity - Answer -Protection from legal liability for acts done in good faith
Amalgamation - Answer -Process of merging multiple entities into one
Medical Practitioners - Answer -Professionals authorized to practice medicine
Pharmacists - Answer -Healthcare professionals specializing in medication
management
Discipline Committee - Answer -Body responsible for addressing professional
misconduct
Health Profession Corporations - Answer -Corporate entities permitted to engage in
health-related activities
,Health Professions Review Board - Answer -Entity established to review registration
decisions and investigate delays
Quality Assurance Committee - Answer -Committee ensuring professional standards
and practices
Restricted Activity - Answer -Prescribed activity requiring specific authorization
Advisory Panel - Answer -Panel referred to by the minister for advice on various health
profession matters.
Professional Scopes of Practice - Answer -Includes services and restricted activities
allowed for registrants.
Interjurisdictional Practice - Answer -Practice involving multiple jurisdictions or
professions.
Confidentiality - Answer -Ensuring privacy and non-disclosure of information under the
Act.
Quality Assurance Programs - Answer -Programs ensuring high standards in patient
care and professional conduct.
Labour Mobility - Answer -Movement of health professionals within or between regions.
Remuneration - Answer -Payment for services rendered, set by the minister.
Designation - Answer -Official recognition of a health profession under the Act.
Investigation - Answer -Process of examining a health profession for potential
designation.
Public Notice - Answer -Official announcement in the Gazette regarding investigations.
Supervision - Answer -Monitoring and oversight of a person's practice in the health
profession.
Educational Programs - Answer -Programs for training individuals in the health
profession.
Regulations - Answer -Official rules set by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
College Designation - Answer -Minister may designate a college for a health
profession.
Exclusive Titles - Answer -Titles exclusively for registrants designated by the minister.
, Title Limits - Answer -Regulations on conditions for using prescribed titles.
Authorized Services - Answer -Services allowed to be provided by registrants.
Service Restrictions - Answer -Limits or conditions on services by registrants.
Supervised Services - Answer -Services under a registrant's supervision by non-
registrants.
Service Overrides - Answer -Services allowed by registrants despite limitations.
Restricted Activities - Answer -Activities permitted for registrants during services.
Activity Limits - Answer -Conditions on performing restricted activities.
Restricted Registrants - Answer -Classes established for restricted registrants.
Provisional Registrants - Answer -Classes established for provisional registrants.
College Authorization - Answer -Designation for specific college purposes.
Health Profession Recognition - Answer -Recognition of multiple health professions in a
designation.
Notice Requirement - Answer -Mandatory notice for regulation proposals to health
profession colleges.
Shortened Notice - Answer -Minister-specified shorter notice period for regulations.
Title Prohibition - Answer -Restriction on non-registrants using exclusive titles.
Title Conditions - Answer -Regulation compliance for using prescribed titles.
Impersonation Prohibition - Answer -Restriction on implying association with a college.
Title Use Exceptions - Answer -Permitted use of titles under specific conditions.
Professional Practice Limits - Answer -Regulations on services provided by registrants.
Exclusive Service Provision - Answer -Services only allowed by registrants of a specific
college.
Service Fee Restriction - Answer -Limits on fee recovery for non-registrants providing
services.
