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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

REGULATION 11/25

Department of Health and Community Services Notice, 2025

under the

Executive Council Act

(O.C. 2025-022)

(Filed February 3, 2025)

Under the authority of

section 5 of the Executive Council Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council gives the following Notice.

Dated at St. Johns, January 31, 2025.

Krista Quinlan

Clerk of the Executive Council

NOTICE

Analysis

Short title

Definitions

Departmental structure

Powers and duties of the minister

Administration of Acts

Repeal

Schedule A

Schedule B

Schedule C

Short title

This Notice may be cited as the Department of Health and Community Services Notice, 2025 .

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Definitions

In this Notice

(a)

"department" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Department of Health and Community Services; and

(b)

"minister" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Minister of Health and Community Services.

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Departmental structure

(1)The department was restructured by Order in Council 2025-022.

(2) The department is presided over by the minister.

(3) The department has 6 branches, as follows:

(

a) Corporate Services;

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b) Health Transformation;

(

c) Population Health and Well-Being;

(

d) Regional Services;

(

e) Professional Services and Workforce Planning; and

(

f) Office of Health Professional Recruitment and Retention.

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Powers and duties of the minister

The powers, duties and functions of the minister include the supervision, control and direction of all matters relating to

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a) improving population health through the prevention and control of infection and disease, the enforcement of public health standards and the preservation and promotion of health and wellness;

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b) the consideration of the health of the population in the development of laws, policies and measures among government departments, agencies, boards and commissions;

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c) quality improvement and patient safety;

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d) the electronic health record, eHealth initiatives and the protection of personal health information;

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e) the provision of strategic direction to the Provincial Health Authority in the provision of health and community services, including the administration of acute care facilities, long term care facilities, community support services and primary health care;

(

f) the provision of advice and direction in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of provincial policies and programs, including those related to mental health and addictions;

(

g) the administration of the provincial medical care insurance plan, the hospital insurance plan, the dental health plan and the prescription drug program;

(

h) payment to agencies, boards and others for the provision of health and community services, including medical, dental, pharmaceutical, scientific and technical services;

( i

providing

leadership and focus on progressive measures to help people in the province adopt healthier lifestyles;

(

j) he administration of recruitment and retention initiatives to support the existing health care workforce and attract new health care workers to the province;

(

k) providing leadership and direction to the Provincial Health Authority regarding recruitment and retention initiatives; and

(

l) providing leadership and direction regarding health system transformation,

which are not, or in so far as they are not, the responsibility of another minister, agency, body, corporation, board, organization or person.

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Administration of Acts

(1)The minister has sole responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in

Schedule A and of all orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts.

(2) The minister and the minister of the department indicated in Schedules B and C share responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in Schedules B and C and of the orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts.

(3) The minister has primary responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in

Schedule B and secondary responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in

Schedule C.

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Repeal

The Department of Health and Community Services Notice, 2019,

Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 98/19, is repealed.

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Schedule A

Chiropractors Act, 2009

Dental Act, 2008

Denturists Act, 2005

Dietitians Act

Dispensing Opticians Act, 2005

Emergency Health and Paramedicine Services Act

Emergency Medical Aid Act

Health Care Association Act

Health Professions Act

Health Research Ethics Act

Health Research Ethics Authority Act

Hearing Aid Practitioners Act

Human Tissue Act

Licensed Practical Nurses Act, 2005

Massage Therapy Act, 2005

Medical Act, 2011

Medical Care and Hospital Insurance Act

Mental Health Care and Treatment Act

Nurses Act

Occupational Therapists Act, 2005

Optometry Act, 2012

Patient Safety Act

Personal Health Information Act

Pharmaceutical Services Act

Pharmacy Act, 2024

Physiotherapy Act, 2006

Prescription Monitoring Act

Provincial Health Authority Act

Psychologists Act, 2005

Registered Nurses Act, 2008

Secure Withdrawal Management Act

Self-Managed Home Support Services Act

Social Workers Act

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Schedule B

Food Premises Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Health and Community Services Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Personal Services Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Public Health Protection and Promotion Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Smoke-Free Environment Act, 2005 (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

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Schedule C

Access to Abortion Services Act (with Justice and Public Safety)

Access to Health and Educational Services Act (with Justice and Public Safety and Education)

Advance Health Care Directives Act (with Justice and Public Safety)

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