HPOA March 2026

HPOA special edition

Dear Olivia,

Ahead of the Health Professions and Occupations Act coming into effect April 1, BCCNM has reviewed and revised all of our standards for nurses and midwives and incorporated them into our bylaws.

For midwives, this includes new standards on regulatory supervision, privacy and confidentiality, and revisions to certification programs.

Resources

• The BCCNM HPOA resource centre
• Recently updated government HPOA FAQs

We’ll keep you updated over the coming weeks as the new legislation comes into effect.

Revised midwifery standards: HPOA

Learn more about the new and revised midwifery standards: HPOA

Read more on standard updates

• New privacy and confidentiality standard for midwives
• New regulatory supervision standard for midwives
• Midwife specialized practice frameworks transition to practice standards
• Important updates to midwife quality assurance requirements

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