Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows: 1 This Act may be cited as the Health Authorities Act. This is the place for you. Phone: 902-532-2381, Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre . We are in . (2) The exercise by the Minister of the authority contained in subsection (1) is a regulation within the meaning of the Regulations Act. 10 Princess Street Sydney, NS 151 Subclauses 3(f)(iv) and (v) of Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2010, the Personal Health Information Act, are repealed and the following subclause substituted: 153 Chapter 15 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Act, is repealed. 16 The Minister may, where the Minister considers there is cause or incapacity, remove or suspend any director and may re-appoint, re-instate or replace that director, regardless of whether the director's term has expired. Inverness, NS linktr.ee/nshealth. 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". B0H 1H0 (3) The Minister shall inform a health authority whether its health-services business plan has been approved, approved with amendments or not approved. Liverpool, NS B3K 6R8 Your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer may be impacted if you do not accept all cookies. B0C 1N0 It is the largest employer in the province, with more than 23,000 employees, 2,500 physicians and 7,000 volunteers working from 45 different facilities. (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. 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. 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. (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. (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. (d) ensuring the proper discharge by the health authority of its duties and powers regarding the boundaries, composition, membership, formation and support of community health boards. (4) Where the Minister makes by-laws under subsection (3), the health authority may, subject to the approval of the Minister, amend those by-laws. 222 Haliburton Road The Nova Scotia Health Authority was formed on April 1, 2015 as an amalgamation of nine existing regional authorities: The authority received a $843,530 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to implement Nova Scotia's Enhanced Immunization Access Project. (3) A health authority is exempt from taxation under any Act of the Legislature. (2) Where the Minister refuses to approve a health-services business plan, the Minister shall provide reasons and the health authority shall submit for approval a plan that addresses the problems identified by the Minister on or before the date prescribed by the Minister. (a) the district health authorities and unions conclude an agreement on some or all of the matters to be determined under subsection (1); (b) a district health authority or union notifies the mediator-arbitrator in writing that the district health authority or union believes that the district health authorities and unions have reached an impasse in the mediated negotiations; (c) the mediator-arbitrator notifies the district health authorities and unions in writing that the mediator-arbitrator believes that the district health authorities and unions have reached an impasse in the mediated negotiations; or. CVHNS is responsible for: working with others to reduce the risk and burden of cardiovascular disease. (a) establishing priorities and guidelines for the health authority to follow in the exercise of its powers; (b) co-ordinating the work of the health authority with the objectives and strategic direction of the health system in the Province in order to achieve the best possible results and to avoid duplication of effort and expense; (c) ensuring the achievement of Provincial objectives and health services; and. PO Box 2630 Bayview Memorial Health Centre (2) For greater certainty, a community health board is not a body corporate. Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning. 1,856 posts. B0K 1L0 Karen Oldfield, newly appointed interim CEO, previously was the senior executive at the Halifax Ports Corporation. , 20 . This includes cookies necessary for the website's operation. . (a) establish performance targets for inclusion in the health-services business plan respecting operations, financial management, the provision of health services, the achievement of satisfactory patient and quality outcomes and any other matter prescribed by the regulations; (b) provide for the monitoring, measurement and evaluation of the progress of the health authority in meeting the performance targets referred to in clause (a) and the quality, efficiency, accessibility and comprehensiveness of health services; and. 140 Subsection 19(1) of Chapter 29 is amended by striking out "district" both times it appears in the third line. Phone: 902-470-8888, Colchester East Hants Health Centre 32610 Cabot Trail 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. (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. PO Box 730 When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 78 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations. 52 (1) The board of the provincial health authority comprises, (a) such number of directors as is prescribed by the regulations, up to a maximum of 13 directors; and. B2Y 4G8 (c) is a person or a member of a class of persons prescribed by the regulations. 29 (1) A health authority may, for the purpose of providing health services, (a) acquire, hold, operate and maintain real and personal property; and. . 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. 