BILL No. 617

An Act to amend The Provincial Health Authority Act to Establish a Registry for Patients Seeking a Family Physician (Assented to ) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title The Provincial Health Authority (Family Physician Registry) Amendment Act. S.S. 2017 c. P-30.3 amended The Provincial Health Authority Act is amended in the manner set out in this Act. New

Section 7-6.1 The following subsection is added after subsection 7-6: “7-6.1(1) The minister, in accordance with this section, shall make a registry available to the public through a website or other electronic means wherein patients seeking a family physician or nurse practitioner may access the names and contact information for family physicians and nurse practitioners in Saskatchewan who are currently accepting new patients.

(2) The minister shall make this information available within 3 months of the coming into force of this section.

(3) The ministry must use the existing resources available to them and any expenses associated with the administration of publicizing the information referenced in subsection (1) shall not be paid from the General Revenue Fund”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on Assent. BANNING PARKING FEES FOR CANCER PATIENTS Printed under the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 2026