(b) as otherwise prescribed by the by-laws of the IWK Health Centre. PO Box 2630 (i) organizational structures and management responsibilities, (i) a health authority under clause 19(1)(i), or. 76 Notwithstanding any enactment, trust or agreement by which a foundation is established in respect of a hospital, the foundation shall, as the foundation considers appropriate, (a) continue to use its funds to benefit the hospital or for any other charitable purpose for which the foundation is established; or. PO Box 1180 (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. (a) be conducive to achieving stable and harmonious labour relations between the health authorities and unionized employees; and. They operate hospital s, health centres and community-based programs across the province. . (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; 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. . Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia (CVHNS) is a provincial program of the Nova Scotia Health Authority which aims to improve the cardiovascular health and care of Nova Scotians. (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. CVHNS is responsible for: working with others to reduce the risk and burden of cardiovascular disease. (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. Login - Nova Scotia Health Sorry, but Apple Safari version 0 is no longer supported. Share: Nova Scotia Health Healthy people, healthy communities - for generations. (d) the rules governing medical and clinical staff. PO Box 9700 The purpose of the EFAP is to provide quick, short-term support to employee/family members. Do you want to learn how the Legislature operates? Proceed Anyway Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital PO Box 299 . (2) The membership of a health authority as a body corporate comprises the individuals who are appointed from time to time as its directors. (iii) the percentage of the total budget administered by a health authority that may be spent on administrative expenses; (b) appoint such advisory groups or committees as the Minister considers appropriate; (c) establish requirements for the public engagement plan of a health authority; and, (d) collect, use and disclose any personal information and any personal health information that is provided to the Minister by. 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. (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 . 104 For the purpose of concluding a new collective agreement in respect of a bargaining unit, where an order issued under subsection 87(1) or Section 93 provides that, in respect of that bargaining unit, all of the collective agreements pertaining to the unionized employees within the bargaining unit are to remain in force, the collective agreement to which the bargaining agent that represents the bargaining unit is a party is deemed to be the expiring collective agreement. (a) provide leadership for the health system by setting the strategic policy direction, priorities and standards for the health system; and. Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning. (3) A quality improvement and safety committee shall. 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. . (2) The Minister may allow the request of a health authority under subsection (1) to the extent that the Minister considers appropriate. We use cookies to offer you the best possible website experience. 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. (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: 902-736-2831, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital The CEO and volunteer board members were released from their duties. Mediator-arbitrator under the Health Authorities Act. This includes cookies necessary for the website's operation. . (2) A person employed or engaged by a health authority is not an officer, servant or agent of Her Majesty in right of the Province. 138 Hospital Road (d) the integration of seniority of unionized employees in each bargaining unit. (a) approve the health-services business plan, with or without any amendments that the Minister considers appropriate; or. Inverness, NS Phone: 902-224-1500, Victoria County Memorial Hospital (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. 81 (1) In this Section, "district health authority" means a district health authority as defined in the former Act but does not include the IWK Health Centre. (2) The mediator-arbitrator may determine the procedure applicable to the conduct of the arbitration. 7702 #7 Highway It allows for dialogue with the public, with patients and families, and with our many partners and stakeholders. Bayview Memorial Health Centre 115 Subsection 2(1) of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2014, the Essential Home-support Services (2014) Act, is amended by. (c) notwithstanding Sections 5 to 7 of the Essential Health and Community Services Act, commence or continue negotiations for an essential health or community services agreement. Phone: 902- 885-2554, Hants Community Hospital B4N 5E3 Phone: 902-532-2381, Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre 260 Church Street Phone: 902-465-8300, Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital linktr.ee/nshealth. (4) A health-services business plan must not be implemented until it has been approved by the Minister. Karen Oldfield, newly appointed interim CEO, previously was the senior executive at the Halifax Ports Corporation. 68 A community health board shall select its chair from among its members. (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; (d) resource management and planning objectives, including human resources planning and financial planning objectives; (e) priorities for teaching, learning and research; and. (4) An administrator appointed under subsection (2). The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. (2) A community health board is not responsible for resolving individual patient care concerns. (a) determine the organization and internal management of a health authority, including, (ii) appropriate levels of administrative services, and. (2) Subject to clause 9(a), the provincial health authority shall determine the uses of management zones in the delivery and management of health services by the provincial health authority. 