Certified licensees

​​Certification

Certifications are granted to nurses and midwives who complete additional education and meet BCCNM requirements to perform restricted activities that are beyond entry-level practice as outlined in the Nurses and Midwives Regulation. 

Certified licensees act within their autonomous scope of practice to independently carry out restricted activities authorized under their certification in accordance with BCCNM standards, limits and conditions for the specific certification program.

• ​Certified midwives (formerly specialized practice)
  
• Certified registered nurses
  
• Certified registered psychiatric nurses
  

Additional currency requirements for certified licensees

Licensees who hold certification to perform restricted activities must meet additional currency requirements. In addition to meeting currency requirements for practising licensure, certified licensees:

• Maintain recent clinical experience and provide at least one course of care or treatment, which includes performance of a restricted activity, for each certification they hold every three years.
  

• Maintain competence in their area(s) of certification and engage in continuing professional development (PD).​

• This includes setting one professional development goal related to each area of certification, as part of their annual Personal Practice Review requirements.