(b) adding immediately after clause (l) the following clause: 145 Clause 45(6)(a) of Chapter 38 is amended by striking out "district" in the second last and last lines. 44 (1) The board of the IWK Health Centre comprises, (a) such number of directors as is prescribed by the by-laws of the IWK Health Centre; and. Meet the Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet. 24 For greater certainty, neither an amendment to a by-law under subsection 20(2) nor a by-law made under subsection 22(1) has any effect until it is approved by the Minister. (vi) it is in the public interest to dismiss the directors of the health authority. 131 Section 2 of Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2010, the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act, as amended by Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2012, is further amended by. . (ii) are not included in the nursing bargaining unit; (d) the support bargaining unit is composed of all unionized employees who. 87 (1) Where the district health authorities and unions conclude an agreement on all of the matters to be determined under subsection 86(1), the mediator-arbitrator shall issue an order in writing containing the terms of the agreement. The Program's scope includes cardiac disease and stroke. (b) adding immediately after clause (b) the following clause: 120 Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1990, the Health Council Act, is repealed. Pugwash, NS (2) The disclosure of personal information and personal health information to the Minister under clause (1)(i) must be limited to the minimum amount of personal information and personal health information necessary for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating the quality, efficiency, accessibility and comprehensiveness of health services, and health-system planning. (b) has the prior written approval of the Minister. (4) Subject to subsection (5), a director of the IWK Health Centre appointed under clause 44(1)(b) holds office for the term prescribed by the regulations or, where the regulations do not prescribe the term, for the term specified in the director's appointment. 151 Subclauses 3(f)(iv) and (v) of Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2010, the Personal Health Information Act, are repealed and the following subclause substituted: 153 Chapter 15 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Act, is repealed. . Bridgewater, 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. (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. (a) is in accordance with the Finance Act; (b) has the prior written approval of the Minister; and. . Nova Scotia Health Authority corporate office is located in 1276 S Park St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada and has 17,599 employees. 49 (1) There is hereby established as a body corporate a health authority for the Province that shall provide health services to the entire Province, except for those health services provided by the IWK Health Centre. 3 The Minister is responsible for the general supervision and management of this Act. Phone: 902-742-3541, area served by Nova Scotia Health Authority, Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program. Lunenburg, NS Phone: 902-465-8300, Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (b) subject to this Act, lease, sell or convey any real or personal property. The Nova Scotia Hospital B0E 1J0 61 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the community health boards established under the former Act are hereby continued. 124 Clause 39(6)(c) of Chapter 4 is amended by striking out "district health authority in which the isolation facility is located" in the second and third lines and substituting "provincial health authority, as defined by the Health Authorities Act". 130 Sections 5 to 7, 9, 19, 72 and 75 of Chapter 208 are repealed. (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. Are you curious about who supports the House the Assembly? B0J 2L0 (b) do not notify the Minister in writing within seven days of the coming into force of this Section, of their agreement upon an individual to be appointed as the mediator-arbitrator. PO Box 370 B0C 1N0 (2) The chair of the provincial health authority holds office for a term of three years and may be re-appointed for one additional three-year term. Your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer may be impacted if you do not accept all cookies. Phone: 902-597-3773 B0J 3B0 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". B0S 1P0 . North Sydney, NS (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. 51 (1) The provincial health authority is responsible for the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. (c) the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building; (g) the Halifax Infirmary, including the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre; (i) the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre; (k) any building or site prescribed by the regulations. 1,856 posts. 260 Church Street day of . 63 (1) Subject to the approval of the Minister, the provincial health authority may alter the boundaries of a community or amalgamate or reduce the number of community health boards. 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. . (2) Where, on the coming into force of this Section, a conciliation officer has filed a report pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Trade Union Act and the 14-day period provided for in subsection 47(1) of the Trade Union Act has begun, no further time of that period elapses until April 1, 2015. (2) The exercise by the Minister of the authority contained in subsection (1) is a regulation within the meaning of the Regulations Act. . (a) specify which unionized employees in the bargaining unit are to be covered by each collective agreement; (b) modify or restrict the operation or effect of any provision of any of the collective agreements and define the rights with respect to the collective agreement of any unionized employees affected by the determination of the matters referred to in subsection 86(1) or Section 88; and. . Verified. Karen Oldfield, newly appointed interim CEO, previously was the senior executive at the Halifax Ports Corporation. South Cumberland Community Care Centre 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. 