In force date of regulations: As of March 5, 2005*, the date that a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. The date that a regulation is filed and any specified effective dates are important in determining when the regulation is in force. *Effective November 28, 2023, subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act was replaced. (See subsection 3(5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act.)

Part II – Regulations Volume 49, No. 24 November 28, 2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia Published Under the Authority of the Attorney General Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act Proclamation of Act, S. 6, S.N.S. 2025, c. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248/2025 632 Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249/2025 633 Nursing Act Nursing Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253/2025 644 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247/2025 632 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250/2025 634 Regulated Health Professions Act Proclamation, S. 241, S.N.S. 2023, c. 15–S. 199, 201(c), 221(

e) and 238(b) . . . . . . . . . . 251/2025 635 Psychology Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252/2025 636 Workers’ Compensation Act Workers’ Compensation General Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254/2025 646 631

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 247/2025 Made: November 6, 2025 Filed: November 6, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 6, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 248/2025 Made: November 7, 2025 Filed: November 7, 2025 Proclamation of Act, S. 6, S.N.S. 2025, c. 14 Order in Council 2025-329 dated November 7, 2025 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister responsible for Military Relations dated October 27, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, do come into force on and not before November 10, 2025. L.S. Canada Province of Nova Scotia Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. To all to whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, Greeting! A Proclamation

Whereas in and by

Section 6 of

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, it is enacted as follows: 632

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 6 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. And

Whereas it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, do come into force on and not before November 10, 2025; Now Know Ye That We, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, do come into force on and not before November 10, 2025, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Our Trusty and Well Beloved, Michael John Savage, Chancellor of Our Order of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor in and of Our Province of Nova Scotia.

Given at Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 7th day of November in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-five and in the Fourth year of Our Reign. By Command: PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE N.S. Reg. 249/2025 Made: November 7, 2025 Filed: November 7, 2025 Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Regulations Order in Council 2025-330 dated November 7, 2025 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to clause 5(1)(

a) of the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs dated October 27, 2025, and pursuant to clause 5(1)(

a) of

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act, is pleased to make regulations excepting certain Government-owned or -operated places from the operation of the Act, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after November 10, 2025. 633

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Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members made by the Governor in Council under

Section 5 of

Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2025, the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Regulations. Definition 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Honouring Canadian Armed Forces Members Act. Government-owned or -operated places excepted from Act 3 All of the following Government-owned or -operated places are excepted from the operation of the Act: (

a) a court area as defined in the Court Security Act; (

b) a correctional facility or lock-up facility as defined in the Corrections Act. N.S. Reg. 250/2025 Made: November 13, 2025 Filed: November 13, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 13, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 634

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 251/2025 Made: November 18, 2025 Filed: November 18, 2025 Proclamation, S. 241, S.N.S. 2023, c. 15–S. 199, 201(c), 221(

e) and 238(

b) Order in Council 2025-336 dated November 18, 2025 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 241 of the Regulated Health Professions Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated September 10, 2025, pursuant to

Section 241 of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, and subsection 3(7) of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Section 199 and clauses 201(c), 221(

e) and 238(

b) of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, do come into force on and not before November 24, 2025. L.S. Canada Province of Nova Scotia Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. To all to whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, Greeting! A Proclamation

Whereas in and by

Section 241 of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, it is enacted as follows: 241 Sections 178 to 240 come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. And

Whereas it is deemed expedient that Sections 199 and clauses 201(c), 221(

e) and 238(

b) of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, do come into force on and not before November 24, 2025; Now Know Ye That We, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that Sections 199 and clauses 201(c), 221(

e) and 238(

b) of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, do come into force on and not before November 24, 2025, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Our Trusty and Well Beloved, Michael John Savage, Chancellor of Our Order of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor in and of Our Province of Nova Scotia. Given at Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 18th day of November in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-five and in the Fourth year of Our Reign. 635

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 By Command: PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE N.S. Reg. 252/2025 Made: November 18, 2025 Filed: November 18, 2025 Psychology Regulations Order in Council 2025-337 dated November 18, 2025 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 4, 13 and 14 of the Regulated Health Professions Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated September 25, 2025, and pursuant to Sections 4, 13 and 14 of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act, is pleased to make new regulations respecting psychology, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after November 24, 2025.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Psychology made by the Governor in Council under Sections 4, 13 and 14 of

Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2023, the Regulated Health Professions Act

Interpretation Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Psychology Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Regulated Health Professions Act; “Board” is further defined to mean the board of the Regulator; “competency framework” means a framework approved by the Board establishing the competencies that registrants are required to possess to practise safely and ethically within the scope of practice of their designation or licensing category; “former Act” is further defined to mean

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 “Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology” means the board continued as a body corporate under

Section 3 of the former Act; “psychology” means the practice of psychology by a registrant; “psychology technician” means a person who assists a registrant in the practice of psychology by performing tasks delegated or assigned by the registrant; “registration and licensing decision maker” means the registrar, the registration and licensing committee or the registration and licensing review committee, as applicable; “Regulator” means the Nova Scotia Regulator of Psychology; “title protection” means the restriction on the use of a title associated with a particular designation or category of licence to persons who are authorized to practise within the scope of that designation or registered and licensed in that category of licence.

