Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Arngna'naaq.

I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health review procedures for the recovery of all reciprocal billings and implement specific action to recover any outstanding payment which is owing to the GNWT.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you. I have another motion.

I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health develop, within the Otto Schaeffer Health Resource Centre, a repository of all current policy and procedures established by health and hospital boards, to facilitate sharing of information between boards and within the department.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health develop a process through which senior managers become familiar with activities and mandates of other divisions or with board administration, including, where appropriate, the temporary rotation of officials.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be happy to address the next section, because as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legislation I have had an opportunity to observe the department's health policy and legislation division in action. As noted in the committee report, this may be one area where the Auditor General's report did not give due credit to the Department of Health. As one reads the Auditor General's report, it seems as though it is saying that the health policy and legislation division is unproductive and not an efficient or effective part of the department.

With great respect to the office of the Auditor General, the standing committee disagrees. It became clear that the audit report did not capture all of the policy development work that has been carried out by this division. Also, the Auditor General overlooked the fact that this is the division which responds to the critical needs with which the department struggles. Members of the standing committee felt that there is too much crisis management within the department right now, but it is not accurate to hold the health policy and legislation division accountable for that fact. I must say that the standing committee did agree with the Auditor General that this division could and should be doing much more.

With that, Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee recommends that the Department of Health develop a new mandate for the policy and legislation division, emphasizing:

1. Responsibility for tactical and strategic planning; and

2. Ongoing legislative and policy review.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the board accounting system, the HBIS, recommendation number 24, I move that the committee of the whole recommends that the Department of Health work with the health and hospital boards to develop a plan by January 1, 1994, for the standardization of board accounting systems;

And further, that the department and boards complete implementation and training for new system components by April 1, 1994, and complete a comprehensive evaluation of system performance by April 1, 1995.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.