116 The Schedule to Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1993, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, as enacted by Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session) and amended by Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2011 and Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2012, is further amended by striking out "Nova Scotia Health Council" in the seventieth line. (8) A health-services business plan prepared by the provincial health authority must demonstrate that the provincial health authority has considered the community health plans provided to it and, where the health-services business plan does not provide for implementation of elements of a community health plan, set out the reasons for those elements not being recommended for implementation. Wolfville, NS 1,856 posts. [1] Its largest hospital is the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax. . . (2) Notwithstanding clause (1)(b), an employee of a health authority or a physician who has privileges in a health authority may be appointed or serve as a non-voting director of the provincial health authority. 73 No member of a community health board is personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done or for any neglect or default in the bona fide exercise or purported exercise of a power conferred upon that member by this Act. Phone: 902-366-2794, Guysborough Memorial Hospital 59 No director of the provincial health authority is personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done or for any neglect or default in the bona fide exercise or purported exercise of a power conferred upon the director by this Act. Welcome to the business centre for the Nova Scotia Legislature. 83 (1) Sections 23 to 26, clauses 28(1)(b) to (d) and Sections 29 to 32, 40A and 40B of the Trade Union Act do not apply in respect of labour relations between a district health authority, its unionized employees and the bargaining agents for those unionized employees. 143 Section 2 of Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2011, the Medical Act, is amended by. Phone: 902-295-2112, Cobequid Community Health Centre 33 (1) A health authority shall not plan for, or incur or make an expenditure that will result in, an operating funding deficit or a capital deficit in any fiscal year. (2) The term of an appointment under subsection (1) must not exceed three years without the prior written approval of the Minister and must not exceed five years in any event. . (3) The vesting under subsection (2) of any asset of a district health authority in the provincial health authority does not void any policy of insurance with respect to the asset, including any public liability policy, and the provincial health authority is deemed to be the insured party for the purpose of any such policy. Minister of Health and Wellness, Third Reading: October 3, 2014 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED). B4H 1N6 Phone: 902-736-2831, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital Sherbrooke, NS B0K 1H0 69 (1) A community health board shall not govern or manage the delivery of health services. That is the mission of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. 110 The preamble to Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2009, the Emergency Department Accountability Act, is amended by striking out "district" in the fourth line. (4) In the course of an audit or review being conducted, a health authority shall disclose, and the person appointed by the Minister to conduct the audit or review may collect, use and disclose, any personal information or personal health information that the person considers necessary for the purpose of conducting the audit or review. . 34 (1) Where a health authority realizes an operating funding surplus at the end of a fiscal year, the health authority may request that the Minister allow it to overspend in a subsequent fiscal year by an amount not exceeding the amount of the operating funding surplus realized. (g) conduct financial and human resource planning. This includes cookies necessary for the website's operation. (2) Subject to any order issued under subsection 87(1) or Section 93, upon the coming into force of this Section. (o) notwithstanding any enactment, exempting designated organizations from paying the parking fees and other parking costs at the facilities of a health authority. . 19428 Highway 2, RR 6 121 Orchard Street 5850/5980 University Avenue 36 (1) A board shall appoint a person licensed as a public accountant under the Public Accountants Act to be the auditor of the health authority. (2) In the event of a conflict between Sections 83 to 104 and any other enactment or any collective agreement, arbitral or other award or decision, obligation, right, claim, agreement or arrangement of any kind, Sections 83 to 104 prevail. 77 (1) A foundation that uses its funds to benefit the provincial health authority or a hospital located in the Province, other than the IWK Health Centre, shall annually provide the provincial health authority with copies of its audited year-end financial statements. Inverness, NS We may find the perfect match for you! (2) Where the order provides that all of the collective agreements pertaining to the unionized employees within a particular bargaining unit are to remain in force, the order may. 462 Main Street (a) must be issued within 90 days of the coming into force of this Section, or within such further period as the Minister may allow at the request of the mediator-arbitrator; (b) has effect on and after April 1, 2015; and. 97 In respect of each bargaining unit, the mediator-arbitrator retains jurisdiction over the implementation of any order issued under subsection 87(1) or Section 93 until such time on or after April 1, 2015, that the health authority and the bargaining agent enter into a new collective agreement . Nova Scotia Health Authority provides health services to Nova Scotians and some specialized services to Maritimers and Atlantic Canadians. (2) An annual report must include information on the results achieved by the health authority with respect to any performance targets established for the health authority by the Minister, including performance targets established in the approved health-services business plan for that fiscal year. 103 (1) Where, on or after April 1, 2015, a health authority introduces a new classification of employees, a union may apply to the Labour Board to amend an order issued under subsection 87(1) or Section 93 to include the new classification of employees in the bargaining unit represented by that union. 