Negotiated Agreements with the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA)

2007 Physician Master Agreement

Negotiations between the government of British Columbia and the BCMA have resulted in a comprehensive Physician Master Agreement that is in effect through to at least 2012.

The new Physician Master Agreement replaces the previous Master Agreement and consolidates the relationship and economic agreements. A highlights document outlining various aspects of the Agreement structure and Committees is available: Highlights of the Physician Master Agreement.

Links to Physician Master Agreement and Subsidiary Agreements

• Physician Master Agreement
  • Physician Master Agreement Amendment #1 (December 2007)
  • Physician Master Agreement Amendment #2 (June, 2008)
  • Physician Master Agreement Amendment #3 (October 3, 2008)
  • Physician Master Agreement Amendment #4 (March 27, 2009)
  • Physician Master Agreement Amendment #5 (December 16, 2009)
• Appendix A - General Practitioners Subsidiary Agreement
  • Appendix A - General Practitioners Subsidiary Agreement Amendment #1 (June, 2008)
• Appendix B - Specialist Subsidiary Agreement
• Appendix C - Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement
  • Fund Transfer Agreement (April 1, 2007)
• Appendix D - Alternative Payments Subsidiary Agreement
  • Appendix D – Alternative Payments Subsidiary Agreement Amendment #1 (March 27, 2009)
    

    Salary Rate Ranges (PDF 17K), effective April 1, 2008
    Service Rate Ranges (PDF 17K), effective April 1, 2008
    Sessional Rates (PDF 10K), effective April 1, 2008
    

    Salary Rate Ranges (PDF 17K), effective April 1, 2009
    Service Rate Ranges (PDF 17K), effective April 1, 2009
    Sessional Rates (PDF 7.6K), effective April 1, 2009
    

• Appendix E - Benefits Subsidiary Agreement
  • Appendix E - Benefits Subsidiary Agreement Amendment #1 (October 3, 2008)
  • Benefits Administration Agreement (June, 2008)
• Appendix F-K
  • Appendix F - Adjustments to Fees, Service Contract Ranges and Service Contract Rates, Salary Agreement Ranges and Salary Agreement Rates, and Sessional Contract Rates
  • Appendix G - Medical On-Call/Availability Program
  • Appendix H - Physician Information Technology Office
  • Appendix I - Government's Annual Review and Procurement Process for Alternative Service Delivery
  • Appendix J - Adjudication Roster
  • Appendix K - Emergency Medicine Committee Memorandum of Agreement

Additional Agreements with the BCMA

• Alternative Payments Committee Amended Consensus Decision (Nov 19, 2009)
• Alternative Payments Committee Consensus Decision (June 27, 2008)
  • 2006/07 Adjusted Salary Agreement Ranges
  • 2006/07 Adjusted Services Contract Ranges
  • 2007/08 Adjusted Salary Agreement Ranges
  • 2007/08 Adjusted Services Contract Ranges
• Alternative Payments Committee Update, April 20, 2009 (PDF 22K)
• Notice of Disagreement (DOC 25K)
• Procurement Process Letter of Agreement for the first year
• MOCAP Process Letter of Agreement for the First Year #2 (June, 2008)
• Letter of Agreement Regarding Application of Isolation Points to Parksville/Qualicum
• Renewed Laboratory Agreement (PDF 1 Mb): signed March 2007
  » FAQs - Renewed Laboratory Agreement
• Memorandum of Agreement (April 6, 2009)
• Memorandum of Agreement Ministry of Health Services/British Columbia Medical Association and British Columbia Anesthesiologists' Society (December, 2009)
• Letter of Agreement British Columbia Medical Association/Ministry of Health Services - Emergency Departments (January, 2010)

Completed Projects under the 2006 Agreement

The Ministry of Health and the British Columbia Medical Association have accepted the following report of the Medical On-Call Availability (MOCAP) Review Team:

• Report of the Medical On-Call Availability Program (MOCAP) Review Team (PDF 59Kb)
  » Joint Communication on the Medical On-Call/Availability Program (MOCAP) (PDF 1.1Mb)

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