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2012-96 - Regional Health Authorities Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2012-96
under the
Regional Health Authorities Act
(O.C. 2012-353)
Filed November 27, 2012
1Section 2 of New Brunswick Regulation 2002-27 under the Regional Health Authorities Act is amended
(a) by repealing the definition “board of directors”;
(b) in the definition “medical staff” by striking out “of directors”;
(c) in the definition “privileges” by striking out “of directors”.
2Subsection 9(1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “of directors”.
3Section 10 of the Regulation is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out “of directors”;
(b) in subsection (2) by striking out “of directors”.
4Section 11 of the Regulation is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:
11(1)A medical practitioner, oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dental practitioner who wishes to be appointed to the medical staff of a regional health authority shall apply to the board for appointment and for privileges in accordance with the by-laws of the board.
(b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:
11(2)A board shall appoint one or more medical practitioners, oral and maxillofacial surgeons or dental practitioners to the medical staff in accordance with its by-laws.
(c) by adding after subsection (2) the following:
11(2.1)An appointment under subsection (2) shall expire on the date of the second annual meeting of the board that follows the appointment or within such specified period as the board considers appropriate.
(d) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following:
11(3)A board shall delineate, reduce, renew or extend the privileges that it grants to each member of the medical staff at least every two years, taking into consideration the needs and facilities of the regional health authority and the training and abilities of the medical practitioners, oral and maxillofacial surgeons and dental practitioners.
(e) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following:
11(4)A board may at any time withdraw or alter the privileges it grants to any member of the medical staff in accordance with its by-laws.
(f) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:
11(5)A board may authorize the chief executive officer to grant appropriate temporary privileges until the next regular meeting of the board to a medical practitioner, oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dental practitioner who is not a member of the medical staff of the regional health authority in accordance with its by-laws.
(g) in subsection (6) by striking out “of directors”;
(h) in subsection (8) by striking out “of directors”.
5Section 12 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “of directors”.
6 Section 16 of the Regulation is amended
(a) in the portion preceding paragraph (a) by striking out “of directors”;
(b) in paragraph (d) by striking out “of directors”.
7The heading preceding section 18 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “governing professional body”.
8Section 18 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
18A board shall advise the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick or the New Brunswick Dental Society and the board of the other regional health authority if
(a) the board withdraws or significantly modifies the privileges of a member of the medical staff for incompetence, negligence or misconduct, or
(b) a member of the medical staff resigns when the member’s competence or conduct is under investigation by the board.
9Subsection 25 of the Regulation is amended
(a) in subsection (1) of the French version, by striking out “obsolète” and substituting “obsolescent”;
(b) in subsection (2) by striking out “of directors”.