7 The provincial health plan may prescribe. (b) striking out "district health authority" in the third line of clause (j) and substituting "health authority, as defined in the Health Authorities Act,". (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. (3) Each member of a community health board must ordinarily reside within the community. . A detailed list of hospitals is maintained by the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Musquodoboit Harbour, NS 22 Richard Street Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. That is the mission of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. (c) direct such health system improvements as are necessary to ensure that the provincial health plan is implemented. Phone: 902-392-2859 Phone: 902- 464-3111 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. (2) Subsection 28(2) of the Trade Union Act applies mutatis mutandis to an application made under subsection (1). . B0N 2T0 42 The Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre constituted by the former IWK Health Centre Act is hereby continued as a body corporate. (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. (d) the rules governing medical and clinical staff. . PO Box 399 Phone:902-893-4321 Switchboard (d) proposals for on-going formal consultation and engagement activities with communities, in accordance with the health authority's public engagement plan. 58 (1) The board of the provincial health authority may establish advisory and other committees to assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities, including any committees it considers necessary or advisable for ensuring adequate opportunity for consultation with and participation by the public in respect of health services provided by the provincial health authority. . (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. Phone: 902-538-3111, Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre Phone: 902-597-3773 69 (1) A community health board shall not govern or manage the delivery of health services. PO Box 9700 (c) such other financial reports as are required by the Minister. 63 Elizabeth II, 2014, The Honourable Leo A. Glavine Find out whats happening at the Legislature on social media and in our calendar of events. B0M 1A0 Minister of Health and Wellness, Third Reading: October 3, 2014 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED). (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. (d) the integration of seniority of unionized employees in each bargaining unit. (b) promote the effective and efficient provision of health care to patients at the health authorities' facilities. Middleton, NS 45 Subject to the by-laws and subclause 9(a)(i), the board of the IWK Health Centre shall, (a) determine the offices of the IWK Health Centre and the duties and authorities of each such office; and. (b) where the hospital is no longer operated as a hospital or no longer exists, use its funds to benefit the health services of the area formerly served by the hospital, subject to the terms of any trust relating to the use of those funds. 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. Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) Employee Self Serve (ESS) is a 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week online service allowing employees to view: Bank Account Information Benefits Pay advice Personal information To get set up for ESS or for password resets please contact the IT HelpDesk at 902-473-3399. . (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. (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. Wolfville, NS 50 The objects of the provincial health authority are to govern, manage and provide health services in the Province and to implement the strategic direction set out in the provincial health plan. (c) no unionized employee shall participate in a strike against a district health authority. 16.2K followers. 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. (2) Sections 23 to 26, clauses 28(1)(b) to (d) and Sections 29, 31, 32, 40A and 40B of the Trade Union Act do not apply in respect of labour relations between a health authority, its unionized employees and the bargaining agents for those unionized employees . Phone: 902-742-3541, area served by Nova Scotia Health Authority, Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program. . (7) A public engagement plan contained in a health-services business plan prepared by the provincial health authority must provide direction to community health boards in respect of their consultations with the residents of the communities they serve under clause 70(e). 3375 Highway 209 Phone: 902-825-3411, Valley Regional Hospital (c) is final and cannot be questioned or reviewed in any court or tribunal. We are rural and urban. 325 Pleasant Street 54 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a director of the provincial health authority 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. . . (5) When the Minister considers that an administrator is no longer required, the Minister shall revoke the appointment of the administrator and, notwithstanding Section 44, appoint new directors to the board. (b) striking out "district" in the first and in the third lines of clause (c). 164 following. B0V 1A0 (a) the goals and objectives of the plan as determined by the community health board through public engagement; (b) the health promotion priorities and initiatives recommended by the community health board for the improvement of the health of the community; (c) a demonstration that the recommended priorities and initiatives have been established through community consultation; and. B0T 1K0 17 A vacancy on a board does not impair the ability of the remaining directors to act. (2) The Minister may appoint a person to conduct an audit or review directed under subsection (1). (a) determine the organization and internal management of a health authority, including, (ii) appropriate levels of administrative services, and. Multiple sites: consult individual departments. (b) has the prior written approval of the Minister. 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