Administrative
Administrative
The administrative licence may be granted to physicians and surgeons working in specific administrative roles within the healthcare system in British Columbia. Administrative licensees are limited to the provision of administrative services and may not provide direct patient care.
Scope
Applicants must provide administrative services in one of four distinct roles to be eligible for the administrative licence. These roles are:
- A medical appointment to the public service or the Ministry of Health of British Columbia,
- A medical appointment to the Mental Health Review Board,
- For administrative or teaching purposes to the faculty of medicine, UBC,
- For administrative or teaching purposes to the school of medicine, SFU, or
- For administrative or teaching purposes to CPSBC.
Requirements
To be granted the administrative licence, an applicant must:
- have a medical degree,
- have completed postgraduate training consistent with the applicant’s defined responsibilities and acceptable to the Licence Committee,
- meet CPSBC’s English language proficiency requirements
- have Canadian citizenship, be a permanent resident or be legally able to live and work in BC, and
- have an offer of a medical appointment with the public service, the Ministry of Health of British Columbia, or the Mental Health Review Board; or an administrative or teaching role at a BC medical school; or CPSBC.
The administrative licence is immediately cancelled if the licensee’s medical appointment, administrative or teaching role is terminated.
How to apply
Eligible physicians interested in applying for the administrative licence are invited to email licensing@cpsbc.ca.
They must attach a copy of their current resume, a brief explanation of their plans, and outline how they meet the eligibility requirements for the administrative licence.
Maintaining the licence
Ongoing licensure in the administrative class is maintained by:
- satisfactory completion of the annual licence renewal form,
- online payment of the annual licence renewal fee as detailed in schedule B of the CPSBC Bylaws,
- payment of any other outstanding fine, fee, penalty fee, debt, levy or costs owed to CPSBC,
- on-going compliance with continuing competency requirements,
- on-going professional liability coverage or protection, and
- provision of certificates of professional conduct, where applicable.
Renew the licence by March 1 each year
If a licensee does not renew their CPSBC licence, they incur escalating late penalties starting March 1 and their licence is suspended on April 1, after which they are no longer permitted to practise, prescribe, or bill for medical services until all fees, penalties, and required renewal forms are completed.
Penalty fees for late renewal are outlined in schedule B of CPSBC Bylaws.
The annual licence renewal process is accessed by logging in to the CPSBC website. Licensees are notified by email of the licence renewal process in late December or early January each year.
How to answer the Annual Renewal Licence Form (ALRF)
Renewal fees and penalties
ALRF FAQs
For more information about the licence requirements, refer to:
- part 3 of the Health Professions and Occupations Act
- part 6 of the CPSBC Bylaws
- CPSBC licensing policies