BILL NO. 195
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
71 Elizabeth II, 2022
Private Member's Bill
Health Authorities Act
(amended)
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
Cumberland North
First Reading: July 28, 2022
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill ensures qualified leadership of a health-care administrator of a health authority.
An Act Amend Chapter 32
of the Acts of 2014,
the Health Authorities Act,
to Ensure the Needs of the Patient Come First
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 10 of Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2014, the Health Authorities Act, is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsections:
- (2A) An administrator appointed pursuant to subsection (2) must have expertise in the health-care field and have health-care administration experience.
(2B) An administrator appointed pursuant to subsection (2) shall lead with a patient-centred approach, always placing the needs of the patient first.
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