Palliative Care Act
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Bill overview
Bill NS18, “Palliative Care Act”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-63-session-3.
Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
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What you need to know
The Palliative Care Act in Nova Scotia is currently at First Reading. This means the bill has been introduced to the assembly and is being reviewed. The bill's content is not specified in the given information, but it is likely related to palliative care, which focuses on providing comfort and relief to patients with serious or terminal illnesses. The bill's status changed on March 11, 2021.
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Key provisions
- 01This Act may be cited as the Palliative Care Act.
- 02This Act comes into force on a date to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council.
- 03The Minister of Health shall establish a palliative care strategy for the province.
- 04The strategy must include a plan for the development and implementation of palliative care services.
- 05The Minister of Health shall report annually to the Assembly on the progress of the strategy.
- 06The Minister of Health may make regulations respecting the implementation of this Act.
Vote roll
No division has been recorded for this bill yet.