BILL NO. 103
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
51 Elizabeth II, 2002
Health-care Premiums Prohibition Act
James A. Smith, M.D.
Dartmouth East
First Reading: April 2, 2002
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
An Act to Impose a Prohibition
on Health-care Premiums in Nova Scotia
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Health-care Premiums Prohibition Act.
2 The purpose of this Act is to prohibit premiums on insured services by health-care providers, hospitals and the Minister.
3 In this Act,
(a) "health-care insurance plan" means a Provincial plan established to pay for insured services and includes the Hospital Insurance Plan and the M.S.I. Plan as defined in the Health Services and Insurance Act;
(b) "health-care premium" means
(ii) any fee or charge payable to health-care providers, hospitals or the Minister for the initial application for or renewal of a health card that must be presented by a resident to access insured services;
(c) "hospital" means a hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act;
(d) "insured services" means services insured pursuant to a health-care insurance plan and includes insured hospital services and insured professional services as defined in the Health Services and Insurance Act;
(e) "Minister" means Minister of Health;
(f) "provider" means a provider as defined in the Health Services and Insurance Act;
(g) "resident" means a resident of the Province as defined pursuant to the Health Services and Insurance Act.
4 Notwithstanding the Health Services and Insurance Act, no health-care premiums may be imposed on or in relation to any resident.
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