British Columbia Chiropractic Association
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Address the opioid crisis upstream and prevent patients from turning to the illicit drug market for pain relief, and provide funding for hands-on, drug-free chiropractic pain management for patients who cannot otherwise afford this recommended treatment for non-cancer pain
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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Advocacy related to health professional regulatory changes
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Health
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Amend Workers Compensation Act to allow concurrent care with chiropractors, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and include chiropractors as rehabilitation practitioners for injured workers.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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BC Chiropractors are not part of the urgent primary care networks that are opening across the province. As musculoskeletal (MSK) experts, chiropractors have the clinical expertise to play a role in patient care in the primary care networks and are hoping to lobby the Health Authority and Ministry of Health to be included alongside other Health Practitioners.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Health
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Expansion of primary health care teams
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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Increase MSP supplementary payment fee and number of visits per year
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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Integration of chiropractic into primary care health system
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Health
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Regulation of non-veterinary healthcare
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Agriculture
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Request addition of Chiropractors as a health professional permitted to assess clients of the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction for orthoses and braces.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Health, Poverty
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Revisit and increase the ICBC Chiropractic fees to meet fair market value
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Insurance
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The BCCA proposes that all chiropractors be given access to the Provincial eHealth Viewer, CareConnect, for diagnostic imaging reports and images, and laboratory test results, allowing them to relieve a growing burden on the
health care system.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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The BC Chiropractic Association (BCCA) is advocating for the ability to directly refer patients for X-Ray imaging. Direct referral by chiropractors for X-ray would eliminate the need for two unnecessary visits. They are unable to direct refer patients, and want to change the current regulation to include their profession. They would like to have a regional pilot project funded by the Ministry of Health allowing direct access in the Island Health Authority to show that this can work across the province.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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