Browse policies below and visit Interior Health's Our Story page to learn more about our strategic priorities.
Policies
Our policies fall under the categories of administration and organization, board of directors, pharmacy, and research. Communicating these policies, and public accountability, are components of our strategic priorities.
Administration & organization
| AC0100 | Brand and Visual Identity |
| AC0400 | External Communications Consultants |
| AC0500 | Social Media |
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| AH0210 | Responding to Emergencies Outside Community Dialysis Unit |
| AH0300 | No Refusal |
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| AH1400 | Patient, Client and Resident identificaiton |
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| AH1620 | Infant Feeding |
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Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) and Advance Care Planning (ACP) |
| AH5000 | Harm Reduction – People Who Use Substances Policy |
| AH5500 | Non-Medical Cannabis |
| AI0300 | Surgical Safety Checklist |
| AI0400 | Organ Donation |
| AI0500 | Dental Assistants |
| AL0100 | Consent Adults |
| AL0200 | Consent Persons Under 19 Years of Age |
| AL0300 | Blood Alcohol |
| AL0500 | Legal Court Documents and Proceedings |
| AL0600 | Duty to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect |
| AL0700 | Records Retention |
| AL0800 | Designated Agency Policy |
| AL1000 | Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
| AL1600 | Project Ethics |
| AP0200 | Client Rates For Long Stay Patients Awaiting Placement |
| AP0300 | Travel Expense |
| AP0300a | Travel Expense - Quick Reference Guide |
| AP0300b | Travel Expense - User Guide |
| AP0400 | Changes to Schedule of Fees and Charges |
| AP0500 | Leased Space Management of |
| AP0700 | Signing Authority |
| AP0900 | Hardship |
| AP1000 | Environmental Sustainability |
| AP1100 | Research Finance |
| AP1200 | Preferred Accomodation |
| AT0100 | Health Records |
| AT0200 | IMIT Acquisition and Implementation |
| AT0300 | Software |
| AW0200 | Laundry Services |
| AW0300 | Parking Policy |
| AW0500 | Facilities and Asset Naming |
| AW0600 | Identification and Access Control |
| AW0650 | Prohibited Items |
| AW0800 | Art in IH Facilities |
| AW1000 | Public Use of Interior Health Facilities |
Board of Directors
Research
| RA0200 | Membership |
| RA0300 | Training and Education |
| RA0400 | Meeting Administration |
| RA0500 | Records Management |
| RA0600 | REB Signing Authority |
| RA0700 | Confidentiality of Information |
| RA0800 | Conflict of Interest |
| RA0900 | Reportable Events |
| RA1200 | External Audits for REB-Approved Research |
| RR0100 | Activities Requiring Research Ethics Review |
| RR0200 | Harmonized Ethics Review |
| RR0300 | Initial Review Research |
| RR0400 | Amendments |
| RR0500 | Renewals |
| RR0600 | Research Completion |
| RR0700 | Obtaining Consent for Research |
| RR0800 | Documentation of Consent for Research |
| RR0900 | Safety and Serious Adverse Events Reporting |
| RR1100 | REB Management Non-Compliance |
| RR1200 | Suspensions and Terminations |
| RR1300 | Appeal of REB Decision |
| RR1400 | Research Participant Concerns |
In a show of solidarity, members of Yaqan Nuʔkiy, IH staff and Creston community members came together for National Addictions Awareness Week.
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Born in South Africa, raised in Florida and England, and now serving KGH, Kelly Monks’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary and inspiring.
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Providing a safe, comfortable and reliable care environment depends on how well our facilities heat, cool and circulate air.
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Despite living with kidney disease and having needed hemodialysis for eight years, at 97 Leno Benetton is living a full life as B.C.'s oldest dialysis patient.
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Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. Many falls are preventable. Exercises that promote strength and balance are one of the ways we can prevent falling.
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Guided by respect for Indigenous lived experiences and education—and her own experiences and realities Dr. Roseann Larstone works to create safe spaces for care
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