BILL NO. 164

(as introduced)

1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
56 Elizabeth II, 2007

Private Member's Bill

Health Protection Act
(amended)

David A. Wilson
Sackville-Cobequid

First Reading: March 29, 2007

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

This Bill requires the Minister of Health to develop, within twelve months of the coming into force of this Act, a pre-surgery care program to be implemented in all district health authorities.

1 Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2004, the Health Protection Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 73 the following Section:

73A (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister of Health shall, within twelve months of the coming into force of this Section, develop a pre-surgery care program to be implemented by each district health authority.

(2) The moneys required for the purpose of this Section shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature.