HPA Handbook

The Government of Alberta has developed a Health Professions Act Handbook to simplify and summarize the Act for the benefit of the public and regulated health professionals. 

Key concepts explained in this handbook include: 

  • Health Professional Regulatory Colleges-page 6 
  • Registration as a Health Professional-page12 
  • College Registers-page 15
  • Mandatory Registration-page 17 
  • Students-page 18 
  • Unregulated Health Providers-page 20 
  • Guidance and Oversight-page 22 
  • Restricted Activities-page 26 
  • Protection of Titles-page 28 
  • Access to Information and Confidentiality-page 33 
  • Practice Permits-page 36 & 37 
  • Continuing Competence Programs-page 38 
  • Practice Visits-page 41 
  • Incapacity-page 42 
  • Complaints-page 45 
  • Alternative Complaint Resolution 
  • Investigations-page 52 
  • Discipline Hearings-page 56 
  • Liability Insurance-page 58