Regulations
71(1)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)
amending Schedule A by altering the boundaries of health regions as set out in Schedule A, which boundaries may be described in the manner the Lieutenant-Governor in Council considers appropriate;
(b)
transferring responsibility for facilities from one regional health authority to another, including transferring and vesting ownership in property and interest in property that is used for or in connection with or that relates to the facilities, or that is associated with the establishment, operation or maintenance of the facilities, and transferring and vesting all rights, obligations, assets, liabilities, powers and responsibilities that relate to the facilities or that are associated with the establishment, operation and maintenance of the facilities;
(c)
respecting the appointment of members of boards, including but not limited to, criteria for eligibility, the terms of office and the maximum number of years an appointed member may serve;
(d)
limiting the number of members of a board from the largest urban centre within a health region;
(e)
providing the grounds for the disqualification of an appointed member of a board from holding office as a member of a board,
(e.1)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.2)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.3)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.4)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.5)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.6)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(e.7)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(f)
respecting appointments to the professional advisory committee and medical advisory committee and the operations of those committees;
(g)
respecting the establishment and operation of other advisory committees;
(g.1)
respecting the Health System Collaboration Council, including regulations regarding
(i)
the provision of support to the Council,
(ii)
the persons who are eligible or ineligible to be appointed members of the Council,
(iii)
the term of office of members of the Council,
(iv)
the appointment of a Vice-Chair of the Council,
(v)
the grounds for the disqualification of members of the Council,
(vi)
the remuneration of and reimbursement of expenses of members of the Council,
(vii)
the duties and responsibilities of the Council, and
(viii)
the governance of the Council;
(h)
respecting the appointment, powers, privileges and duties of officers, chief executive officers, medical staff and other staff and employees;
(i)
respecting board minutes and by-laws, including the requirement to provide the minutes or by-laws in both official languages;
(j)
respecting books, accounts and accounting systems to be maintained and the audits to be performed by regional health authorities;
(k)
respecting the annual public meeting of a regional health authority, including but not limited to, notice requirements and order of business;
(l)
exempting, subject to any terms and conditions established in the regulations, any person, regional health authority or facility from the whole or part of the application of this Act;
(l.1)
prescribing services for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition “extra-mural services”;
(l.2)
prescribing services for the purposes of paragraph (i) of the definition “health services”;
(m)
prescribing health services for the purposes of the definition “community health services”;
(n)
respecting the delivery or provision of community health services by a regional health authority;
(o)
respecting the operation of a community health centre;
(p)
prescribing services for the purposes of the definition “public health services”;
(q)
respecting the admission, care, conduct and discharge of patients or any class of patients from a facility, service or program operated by a regional health authority;
(r)
respecting records to be maintained for persons, including the contents of the records, the preparation, maintenance, storage, removal and destruction of records;
(s)
respecting additional records to be maintained and reports and returns to be made by regional health authorities;
(t)
Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
(u)
prescribing any matter or thing that is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed by regulation;
(v)
respecting fees that may be charged for services provided by regional health authorities;
(w)
defining any word or expression used in but not defined in this Act;
(x)
respecting any other matter or thing that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council considers necessary to carry out the intent of this Act.
71(2)A regulation made under paragraph (1)(c), (e) or (i) may be retroactive in its operation to December 30, 2011.
2002, c.R-5.05, s.72; 2002, c.40, s.2; 2004, c.16, s.3; 2008, c.7, s.13; 2011, c.55, s.1, s.2; 2011, c.6 (Supp.), s.19; 2017, c.29, s.9; 2017, c.45, s.8; 2023, c.12, s.1