132 Subsection 19(1) of Chapter 36 is amended by striking out "district" in the first line. (a) the health services to be provided or made available in the Province; (b) the principles upon which the provision of health services are to be based; (c) the goals, objectives and priorities for the provision of health services, including goals, objectives and priorities in respect of quality and patient safety; Phone: 902-875-3011 (ba) "health authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Authorities Act; (ga) "health authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Authorities Act; (na) "health authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Authorities Act; (va) "provincial health authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Authorities Act; (e) "chief executive officer" means the person who is responsible for the administration and management of a health authority, as defined by the Health Authorities Act, or a person designated in writing by such responsible person; (g) "health authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Authorities Act; 11 (1) In carrying out the medical officer's responsibilities pursuant to this Act, a medical officer may require the assistance of a public health inspector or public health nurse. 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. 492 Archibald Brook Road Phone: 902-366-2794, Guysborough Memorial Hospital 90 (1) In determining the appropriate composition of the bargaining units for each health authority, the mediator-arbitrator shall consider the community of interest among the unionized employees in each proposed bargaining unit in respect of the nature of the work being done, such that. (3) The person appointed by the Minister to conduct an audit or review must, for that purpose, be provided access to all relevant health records and all books of account, securities, cash, documents, bank accounts, vouchers, correspondence and other records of the health authority. 65 (1) Members of a community health board must be appointed by the person or entity prescribed by the regulations. 84 The Arbitration Act does not apply to arbitration proceedings conducted under this Act. . (5) A director of the IWK Health Centre appointed under clause 44(1)(b) holds office until such time as the director's successor is appointed, even if such appointment does not occur until after the director's term of office has expired. B0P 1E0 Phone: 902-634-8801 154 Subclause 2(c)(i) of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2006, the Safer Needles in Healthcare Workplaces Act, is amended by striking out "district" in the first line. (b) adding immediately after clause (n) the following clause: (d) adding immediately after clause (v) the following clause: (e) striking out "Capital District Health Authority or its successor, or other" in the second line of clause (z) and substituting "provincial health authority or another". 126 Clause 74(1)(ak) of Chapter 4 is amended by striking out "district" in the first line. A detailed list of hospitals is maintained by the Nova Scotia Health Authority. 15102 Cabot Trail Tel: 902-543-4603 . Liverpool, NS We use the following session cookies, which are all required to enable the website to function: "careerSiteCompanyId" is used to send the request to the correct data center, "JSESSIONID" is placed on the visitor's device during the session so the server can identify the visitor, "Load balancer cookie" (actual cookie name may vary) prevents a visitor from bouncing from one instance to another. CVHNS is responsible for: working with others to reduce the risk and burden of cardiovascular disease. Lower Sackville, NS Neils Harbour, NS PO Box 40 B3K 6R8 . B5A 2P5 (f) any other matters prescribed by the regulations. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. (2) A foundation that uses its funds to benefit the IWK Health Centre shall annually provide the IWK Health Centre with copies of its audited year-end financial statements. (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. 40 (1) A health authority shall prepare and submit a health-services business plan in the form and containing the information prescribed by the Minister. (b) striking out "the district" in the first line of clause (c) and substituting "a". 32610 Cabot Trail (a) work with the community to identify and promote community health promotion initiatives for inclusion in the community health plan; (b) participate in health promotion initiatives identified in the community health plan that have been approved in the provincial health authority's health-services business plan; (c) provide guidance to the provincial health authority on strategies to further engage the community on issues respecting health services; (d) provide such other advice and assistance as the provincial health authority may request; (e) as directed by the provincial health authority's public engagement plan, consult with the residents of the communities they serve respecting. Contact (a) "accountability framework" means an agreement between the Minister and the health authorities that describes the respective roles, responsibilities and obligations of the Minister and health authorities in achieving strategic priorities and expected results for the health system; (b) "administrator" means a person appointed to act as an administrator of a health authority under subsection 10(2); (c) "bargaining unit" has the same meaning as "unit" in the Trade Union