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Inquiry


​​Get involved! Consider joining a BCCNM committee

We're always accepting applications. To complement our existing members, more nurses, midwives and members of the public are needed.​​




The Inquiry Committee (IC) reviews complaints information or other information that could give rise to an investigation, directs the investigation process, and subsequently assesses whether remedial and/or disciplinary action against a registrant is warranted.

Overv​​iew

The IC members are a combination of midwife registrants, nurse registrants, and members of the public as required by BCCNM bylaws. Appointment terms are one, two, or three years. A person can serve on the IC for up to six consecutive years.

Comm​​itment

Regular IC meetings are usually held for two hours by teleconference, with preparation time averaging four to six hours for each meeting. The majority of IC work is done in panels of three. IC panels meet once a week with an additional meeting in the last week of each month. IC only meets as a full committee for annual orientation.

Committee members should be prepared to attend at least one regularly scheduled meeting every one to two months. Considerations for panel involvement can include previous case file involvement, subject matter expertise required, and IC member availability. On occasion, there are follow-up panel meetings to review/approve consent agreements or obtain direction on an individual case file—these meetings are usually one hour.

Committee composition matrix

The document below includes information about the professional or academic skills that committee members may need, as well as other elements relevant to the work, such as personal values, lived experience, varied backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge.

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We acknowledge the rights and title of the First Nations on whose collective unceded territories encompass the land base colonially known as British Columbia. We give specific thanks to the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh Sníchim speaking Peoples the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), on whose unceded territories BCCNM’s office is located. We also give thanks for the medicines of these territories and recognize that laws, governance, and health systems tied to these lands and waters have existed here for over 9000 years.

We also acknowledge the unique and distinct rights, including rights to health and wellness, of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples from elsewhere in Canada who now live in British Columbia. As leaders in the settler health system, we acknowledge our responsibilities to these rights under international, national, and provincial law.​