BILL NO. 35
(as introduced)
3rd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016
An Act Respecting
Gender-Neutral Identification
The Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Chester–St. Margaret's
First Reading: October 19, 2016
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Notes
Clauses 1 and 2 require that health cards not indicate the sex, gender identity or gender expression of their holder.
Clause 3 provides an option for an "X" on driver's licenses in place of the indicator of sex.
An Act Respecting
Gender-Neutral Identification
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 197 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Health Services and Insurance Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 3 the following Section:(2) Where a resident has been provided a card or other evidence of insured services that indicates the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression and the resident requests a replacement, a replacement must be provided to the resident at no cost.
(2) Where a resident has been provided a card or other evidence of insured services that indicates the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression and the resident requests a replacement, a replacement must be provided to the resident at no cost.
(2B) The Department shall issue a replacement license, at no cost to the holder of the license, if the existing license indicates the sex of the holder of the license and the holder of the license requests to have an "X" in place of the indicator of the holder's sex.
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