129 Clause 2(a) of Chapter 208 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Hospitals Act, is amended by striking out "hospital" in the last line and substituting "health authority as defined by the Health Authorities Act". PO Box 2630 These cookies are required to use this website and can't be turned off. B0J 3B0 Meet the Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet. 17 A vacancy on a board does not impair the ability of the remaining directors to act. 38 (1) A board shall annually appoint an audit committee. 138 Section 2 of Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2004, the Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act, is amended by. Middleton, NS 11 Notwithstanding the duties and powers of health authorities under this Act, the Minister may give binding directions to a health authority with respect to any matter the Minister considers relevant to the exercise of the Minister's powers or the discharge of the Minister's duties under this Act, including directions for the purpose of. 25 Bay Street (a) the health authority has requested the appointment of an administrator to replace the board; or. 222 Haliburton Road (a) execute and carry out any trusts respecting real or personal property that is donated, devised, bequeathed, granted, conveyed or given to the health authority; (b) make, accept, draw, execute, issue and endorse bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, hypothecations or other instruments necessary or convenient in the conduct of the business of the health authority; (c) subject to this Act and to the Trustee Act, invest money received by the health authority; (d) subject to this Act, erect, maintain, improve, repair or alter buildings for the health authority's purposes; (e) retain any investment, bequest, devise or gift in the form in which it is received by the health authority for as long as the health authority considers proper and invest the interest accrued on, or the proceeds of the sale or disposition of, any such investment, bequest, devise or gift; (f) subject to this Act, hold any real or personal property subject to and upon any trusts, terms or conditions imposed in the acquisition of the property. (3) Where the mediator-arbitrator is unable to begin, carry on or complete the duties prescribed by this Act, the Minister shall, after consulting with the district health authorities and unions, appoint a new mediator-arbitrator in his or her place and, unless the district health authorities and unions agree to do otherwise, the mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, must begin de novo . Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Annapolis Valley District Health Authority, Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority, "Find a Location | Nova Scotia Health Authority", "Nova Scotia Enhanced Immunization Access Project", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nova_Scotia_Health_Authority&oldid=1120850869, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 November 2022, at 04:30. (3) For greater certainty, a by-law made under subsection (1) has no effect until it is approved by the Minister. B0E 1J0 37 (1) The auditor of a health authority is entitled to access at all times to the books, accounts and records of the health authority and may require from the employees of the health authority such information and explanations as may be necessary for the performance of the auditor's duties. 94 (1) An order issued under subsection 87(1) or Section 93. 98 Before April 1, 2015, neither a district health authority nor a union may. PO Box 299 B0E 1B0 (3) A community health board shall support the implementation at the community level of those components of the community health plan that are incorporated into the health-services business plan of the provincial health authority. (2) Where the mediated negotiations are not successful, the mediator-arbitrator retains the power to determine the matters to be determined under Section 88 by arbitration. Phone: 902-862-6411, Northside General Hospital (a) subject to any determination by the Minister under clause 9(a), determine priorities in the provision of health services by the health authority and allocate resources accordingly; (b) recommend to the Minister which health services should be made available by the health authority; (c) consult with the Minister and implement the provincial health plan; (d) prepare and submit to the Minister a health-services business plan for each fiscal year; (e) implement the health-services business plan for the health authority; (f) assist the Minister in the development of and implementation of health policies and standards, health-information systems, human-resource plans for the health system and other Provincial health-system initiatives; (g) meet any standards established by the Minister respecting the quality of health services provided by the health authority; (h) comply with any directions, policies or guidelines issued or established by the Minister in respect of the health services provided by the health authority and the administration of such health services; (i) provide to the Minister such information, including personal information and personal health information, as is