BILL NO. 13
(as introduced)
3rd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
70 Elizabeth II, 2021
Private Member's Bill
Health Authority Transparency Act
Karla MacFarlane
Pictou West
First Reading: March 11, 2021
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
An Act to Provide Transparency
to Health Authority Expenditures
WHEREAS the Nova Scotia Health Authority is the second-highest publicly funded body in Nova Scotia;
AND WHEREAS quality health care is a concern to all Nova Scotians;
AND WHEREAS Nova Scotians have the right to know how the Nova Scotia Health Authority spends its budget;
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Health Authority Transparency Act.
(a) Nova Scotia Health Authority means the provincial health authority established under the Health Authorities Act;
(b) physician means a qualified medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act;
(c) Public Accounts means the Public Accounts as defined in the Finance Act.
3 (1) The Nova Scotia Health Authority shall publicly disclose every payment and expenditure in excess of $25,000 except for a payment made to a practising physician.
(2) A disclosure made under subsection (1) must be made annually at the same time as the Public Accounts are published for the fiscal year.
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