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Health Authorities Act General Regulations

made under

Section 78 of the

Health Authorities Act

S.N.S. 2014, c. 32

O.I.C. 2015-23 (January 29, 2015, effective April 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 16/2015

as amended to O.I.C. 2016-285 (November 29, 2016), N.S. Reg. 252/2016

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Health Authorities Act General Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“Act” means the Health Authorities Act ,

Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2014.

(2) In the Act,

“eligible to represent a bargaining unit”, with respect to a union that represents

registered nurses or licensed practical nurses within the meaning of clause 89(1)(

d) of the Act, means, in addition to meeting the criteria set out in that clause, that the

union represents a majority of the total number of unionized registered nurses and

unionized licensed practical nurses employed in the provincial health authority and

the IWK Health Centre, combined, estimated as of November 25, 2014, and without

consideration as to whether the union represents a majority of the total number of

unionized registered nurses and unionized licensed practical nurses employed in the

provincial health authority alone or the IWK Health Centre alone as of that date;

“provincial health authority” is further defined for the purposes of

Section 59 of the

Act to include the IWK Health Centre.

Definition added: O.I.C. 2016-285, N.S. Reg. 252/2016.

Provincial health authority name

3 The name of the provincial health authority is the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Section 3 added: O.I.C. 2015-77, N.S. Reg. 52/2015.

Management zones

4 The following management zones are established within the Province for delivering and

managing health services on a regional level by the provincial health authority:

Zone

Counties/Municipalities in Zone

Western Zone

Yarmouth County

Shelburne County

Digby County

Queens County

Annapolis County

Lunenburg County

Kings County

Eastern Zone

Guysborough County

Antigonish County

Richmond County

Inverness County

Victoria County

Cape Breton County

Northern Zone

Municipality of the District of East Hants

Colchester County

Cumberland County

Pictou County

Central Zone

Halifax County

Municipality of the District of West Hants

Section 4 added: O.I.C. 2015-77, N.S. Reg. 52/2015.

Numbers of directors

(1) In accordance with subsection 52(1) of the Act, the number of voting directors for

the board of the provincial health authority is 13.

(2) The Minister may select 1 member of the IWK Health Centre’s board to serve as an

ex-officio, non-voting member of the provincial health authority’s board.

(3) The Minister may select 1 voting director of the provincial health authority’s board

to serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the IWK Health Centre’s board.

Section 5 added: O.I.C. 2015-77, N.S. Reg. 52/2015.

Director’s term of office

6 A director of the provincial health authority may be appointed for a maximum term of 3

years, as specified in the director’s appointment in accordance with

Section 54 of the Act.

Section 6 added: O.I.C. 2015-77, N.S. Reg. 52/2015.

Reimbursement of expenses

7 Director’s [Directors’] and community health board member’s [members’] expenses to be

reimbursed under Sections 15 and 67 of the Act are reasonable expenses necessarily

incurred in the carrying out of their duties related to dependant care, travel, meals,

accommodations, long distance telephone calls, faxes, and photocopying.

Section 7 added: O.I.C. 2015-77, N.S. Reg. 52/2015.