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. PO Box 610 The Program's scope includes cardiac disease and stroke. B2N 5A1 Shelburne, NS (3) The Minister shall inform a health authority whether its health-services business plan has been approved, approved with amendments or not approved. B0E 1B0 60 (1) Management zones within the Province may be established by the regulations for the purpose of delivering and managing health services on a regional level at the direction of the provincial health authority. (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. [3] Between December 2019 and May 2020, parents of children born in 2011 were surveyed to collect up-to-date immunization records.[4]. B0M 1X0 40 Freer Lane . (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. Discover how members are governed, find financial information and learn about honours. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. (a) give notice under Section 33 or 34 of the Trade Union Act requiring the other to commence collective bargaining; (b) commence or continue collective bargaining under Section 35 of that Act; or. 84 The Arbitration Act does not apply to arbitration proceedings conducted under this Act. 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". B2G 2G5 (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. B0T 1W0 Phone: 902-634-8801 17 A vacancy on a board does not impair the ability of the remaining directors to act. 69 (1) A community health board shall not govern or manage the delivery of health services. Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link. Nova Scotia 132 Subsection 19(1) of Chapter 36 is amended by striking out "district" in the first line. They have first-hand experience in the areas you're interested in, and can . Meet the Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet. 5,487 Employees . (b) striking out clause (g) substituting the following clause: (2) A public health inspector or public health nurse who is providing assistance for the purpose of this Act may exercise any of the powers of a public health inspector or public health nurse, as the case may be, anywhere in the Province. Berwick, NS Fax: 902-354-2018, South Shore Regional Hospital (2) The district health authorities and unions shall bargain in good faith and make every reasonable effort to reach an agreement. 32 A health authority shall not make any expenditure for the acquisition of capital items unless the acquisition, (a) is provided for in a capital plan in an approved health-services business plan; or. Phone: 902-295-2112, Cobequid Community Health Centre (e) carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws or the regulations. (a) the health authority has requested the appointment of an administrator to replace the board; or. 32610 Cabot Trail When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Yarmouth, NS B0V 1A0 (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. . New Waterford, NS (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. 60 Vancouver Street Phone: 902-863-2830, St. Marys Memorial Hospital B0E 1N0 (9) In preparing its health-services business plan, the IWK Health Centre shall consider the elements of the community health plans, provided to it by the provincial health authority, that relate to children, youth, women and families. (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. 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. B0E 1J0 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) A standard, rule, regulation or other document that is adopted or incorporated by reference under subsection (1) may be adopted or incorporated as it reads on a prescribed day or as it is amended from time to time. The Nova Scotia Health authority operates various facilities across the province of Nova Scotia:[2]. 26 The health authorities shall engage in multi-employer collective bargaining when negotiating collective agreements with bargaining agents in respect of bargaining units of the same type for each health authority. Engagement with Nova Scotians is part of Nova Scotia Health Authority's (NSHA) mandate and is important for us. . (2) Subsection 6(2) of Chapter 4 is amended by, (a) striking out "district" in the first line of clause (b); and, (b) striking out "district" in the first line of clause (e). (e) perform such additional duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws or the regulations. Phone: 902-243-2521 Lunenburg, NS 122 Section 4 of Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2004, the Health Protection Act, is amended by. Tel: 902-354-3436 B0N 1X0 (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. Login to SAP-ESS B0E 1H0 Springhill, NS (iv) a health authority as defined in the Health Authorities Act. (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. Phone: 902-254-2540, Eastern Memorial Hospital 85 (1) Where, within seven days of the coming into force of this Section, all the district health authorities and unions agree upon an individual to be the mediator-arbitrator and notify the Minister, in writing, of their agreement, the Minister shall appoint that individual as the mediator-arbitrator for the purpose of this Act. (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. (iii) the health authority has failed, or is about to fail, to pay any of its debts or liabilities whatsoever when due. (4) The audited financial statements and the auditor's reports must be delivered by the auditor of a health authority to the board and to the Minister no later than June 30th immediately following the end of each fiscal year, or by such other date as the Minister may prescribe. 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. (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. (a) striking out ", both by individual hospitals within a district health authority and in a district-by-district format" in the second and third lines of clause (a) and substituting "by individual hospital within each health authority"; and. 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. (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. 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. Our Values: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Courage, Accountability | We are Nova Scotia Health.
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