CSHBC requests that registrants who hold Certified Practice (CP) certificates complete an anonymous survey on provision of CP services. CSHBC requests that registrants complete the survey by June 23, 2023.

Effective April 26, 2023, the modified application process for Certified Practice (CP) certificates is in effect.

CSHBC is modifying the application process for Certified Practice (CP) certificates. The modified process will enhance support for CSHBC registrants applying for CP certificates.

The Provincial Health Officer has announced that while masks are still required in some situations in health-care settings, universal mask-wearing by all staff and visitors in health-care facilities is no longer mandatory.

The supervision requirements for Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioners (Conditional) registrants are more prescriptive than the supervision requirements for Registered Audiologists (Conditional) and Registered Speech-Language Pathologists (Conditional). Conditional registrants and their supervisors must ensure they are fully familiar with the specific supervision requirements for their professions.

There are specific criteria registrants must meet before supervising an applicant for a Certified Practice (CP) certificate. Registrants should be aware that serving as a CP supervisor involves substantial responsibility.

If you assign or delegate to a Communication Health Assistant (CHA) to provide health services for clients, you are supervising that CHA. There are key requirements for registrants to meet when supervising CHAs.

CSHBC is requesting registrants to participate in an online survey about Indigenous-specific topics and your current cultural safety, cultural humility, and anti-racism practices. The survey results will provide the College with information on how to provide additional support for registrants on incorporating the CSHBC Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, & Anti-Racism Standard of Practice.