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.