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NS246INTRODUCEDGOVERNANCE & ETHICSNOVA SCOTIA

Emergency Department Protection and Accountability Act

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Bill overview

Bill NS246, “Emergency Department Protection and Accountability Act”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-60-session-2.

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.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY

What you need to know

Status changed: 2009-04-30T00:00:00.000

Key provisions

  1. 01This Act may be cited as the Emergency Department Protection and Accountability Act.
  2. 02The Minister of Health shall establish a framework for the regulation of emergency departments in the province.
  3. 03The framework shall include standards for patient care, staffing, and equipment.
  4. 04The Minister shall designate inspectors to monitor compliance with the framework.
  5. 05Any person who contravenes the framework or fails to comply with an inspection shall be liable to a fine.
  6. 06The Minister shall report annually to the Legislative Assembly on the implementation and effectiveness of the framework.

Vote roll

No division has been recorded for this bill yet.