CDHBC - Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The board consists of nine members, six of whom are registrants of the college and are elected by registrants of the college, and three of whom are appointed by the Minister of Health.

The first term of office for an elected board member is three years and any subsequent terms of office are for two years, for a maximum of three consecutive terms. Board members appointed by the minister need not be registrants. The board must govern, control and administer the affairs of its college in accordance with the Health Professions Act, the Dental Hygienists Regulation and the bylaws of the college. For further information, see section 2 through 12 of the college's bylaws.

BOARD MEMBERS

Marilynne Fine Okanagan	Brenda Currie Lower Mainland
Sandra Ellis Kootenays	Bonnie Craig Lower Mainland
Heather Mohr - Chair Cariboo North	Rowena List Public Representative
Patricia Noble Vancouver Island / Coast	Amy Leung Public Representative
Kundan Sangha Public Representative

Responsibilities of the Board

The board must govern, control and administer the affairs of its college in accordance with the Health Professions Act, the regulation and the bylaws.
The board must submit an annual report to the Minister of Health Services not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year.
The board may, by bylaw, do the following:

establish the number of members of the board to be elected
establish the time, manner and procedure for the election of registrants to the board
regulate the time, place, calling and conduct of meetings of the board and general meetings of registrants
establish the quorum for meetings of the board and general meetings of registrants
establish the terms of office of elected members of the board and the manner for filling the vacancies on the board
establish forms for the purpose of the bylaws and require use of the forms by registrants
provide for the appointment, removal, functions, duties and remuneration of officers, employees, and agents of the College
provide for the appointment of an auditor
establish classes of registrants
establish requirements for the registration of persons practising dental hygiene
establish standards, limits or conditions for the practice of dental hygiene
establish standards of professional ethics for registrants
establish standards of education for registrants
establish requirements for continuing competency for registrants
establish requirements for maintenance of professional liability insurance coverage by registrants
establish fees payable to the college by registrants
provide for special fees levied under the bylaws to be payable by registrants
establish requirements for renewal, suspension, cancellation and reinstatement of the registration of persons practising dental hygiene, including providing for the suspension or cancellation of the registration of a registrant for late payment or non-payment of fees
regulate and prohibit advertising or types of advertising by registrants
establish a registration committee, a quality assurance committee, an inquiry committee, a discipline committee, a patient relations committee and other committees the board determines are necessary or advisable
in respect of a committee, provide for the following:
the appointment and removal of committee members
procedures to be followed by the committee
the duties and powers of the committee
the delegation of a duty or power of the board to the committee
the delegation of a duty or power of the committee to panels of the committee
provide for remuneration of the members of the board and committees
establish educational requirements and guidelines for registrants respecting their relations with patients
establish rules concerning access to health care records
provide for the general administration and operation of the College

^ TOP