Should a registrant decide not to renew their certificate of registration as a Registered Optician by March 31st with the College of Opticians of BC in any given registration year they will receive an official notice of default. Their license will be suspended 14 days from the date of issue of the notice default if full payment of their renewal fees, renewal application form, and supporting documents are not received within the 14 day default period. This is a legal requirement and will occur regardless of the reason for not renewing. We encourage our members to let us know if they will not be renewing.
Members have three years from the date of their suspension in which to reinstate their license to avoid their application being referred to the Registration Committee for review. Should a member’s certificate of registration be suspended and they decide to reinstate their certificate of registration as a registered Optician they must contact the College and request a reinstatement application package and verify / update their home mailing address. A reinstatement application package will then be mailed/faxed/emailed out.
Once the applicant has recieved final approval of their reinstatement application, they will receive a confirmation letter, official income tax receipt, and registration decal by mail. Upon final approval of the application for reinstatement the newly reinstated optician will continue to follow their original three-year Quality Assurance cycle, based on the date they were first registered with the College of Opticians.
The COBC has produced a Fact Sheet on Reinstatement to assist with the reinstatement process.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact:
Michael Tsao
Deputy Registrar
College of Opticians of BC
(604)278-7510 Ext. 23
mtsao@cobc.ca