Restoring Certifications 

Restoring Certifications

A registrant who has not maintained a certification for a specified aspect of practice must apply to restore that certification prior to resuming that aspect of practice. 

Applications for restoration must be made within 3 years of previously holding a certification. Applications for restoration of certification held more than 3 years prior to the application date are referred to the Quality Assurance Committee for review.

To restore your Prescriptive Authority Certification, you must:

  1. Complete the Application for Restoration of Certification in Prescriptive Authority form available in the Forms & Resources area of ROSS. The completed application must be emailed as a PDF document to Registration@cnpbc.bc.ca
  2. Provide evidence of PharmaNet Access for your primary place of practice. Evidence must be uploaded on ROSS > Qualifications tab. Please notify Registration@cnpbc.bc.ca once you have uploaded the evidence.
  3. Upload to ROSS evidence of at least ten (10) hours of approved Category F continuing education credits completed in the two (2) years immediately prior to the date of this application. Please notify Registration@cnpbc.bc.ca once you have uploaded your CE.

To restore certifications other than Prescriptive Authority, you must:

  1. Complete an Application for Restoration of Certification available in the Forms & Resources area of ROSS. The completed application must be emailed as a PDF document to Registration@cnpbc.bc.ca
  2. Provide evidence of at least six (6) hours of supervised practice with a registrant who holds a valid certification in that area in the two (2) years immediately prior to the date of this application. The Practice Standard: Supervision of Restricted and Non-Restricted Activities reviews the requirements for supervised practice. Please use the Supervised Practice Tracking Form to track the supervised practice requirement. The form is available in the Forms & Resources area of ROSS. Once completed, please upload the form on ROSS > Continuing Education  (CE) and notify Registration@cnpbc.bc.ca
  3. Update your CE information on ROSS > Continuing Education (CE) prior to submitting your application. 

Registrants will be notified when the application fee has been posted in the Invoices & Receipts area of the ROSS.

Complete applications will be reviewed by the College as they are received, and the registrant will be notified if further information is required.

Processing typically takes 5-10 business days upon receipt of all materials and payment of the application fee. In times of increased business volumes such as registration renewal period, a longer timeline for processing should be expected.

If approved, registrants will be notified of their certification by letter, which must be received before the registrant performs the corresponding procedure(s) on patients.

If not approved, the registrant will be provided with next steps in proceeding with restoration of their certification.