required by the Minister for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating the quality, efficiency, accessibility and comprehensiveness of health services, and health-system planning; (j) report on health-system performance as required by the Minister; (k) develop and implement health-system improvement plans as required by the Minister; (l) operate in accordance with any accountability framework established by the Minister; (m) assess the health needs of the residents of the Province and create community profiles according to the requirements established by the Minister; (n) provide to the Minister any other reports as required by the Minister; and. (2) The provincial health authority shall provide a copy of each community health plan to the IWK Health Centre to assist it in the preparation of its health-services business plan. 60 Vancouver Street Share: (ii) are not included in the nursing bargaining unit; (d) the support bargaining unit is composed of all unionized employees who. Dartmouth, NS (a) from among the unionized employees of the district health authorities, the appropriate bargaining units for each health authority, including the appropriate composition of each bargaining unit; (b) the bargaining agent that is to represent each bargaining unit; (c) whether, in respect of each bargaining unit, (ii) all of the collective agreements pertaining to the unionized employees within the bargaining unit are to remain in force; and. Dartmouth, NS (4) A health authority that submitted a plan approved under subsection (3) must make up its operating funding deficit or capital deficit in accordance with the plan as approved by the Minister. Phone: 902-384-2220 150 Exhibition Street (3) Where a standard, rule, regulation or other document is adopted or incorporated by reference under subsection (1), the Minister shall ensure that a copy of the standard, rule, regulation or other document is made publicly available. Phone: 902-657-2382, All Saints Springhill Hospital (2) Sections 105 and 106 come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. 10 Princess Street 1482 George Street 48 The signing authorities for the IWK Health Centre may be prescribed by the by-laws and, in the absence thereof, any agreement, instrument or document to be executed by the IWK Health Centre may be signed by such officers of the IWK Health Centre or other persons as the board of the IWK Health Centre may determine and, unless otherwise required by the by-laws, all agreements, instruments or documents so signed are valid and binding on the Corporation without the necessity of affixing a corporate seal. To continue, please update Safari or download another browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Phone: 902-869-6100, Dartmouth General Hospital Multiple sites: consult individual departments. 16.2K followers. . the Minister shall appoint as the mediator-arbitrator such individual as the Minister considers appropriate. Login to SAP-ESS New Glasgow, NS Enter your email address to tell us about yourself. 68 A community health board shall select its chair from among its members. Digby, NS (a) no district health authority shall authorize, declare, cause or continue a lockout of any of its unionized employees; (b) no union shall authorize, declare, cause or continue a strike by any unionized employees against a district health authority; and. South Cumberland Community Care Centre (6) For greater certainty, when appointing new directors to the board of the IWK Health Centre under subsection (5), the Minister is authorized to make any appointment that could be made under clause 44(1)(a) by whoever is authorized by the by-laws of the IWK Health Centre to appoint directors under that clause. (a) determine the organization and internal management of a health authority, including, (ii) appropriate levels of administrative services, and. . 127 Chapter 206 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Hospital Services Planning Commission Act, is repealed. 13 (1) A health authority is a body corporate with the capacity and, subject to this Act, the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. 101 A person who contravenes Section 99 or 100 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction, (a) in the case of an offence committed by a district health authority or union, or by a person acting on behalf of a district health authority or union, to a fine of not more than $100,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $10,000 for each day on which the offence continues; and. Opportunities are always changing. (a) do anything to prevent or impede a unionized employee's compliance with Section 99 or aid or abet a unionized employee to not comply with Section 99; or. 155 (1) Sections 5 to 82 and 107 to 154 come into force on April 1, 2015. Springhill, NS 1606 Lake Road (a) in consultation with the health authorities, set the strategic direction of the health system by establishing a multi-year provincial health plan; (b) in consultation with the health authorities, establish an accountability framework for the purpose of ensuring that the provincial health plan is implemented; (c) establish policies, standards and guidelines for the provision of health services and the administration of the provision of health services; (d) determine the health services to be provided by a health authority and administer the allocation of available resources for the provision of such health services by the health authority; (e) require a health authority to prepare and implement a health-services business plan and such other plans as the Minister considers appropriate, including information management and technology plans and health human-resource plans; (f) establish technical and informational requirements and standards for health-information systems; and. 17 a vacancy on a board shall select its chair from among Members. 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