College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia

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1 COLLEGE OF LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES OF BC Board Meeting March 21, 2013 Held at: CLPNBC Office Board Directors Present: Ms. B. Eagle, LPN Board Member, Chair Ms. S Henderson, LPN Board Member Mr. G. Gibault, Public Member Mr. W. Mamaril, LPN Board Member Mr. S. Monteith, LPN Board Member Ms. S. Neden, LPN Board Member, Vice-Chair Ms. M. Overton, LPN Board Member Ms. M. Spina, Public Member Ms. M. Stevens, LPN Board Member Ms. J. Vereecken, LPN Board Member VIA Electronic Means/Teleconference Mr. P. Khakzad, Public Board Member Staff Present: Ms. Carina Herman, Executive Director/Registrar Ms. Wendy Winslow Director, Policy & Practice Ms. Sara Telfer, Deputy Registrar Ms. Janice Harvey, Nursing Policy Consultant Ms. Megan Waldie, Recorder Guest: Ms. Jo Wearing Observer(s): Gareth Cj. Wee (CLPNBC Staff) Sarah Bonner (CLPNBC Staff) MINUTES Meeting Called to Order: 0901 am 1.0 Opening Remarks The Chair welcomed the Board, the new Public Appointed member, George Gibault; and new CLPNBC staff Gareth CJ. Wee Communications and Interactive Design Coordinator and Sarah Bonner Regulatory Services Assistant, who will be observing. Preliminary business: the Board Chair reminded attendees that decisions made, are made as a whole; once the meeting has been adjourned the decision is made and there should be no further discussions. The Mandate of CLPNBC is public protection; the work of the Board is to govern to ensure CLPNBC s future and to make certain that management focuses on the CLPNBC vision and fulfills its purpose. 2.0 Agenda The Board of Directors reviewed the proposed agenda and added item 6.7 Board Communication Policy #2, the agenda was accepted as amended. 3.0 Minute Approval 3.1 February 21, 2013 The Board reviewed the February 21, 2013 minutes and made a few editorial changes; the minutes were approved with the changes. 4.0 Business from the Minutes 4.1 Action Items The Board reviewed the action items from previous meetings Page 1 of 5

2 4.2 Board Motions The Board reviewed the Board Motion items from previous meetings. 5.0 Reports 5.1 Board Chair Report The Board reviewed report from the Chair. 5.2 Executive Directors Report The Board reviewed the report from the Executive Director. The Executive Directors report is information only reporting on operational activities in the College. The Board discussed the following topics of the report: Non-practising registration stats MoH only accepting emergent Bylaw change requests what is emergent: anything that effects our ability to operate ASI possibility of delivering national exam in electronic format (2015 huge implications) Exam process changes timelines being tightened up 6.0 Motion Required 6.1 IJLPN Code of Ethics In April 2012, the Board was provided with information about the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators (CCPNR) Inter-Jurisdictional Licensed Practical Nurse (IJLPN) Project. The objective of the project was to develop key Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) regulatory documents. MOTION 2013_015: Approve the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project Code of Ethics, found in Appendix A. MOTION 2013_016: Should a conflict arise between the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC Code of Ethics, and the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project National Code of Ethics the provisions of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC Code of Ethics shall supersede the provisions of the Inter- Jurisdictional LPN Project National Code of Ethics. 6.2 IJLPN Standards of Practice In April 2012, the Board was provided with information about the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators (CCPNR) Inter-Jurisdictional Licensed Practical Nurse (IJLPN) Project. This project was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The objective of the project was to develop key Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) regulatory documents. MOTION 2013_017: Approve the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project Standards of Practice, found in Appendix A. Page 2 of 5

3 MOTION 2013_018: Should a conflict arise between the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC Standards of Practice, and the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project National Standards of Practice, the provisions of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC Standards of Practice shall supersede the provisions of the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project National Standards of Practice. Action Item: a comparison of the CLPNBC Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and the Inter-Jurisdictional LPN Project Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics will be brought back to the Board for review in late Discipline Committee February 21, 2013 the Board was notified that Discipline Committee member M. Young had resigned from his position on the committee; in order for the committee to have adequate membership to ensure quorum recruitment of an LPN is necessary. MOTION 2013_019: Appoint Ravinder Gill, LPN to the CLPNBC Discipline Committee effective March 22, MOTION 2013_020: Re-appoint Mitsumi Kawai, Public representative to the CLPNBC Discipline Committee effective March 22, Bylaw Standards Limits and Conditions Under section 19(1)(k) of the HPA board may make bylaws, consistent with the duties and objects of a college under section 16, that it considers necessary or advisable, including bylaws to establish standards, limits and conditions for the practice of the designated health profession by registrants. A bylaw amendment is proposed to enable the CLPNBC to establish standards, limits, and conditions related to Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) scope of practice in the interest of public protection. MOTION 2013_021: RESOLVED THAT, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE BOARD UNDER SECTIONS 19(1)(k) and 19 (1)(l) OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BYLAWS OF THE COLLEGE OF LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BE AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING PROVISION UNDER PART VII: GENERAL: Standards, Limits and Conditions on professional ethics and practice 93. (1) All Board-approved standards, limits, conditions or ethics described in sections 19(1)(k) and (l) of the Act shall be published on the College website, and be made available to any person in hard copy, on request. (a) The College may charge a reasonable fee to recover costs of producing any hard copy document. (2) Registrants shall practice in accordance with the standards, limits, conditions and standards of professional ethics described in (1) at all times. Page 3 of 5

4 (3) Failure to comply with (2) shall result in Inquiry, Discipline, or Quality Assurance processes or investigations, as appropriate. 12:36 PM the Board of Directors broke for lunch; and reconvened at 1:00 pm MOTION 2013_022: moved item 6.5 Standards Limits and Conditions for LPN Practice and 6.6 Alternative Plan Regulation Not Approved out of the agenda and resume business with item 6.7 Board Communication Policy # Board Communication Policy Adhering to the CLPNBC core values and in line with Roberts Rules of Order the following motion was made. MOTION 2013_023: Move that the CLPNBC Board of Directors allows nonmembers to ask questions or give short presentations at the end of a Regular Board meeting. Questions or presentations should be no longer than 5 minutes long per person, and only if time permits. MOTION DEFEATED 6.4 Finance Committee Governance Panel (removed from in-camera agenda) Financial aspects will be included in the new Governance model for CLPNBC; the Finance Committee would like to have a member present to provide specific expertise related to finance. MOTION 2013_024: Appoint member Roland Mitchel to the Governance Panel for expertise when it comes to financial matters MOTION 2013_025: Appoint Madelon Stevens as Chair of the Governance Panel for the reason of succession planning, effective immediately 1:30 PM The Board of Directors moved to an In-Camera session to discuss matters of a sensitive nature [Bylaw 15(4)(a)]. 6.5 Standards Limits and Conditions for LPN Practice 6.6 Alternative Plan Regulation Not Approved The Board had some in-depth discussion about the report and motions being put forward regarding Standards Limits and Conditions for LPN practice. The Board felt there was too much information to absorb at this time, and would like to have an education session explaining each limit and condition in further detail. The Board agreed to hold a two day Extraordinary meeting April 20 & 21 st to have more in depth explanation and discussions related to the regulations. MOTION 2013_029: defer item 6.5 and 6.7 to the next meeting April 20 & 21 st, Page 4 of 5

5 The Board meeting was adjourned 3:43 pm APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS June 20, 2013 Barb Eagle, Chair Signed on Page 5 of 5