Act; (d) "board" means the board of directors of a health authority; (e) "capital surplus or deficit" means, in respect of a fiscal year, the surplus or deficit, as the case may be, calculated by subtracting the cost in that fiscal year of acquisitions of tangible capital assets by a health authority from the tangible capital asset revenues of the health authority and the debt incurred by the health authority as a result of borrowing money in accordance with Section 35 in that fiscal year for tangible capital asset acquisitions; (g) "community" means the area for which a community health board has been established or continued under this Act; (h) "community health board" means a community health board established or continued under this Act; (i) "community health plan" means a plan for health promotion initiatives and the improvement of the health of the community that is to be prepared under subsection 74(1); (j) "director" means a member of a board and, for greater certainty, includes a non-voting member of the board; (k) "district health authority" means a district health authority established under the former Act; (l) "former Act" means Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2000, the Health Authorities Act; (m) "former IWK Health Centre Act" means Chapter 26 of the Acts of 1996, the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre Act; (n) "foundation" means a foundation established, in respect of a hospital, by an enactment, trust or agreement; (o) "health authority" means the provincial health authority or the IWK Health Centre; (p) "health services" means services related to the prevention of illness or injury, the promotion or maintenance of health or the care and treatment of sick, infirm or injured persons, and includes services provided in the Province through hospitals and other health-care institutions, public-health services, addiction services, emergency services, mental-health services, home-care services, long-term care services, primary-care services and such other services as may be prescribed by the regulations; (q) "health-services business plan" means the annual health-services business plan required to be prepared by a health authority under subsection 40(1); (r) "hospital" means a hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act; (s) "IWK Health Centre" means the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre; (t) "Labour Board" means the Labour Board established by the Labour Board Act; (u) "licensed practical nurse" has the same meaning as in the Licensed Practical Nurses Act; (v) "management zone" means a management zone established under subsection 60(1); (w) "mediator-arbitrator" means the mediator-arbitrator appointed by the Minister under Section 85; (x) "Minister" means the Minister of Health and Wellness; (y) "operating funding surplus or deficit" means, in respect of a fiscal year, the surplus or deficit, as the case may be, calculated by subtracting the operating expenses of a health authority in that fiscal year, excluding amortization costs, from the health authority's net revenues in that fiscal year from operations; (z) "operating revenue" means, in respect of a fiscal year, the total of all revenue of a health authority in that fiscal year less the tangible capital asset revenue of the health authority in that fiscal year; (za) "personal health information" has the same meaning as in the Personal Health Information Act; (zb) "personal information" has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; (zc) "provincial health authority" means the health authority for the Province established by subsection 49(1); (zd) "provincial health plan" means the provincial health plan established by the Minister under clause 6(a); (ze) "public engagement plan" means a plan by a health authority to engage and consult with the public in respect of the health services provided by the health authority; (zf) "Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre" means the collection of buildings and sites referred to in subsection 51(2); (zg) "registered nurse" has the same meaning as in the Registered Nurses Act; (zh) "tangible capital asset" means a tangible capital asset prescribed by or determined in accordance with a health authority's accounting policy; (zi) "tangible capital asset revenue" means, in respect of a fiscal year, the total of all revenue received by a health authority in that fiscal year for the purpose of acquiring tangible capital assets; (zj) "type" means, in relation to a bargaining unit, one of the four types of bargaining unit referred to in clause 89(1)(a); (ii) the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. (o) notwithstanding any enactment, exempting designated organizations from paying the parking fees and other parking costs at the facilities of a health authority. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, words and expressions used in Sections 26 and 83 to 104 have the same meaning as in Part I of the Trade Union Act. Formed in April 2015, we operate . (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may appoint the first chief executive officer of the provincial health authority. (2) A health-services business plan must be submitted to the Minister no later than November 1st before the commencement of each fiscal year, unless the Minister or the regulations prescribe a different date on or before which the health-services business plan is to be submitted. PO Box 10 20 (1) The Minister may make by-laws respecting the conduct and management of the affairs of a health authority including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, by-laws. . B0N 1X0 67 Subject to the regulations and to any more restrictive policy adopted by the provincial health authority, a member of a community health board may be reimbursed by the provincial health authority for the reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by the member in the performance of the member's duties. PO Box 1004 (4) A health-services business plan must not be implemented until it has been approved by the Minister. (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. It creates opportunities for discussions that matter, opportunities for learning, and lays the foundation for a stronger . Phone: 902-542-2266, Soldiers Memorial Hospital B1A 1W5 Learn more Jobs (5) The auditor of a health authority shall report any management letter and any communication detailing weaknesses in internal control, deficiencies in management information systems or other areas requiring attention for improvement, including all audit reports and the auditor's observations and recommendations to management relating to significant findings from the audit activity, to the board and to the Minister. 