BILL NO. 192
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
71 Elizabeth II, 2022
Private Member's Bill
Emergency Health Services Act
(amended)
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
Cumberland North
First Reading: July 27, 2022
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill requires providers of ambulance services to report monthly on key performance indicators.
An Act to Amend Chapter 5
of the Acts of 2005,
the Emergency Health Services Act,
to Create Accountability for Emergency Ambulance Services
1 Section 6 of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2005, the Emergency Health Services Act, is amended by
(a) adding "(1)" immediately after the Section number; and
(b) adding immediately after subsection (1) the following subsections:
(2) The Minister shall ensure that any provider of ambulance services pursuant to subsection (1) reports monthly to the Minister on the following key performance indicators:
(a) time to dispatch first ambulance after receiving an emergency call;
(b) time for ambulance to respond to life-threatening events; and
(c) time to release ambulance from hospital after a drop-off.
(3) The reports referred to in subsection (2) must be made publicly available on the Department of Health and Wellness website within one week of receipt by the Minister.
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