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Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act

Government Bill

17th Assembly, 5th Session

Introduced on Feb. 9, 2015

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Events

Timeline of key legislative events

  • First Reading
    Completed Feb. 9, 2015 (Debate | Vote)
  • Second Reading
    Completed Feb. 10, 2015 (Debate | Vote)
  • Third Reading
    Completed June 3, 2015 (Debate | Vote)
  • Commissioner's Assent
    Completed June 4, 2015 (Debate)

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    June 3, 2015 Passed Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
    Feb. 10, 2015 Passed Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill includes amendments to the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act that would require the Minister to: • develop a territorial plan for health and social services; • authorize the Minister to establish regional councils to provide advice with respect to health services and social services; • authorize the Minister to establish a territorial health and social services authority to replace a number of boards of management; • address matters relating to the transition of responsibility from boards of management to the territorial health and social services authority; • require investigations into harmful events experienced by patients and clients receiving health and social services; • set out powers and duties of inspectors and investigators; • make consequential amendments to a number of other acts; and • make other related amendments to update the act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
    Feb. 9, 2015 Passed Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

    Discussion & Mentions

    Assent To Bills
    Third Reading Of Bills

    June 4th, 2015


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    Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories Hon. George Tuccaro

    As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:

    • Bill 37, Financial Administration Act;

    • Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act;

    • Bill 47, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act;

    • Bill 57, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015;

    • Bill 58, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016;

    • Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act; and

    • Bill 67, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2015-2016.

    Thank you, merci beaucoup, mahsi cho, quanani, koana.

    Bill 44: An Act To Amend The Hospital Insurance And Health And Social Services Administration Act
    Third Reading of Bills

    June 2nd, 2015


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    Glen Abernethy

    Glen Abernethy Great Slave

    Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

    Bill 44-17(5): An Act To Amend The Hospital Insurance And Health And Social Services Administration Act
    Second Reading of Bills

    February 9th, 2015


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    Glen Abernethy

    Glen Abernethy Great Slave

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the second time.

    Mr. Speaker, this bill includes amendments to the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act that would require the Minister to:

    • develop a territorial plan for health and social

    services;

    • authorize the Minister to establish regional

    councils to provide advice with respect to health services and social services;

    • authorize the Minister to establish a territorial

    health and social services authority to replace a number of boards of management;

    • address matters relating to the transition of

    responsibility from boards of management to the territorial health and social services authority;

    • require investigations into harmful events

    experienced by patients and clients receiving health and social services;

    • set out powers and duties of inspectors and

    investigators;

    • make consequential amendments to a number

    of other acts; and

    • make other related amendments to update the

    act.

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

    Bill 44: An Act To Amend The Hospital Insurance And Health And Social Services Administration Act
    First Reading of Bills

    February 8th, 2015


    See context
    Glen Abernethy

    Glen Abernethy Great Slave

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.