Regulator Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology continued 3 The Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology is continued as a regulatory body under the name Nova Scotia Regulator of Psychology with the purpose of regulating the profession of psychology in accordance with the objects set out in

Section 6 of the Act. Bylaw authorization 4 The Regulator is authorized to make bylaws under clauses 12(2)(d), (j), (k), (

l) and (

m) of the Act, in accordance with the Act and these regulations. Public representatives on Board 5 In addition to the requirement of subsection 7(2) of the Act, the number of public representatives on the Board must be no fewer than 3 and no more than 4. Scope of Practice Scope of practice of psychology 6

(1) The scope of practice of psychology is the application of specialized and evidence-based psychology knowledge, skills and judgment that have been taught in an approved education program or are set out in 1 or more of the following approved by the Board: (

a) competency frameworks; (

b) standards of practice; (

c) practice guidelines.

(2) The scope of practice of psychology as described in subsection (1) includes the performance of any or all of the following activities: (

a) assessing and providing therapy to a person or group of persons for any or all of the following purposes: (

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b) diagnosing psychological and emotional disorders; (

c) performing any other services, roles, functions and activities included in the scope of practice of the designations and licensing categories set out in the bylaws.

(3) The scope of practice of psychology also includes health promotion, research, education, inter- professional collaboration, consultation, management, administration, advocacy, regulation or system development that is related to the activities and application of specialized and evidence- based psychology knowledge, skills and judgment described in subsections (1) and (2). Scope of practice of designations and licensing categories 7 Under clauses 12(2)(

k) and (

l) of the Act, the Regulator may make bylaws setting out all of the following: (

a) the scope of practice of each designation and licensing category established (

i) in these regulations, and (ii) in the bylaws; (

b) the title protection authorized for each designation and licensing category established in the bylaws. Registration and Licensing Practising licence categories 8 The following are the practising licence categories for psychology: (

a) psychologist practising licence; (

b) any other category of practising licence established in the bylaws. Conditional licence categories 9 The following are the conditional licence categories for psychology: (

a) candidate psychologist conditional licence; (

b) psychologist conditional licence; (

c) any other category of conditional licence established in the bylaws. Application and criteria for registration in practising register 10

(1) An application required by

Section 34 of the Act must be completed in the form required by the registrar.

(2) In addition to the completed application, an applicant for registration in a practising register must submit all of the following to the registrar: (

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act: 638

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i) they are a graduate of 1 of the following: (

A) an education program approved for registration in the practising register in which they seek to be registered and that is at 1 of the following levels: (

I) master’s degree, (II) Ph.D., (III) Psy.D., (

B) an education program that, in the opinion of the registration and licensing decision maker, is equivalent to an education program approved for registration in the practising register in which they seek to be registered, (

C) an education program that, together with the applicant’s additional education and experience and in the opinion of the registration and licensing decision maker, provides the applicant with the competencies to practise in the scope of practice of registrants in the practising register in which they seek to be registered, (ii) they have successfully completed any examinations required by the Board for registration in the practising register in which they seek to be registered, (iii) they have completed a competence assessment, if directed to do so by the registration and licensing decision maker, (iv) they have successfully completed any bridging education required for registration that was determined to be necessary by a competence assessment, (

v) they have demonstrated proficiency in the English language, in the manner prescribed by the registrar, (vi) they are a Canadian citizen or legally entitled to live and work in Canada, (vii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek to be registered without conditions or restrictions, (viii) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions, agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other registration or licensing authority that would preclude registration in a register other than a conditional register, (ix) they are the person named in the documentation submitted in support of the application, (

x) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws, they are eligible for a practising licence that corresponds with the practising register in which they seek to be registered, (xi) they meet any additional criteria for registration in a practising register set out in the bylaws; (

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar. 639

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(3) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and its associated information, documents and fee described in subsections (1) and (2) must be completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(4) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable. Criteria for practising licence 11

(1) In addition to the completed application in a form approved by the registrar required by

Section 35 of the Act, an applicant for a practising licence must submit all of the following to the registrar: (

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act: (

i) they meet the registration criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (ix), (ii) they are registered in the practising register that corresponds with the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence, (iii) they have professional liability insurance or another form of malpractice coverage or liability protection in the form and amount set by the Board, (iv) they meet the requirements of the continuing competence program for the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence, (

v) they meet the currency of practice requirements for the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence, (vi) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions, agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other registration or licensing authority that limit their ability to practise, (vii) they have completed any assessments or education required by the Board for the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence, (viii) they meet any additional criteria for issuing a practising licence set out in the bylaws; (

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and associated information, documents and fee described in subsection (1) must be completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable. Criteria for registration in conditional register 12

(1) The registrar must enter the name of a person who meets all of the following in a conditional register: (

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i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise, or (ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process; (

b) for an applicant for registration in a register, they meet all of the following requirements: (

i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as provided in subsection (4), (ii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek to be registered with conditions or restrictions, (iii) they have either (

A) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise, or (

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process, (iv) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws, they are eligible for a conditional licence that corresponds with the conditional register in which they seek to be registered, (

v) any other requirements for registration in a conditional register set out in the bylaws, (vi) they have paid the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection 13(1), may be granted conditional registration by the registration and licensing decision maker pending the passing of the registration examinations. Criteria for conditional licence 13

(1) The requirements to be met for issuing a conditional licence under

Section 43 of the Act are as follows: (

a) for a person who is an existing registrant holding a practising licence, they have (

i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise, or (ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process; (

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i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the criteria in subclauses 10(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as provided in subsection (4), (ii) they are registered in a conditional register that corresponds with the licensing category for which they are seeking a conditional licence, (iii) the requirements for a practising licence in subclauses 11(1)(a)(iii) and (vii), (iv) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek to be licensed with conditions or restrictions, (

v) any additional criteria for issuing a conditional licence set out in the bylaws, (vi) they have either (

A) agreed to the registration and licensing decision maker’s imposition of conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise, or (

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise imposed by the registration and licensing decision maker or a statutory committee; (

c) for all applicants, they have paid the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (1), may be issued a candidate psychologist conditional licence by the registration and licensing decision maker pending the passing of the registration examinations. Practice and Title Use Restrictions, Services Not Prohibited and Publication Restrictions Restriction on practice of psychology 14 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of psychology or describe their activities as “psychology” or “providing psychological assessment” unless they are 1 of the following: (

a) a registrant holding a psychologist practising licence, a psychologist conditional licence or a candidate psychologist conditional licence; (

b) otherwise authorized to practise psychology, in accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws; (

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 Restriction on use of “psychologist” title, description or designation 15

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no person may take or use the title, description or designation of “psychologist”, the abbreviation “R.Psych” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the following: (

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws: (

i) a psychologist practising licence, as permitted by clause 40(

a) of the Act, (ii) a psychologist conditional licence; (

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a psychologist or to use the relevant title, description or designation in accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws.

(2) A person who meets all of the requirements for registration in the psychologist practising register except for passing the registration examinations approved by the Board, and who has been issued a candidate psychologist conditional licence pending the passing of the examinations, may use the title “Candidate Psychologist” or “Psychologist (Candidate Register)” only.

(3) A person who meets all of the following criteria may use the title “professor of psychology”, but must not use any of the titles, descriptions, designations, derivations or abbreviations described in subsection (1): (

a) they are not a registrant; (

b) at a post-secondary educational institution, they (

i) hold the academic title of “professor”, and (ii) do any or all of the following: (

A) teach psychology, (

B) engage in research in psychology.

(4) A psychology technician may use the title or description of “psychology technician” only. Restriction on use of bylaw licensing category title, description or designation 16 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of a licensing category established in the bylaws under clause 12(2)(

l) of the Act, unless the person is 1 of the following: (

a) a registrant holding a licence in the category that authorizes the use of that title, description or designation; (

b) otherwise authorized to practise within the scope of the designation or to use the title, description or designation of that licensing category, in accordance with the Act, these regulations or the bylaws. Services not prohibited by Act, regulations or bylaws 17 In addition to the services set out in

Section 164 of the Act, nothing in the Act, these regulations or the bylaws prohibits the practice of psychology by a non-registrant through delegation or assignment of tasks by a registrant, if the practising and delegation or assignment are done in accordance with the 643

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 requirements approved by the Board. Restriction on use of title or designation in advertisement or publication 18 In any advertisement or publication, including business cards, websites and signage, that refers to activities that fall within the scope of practice of psychology, the following restrictions apply: (

a) only a person who is authorized to do so by these regulations may use the following alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions: (

i) the title of “psychologist” or any other title or designation protected by these regulations or the bylaws, (ii) any derivation or abbreviation of the titles or designations described in subclause (i); (

b) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 14 may describe their activities as “psychology” or “providing psychological assessment”. Fines Professional conduct fine maximum 19 A fine imposed by the professional conduct committee under clause 110(1)(

m) of the Act must not exceed a maximum amount of $100 000. N.S. Reg. 253/2025 Made: September 25, 2025 Approved: November 18, 2025 Filed: November 18, 2025 Nursing Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2025-338 dated November 18, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 10 of the Nursing Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated October 20, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2019, the Nursing Act, is pleased to approve amendments made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing to the Nursing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 76/2019, made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-158 dated June 4, 2019, to establish the designation of registered psychiatric nurse, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after December 1, 2025.

Schedule “A” I hereby certify that the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing, at a duly convened meeting of the Board held on September 25, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2019, the Nursing Act, resolved to amend the Nursing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 76/2019, made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-158 dated June 4, 2019, to 644

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 provide for the creation of the designation of registered psychiatric nurse, in the manner set forth in the attached. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, these amendments are effective on and after December 1, 2025. Signed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 26, 2025. Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing sgd. Douglas A. Bungay RN Per: Douglas Bungay CEO and Registrar Amendment to the Nursing Regulations made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing under

Section 10 of

Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2019, the Nursing Act 1

Section 2 of the Nursing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 76/2019, made by the Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-158 dated June 4, 2019, is amended by adding the following

definitions where they belong in alphabetical order: “Act” means the Nursing Act; “registered psychiatric nurse” means a member of the nursing profession qualified to use the designation “registered psychiatric nurse”; 2 The regulations are further amended by adding the following heading and Sections immediately after

Section 30: Registered Psychiatric Nurses Registered psychiatric nurse designation 31 The designation of registered psychiatric nurse is added as a designation that is regulated under the Act. Scope of practice for registered psychiatric nurses 32 The scope of practice for a registered psychiatric nurse includes the provision of nursing services to plan, implement and evaluate mental, psychosocial and physical health care by applying psychiatric nursing knowledge, skills and judgment that meet at least 1 of the following criteria: (

a) they are taught in a registered psychiatric nursing education program approved by a nursing regulator in Canada; (

b) they are set out in entry-level competencies or standards of practice approved by the Board; (

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 Categories of licensing for registered psychiatric nurse 33 The following are the categories of licence for a registered psychiatric nurse: (

a) registered psychiatric nurse practising licence; (

b) registered psychiatric nurse conditional licence. Records for registered psychiatric nurses 34 The categories of licence set out in

Section 33 are added to the list of licence categories for which the Chief Executive Officer must keep separate records under

Section 15 of the Act. Registers for psychiatric nurses 35 The following are prescribed as registers to be kept by the Chief Executive Officer under

Section 14 of the Act: (

a) registered psychiatric nurse register; (

b) registered psychiatric nurse conditional register. Restriction on use of titles 36 No person may engage in the practice of a registered psychiatric nurse or take or use the designation “Registered Psychiatric Nurse” or “RPN”, or any derivation or abbreviation of those either alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions to imply that the person is registered or licensed under the Act unless the person is 1 of the following: (

a) a registrant who holds either (

i) a registered psychiatric nurse practising licence, or (ii) a registered psychiatric nurse conditional licence; (

b) a person otherwise authorized to practise as a registered psychiatric nurse or to use the designation, description or title in accordance with this Act, the regulations or the by-laws. N.S. Reg. 254/2025 Made: November 18, 2025 Filed: November 18, 2025 Workers’ Compensation General Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2025-340 dated November 18, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 12A of the Workers’ Compensation Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration dated October 7, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 12A of

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Workers’ Compensation Act, is pleased to amend the Workers’ Compensation General Regulations, N.S. Reg. 22/1996, made and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 96-59 dated January 31, 1996, to include wildland firefighters and fire marshal investigators in the definition of “firefighter” for the purposes of the post-traumatic stress disorder presumption, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming 646

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 24 part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after October 26, 2018.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Workers’ Compensation General Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 12A of

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Workers’ Compensation Act Subsection 41(2) of the Workers’ Compensation General Regulations, N.S. Reg. 22/1996, made and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 96-59 dated January 31, 1996, is amended by repealing the definition of “firefighter” and substituting the following definition: “firefighter” means a worker and has the same meaning as in subsection 35A(1) of the Act; 647