Health Authority Act (Office de la santé) — Canada — Yukon law | Esheria

Health Authority Act (Office de la santé)

This Act sets up a health authority and gives the Minister responsibility to determine which health and social services it must provide, subject to the Act and regulations.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Yukon
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets up a health authority and gives the Minister responsibility to determine which health and social services it must provide, subject to the Act and regulations. This part sets up the health authority’s board and rules for appointments, residency, committees, conflict of interest, the CEO, and workforce planning. The health authority and its board have detailed duties about planning, hospitals, public accountability, quality assurance, cultural safety, and procurement. The Minister and Commissioner in Executive Council also have related approval and regulation-making powers. The health authority and its board must prepare plans, budgets, audits, reports, bylaws, insurance, and deficit-response measures; the Minister also has funding, inquiry, and approval powers. This part sets consultation timelines, review duties, transfer powers, and regulation-making powers for the Minister, the health authority, and the Commissioner in Executive Council.