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. (2) The members of a committee established under subsection (1) need not be directors of the provincial health authority. (b) striking out "district" in the first and in the third lines of clause (c). (2) A community health board is not responsible for resolving individual patient care concerns. Temporary service and facility closure notices from Nova Scotia Health (Updated at 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023) Phone: 902-863-2830, St. Marys Memorial Hospital (2) The IWK Health Centre is dedicated to, and shall conduct its business and affairs with a view to, improving the health and health status of children, youth, women and families. (3) The Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre is a centre for adult tertiary health services and research and academic activities. 10 Princess Street 93 Where arbitration is conducted under Section 88, the mediator-arbitrator shall issue an order in writing determining the matters under that Section. (3) The mediated negotiations must continue until. (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. Nova Scotia Health Authority Opportunities Print: Share: 195 Opportunities Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Antigonish Opportunity ID: 2022-0782 Location: St. Martha's Regional Hospital Antigonish, Nova Scotia Opportunity: Permanent Family Medicine - Emergency Physician, Strait Richmond Hospital Opportunity ID: 2022-0784 Location: PO Box 610 (a) the health authority has requested the appointment of an administrator to replace the board; or. Phone: 902-794-8521, Sacred Heart Community Health Centre (3) An annual report must be delivered to the Minister by such date as the Minister may prescribe. 40 Freer Lane Glace Bay, NS 300 Pleasant Street (a) the nursing bargaining unit is composed of all unionized employees who occupy positions that must be occupied by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse; (b) the health care bargaining unit is composed of all unionized employees who. . Main switchboard: 902- 473-2700 (iv) the health authority has failed to comply with any direction of the Minister, (v) the health authority is not properly exercising its powers or carrying out its duties, or. (2) Where the district health authorities and unions, (a) notify the Minister in writing that they are unable to agree upon an individual to be appointed as the mediator-arbitrator; or. [1] Its largest hospital is the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax. These cookies are required to use this website and can't be turned off. (iii) the health authority has failed, or is about to fail, to pay any of its debts or liabilities whatsoever when due. Phone: 902-470-8888, Colchester East Hants Health Centre 716 King Street (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the directors of the IWK Health Centre immediately before the coming into force of this Section may continue to serve until the expiry of their respective terms. (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. (b) striking out "district" in the second line of clause (c); and. Inverness, NS Enter your email address to tell us about yourself. 102 (1) Any lockout or strike between a district health authority and a union that is taking place at the time this Section comes into force must cease until April 1, 2015. (g) respecting the management and administration of the board. 57 A majority of the voting directors of the provincial health authority constitutes a quorum. Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital . Phone:902-893-4321 Switchboard Skip to Content, 2nd Session, 62nd General Assembly 108 Clause 26(a) of Chapter 37 is amended by striking out "a district health authority" in the first and second lines and substituting "the provincial health authority, as defined by the Health Authorities Act". Bayview Memorial Health Centre (b) ensure accountability for funding and for the measuring and monitoring of health-system performance. B4C 0A2 (2) The mediator-arbitrator may determine the procedure applicable to the conduct of the arbitration. Share: 80 (1) A regulation made under this Act may adopt or incorporate by reference, in whole or in part or with modifications, a written standard, rule, regulation or other document relating to any matter in respect of which a regulation may be made under this Act. QEII Health Sciences Centre 71 The provincial health authority may establish advisory committees to assist a community health board in carrying out its responsibilities. B1P 1P3 (2) Where, on the coming into force of this Section, by-laws respecting the matters referred to in subsection 20(1), Section 21 and subsection 22(1) have been made by the Board of Directors of the IWK Health Centre under Section 10 of the former IWK Health Centre Act and approved by the Minister under Section 6 of the Hospitals Act, those by-laws remain in effect and apply to the IWK Health Centre until such time as they are replaced with new by-laws made under this Act.
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