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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2016-26
under the
Regional Health Authorities Act
(O.C. 2016-89)
Filed April 29, 2016
1
Section 2 of New Brunswick Regulation 2002-27 under the Regional Health Authorities Act is amended
(
a
)
by repealing the definition “patient”;
(
b
)
by repealing the definition “medical staff” and substituting the following:
“medical staff”
means medical practitioners, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental practitioners and midwives who are appointed by a board to the medical staff of a regional health authority and given privileges;
(personnel médical)
(
c
)
by repealing the definition “privileges” and substituting the following:
“privileges”
means permission granted by a board to
(privilèges)
(
a
)
a medical practitioner to render medical care to a patient and to use the diagnostic services in a hospital facility or community health centre,
(
b
)
an oral and maxillofacial surgeon to render medical care to a patient and to use the diagnostic services in a hospital facility,
(
c
)
a dental practitioner to render dental care to a patient and to use the diagnostic services in a hospital facility or community health centre, or
(
d
)
a midwife to render health care to a patient and to use the diagnostic services in a hospital facility or community health centre.
(
d
)
by adding the following definition in alphabetical order:
“midwife”
means a midwife as defined in the
Midwifery Act
;
(sage-femme)
2
Section 11 of the Regulation is amended
(
a
)
in subsection (1) by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dental practitioner” and substituting
“an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dental practitioner or a midwife”
;
(
b
)
in subsection (2) by striking out “surgeons or dental practitioners” and substituting
“surgeons, dental practitioners or midwives”
;
(
c
)
in subsection (3) by striking out “surgeons and dental practitioners” and substituting
“surgeons, dental practitioners and midwives”
;
(
d
)
in subsection (5) by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dental practitioner” and substituting
“an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dental practitioner or a midwife”
;
(
e
)
by repealing subsection (6) and substituting the following:
11
(6)
The granting of temporary privileges under subsection (5) shall be reviewed by the board and the board may affirm, amend or revoke the temporary privileges.
(
f
)
by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the following:
11
(7)
Except in an emergency situation, a medical practitioner, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dental practitioner or a midwife may perform only those diagnostic and treatment procedures for which he or she has been granted privileges.
(
g
)
by repealing subsection (8) and substituting the following:
11
(8)
Subject to this section, only a member of the medical staff of a regional health authority may attend a patient in the hospital facilities operated by the regional health authority or use the facilities of the regional health authority for the care of a patient.
3
Section 12 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dental practitioner” and substituting
“an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dental practitioner or a midwife”
.
4
Section 18 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
Duty to notify
18
A board shall advise the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Dental Society or the Midwifery Council of New Brunswick 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.
5
Section 20 of the Regulation is amended
(
a
)
in subsection (1)
(i
)
in the portion preceding paragraph (a) by striking out “a dental practitioner or a nurse practitioner” and substituting
“a dental practitioner, a nurse practitioner or a midwife”
;
(ii
)
in paragraph (b) by striking out “the attending oral and maxillofacial surgeon, the dental practitioner or the nurse practitioner” and substituting
“attending oral and maxillofacial surgeon, dental practitioner, nurse practitioner or midwife”
;
(
b
)
in subsection (2) by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon or nurse practitioner” and substituting
“an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a nurse practitioner or a midwife”
;
(
c
)
in subsection (3) by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon or nurse practitioner” and substituting
“oral and maxillofacial surgeon, nurse practitioner or midwife”
;
(
d
)
by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following:
20
(4)
A medical practitioner, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a nurse practitioner or a midwife who dictates an order for care under subsection (2) shall sign the order on the first visit to the facility after dictating the order.
6
Section 21 of the Regulation is amended
(
a
)
in subsection (1) by striking out “a dental practitioner or a nurse practitioner” and substituting
“a dental practitioner, a nurse practitioner or a midwife”
;
(
b
)
in subsection (2) by striking out “a dental practitioner or a nurse practitioner” and substituting
“a dental practitioner, a nurse practitioner or a midwife”
;
(
c
)
in subsection (3) by striking out “oral and maxillofacial surgeon, dental practitioner or nurse practitioner” and substituting
“an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dental practitioner, a nurse practitioner or a midwife”
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