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District Health Authorities General Regulations

made under Section 84 of the
Health Authorities Act
S.N.S. 2000, c. 6
O.I.C. 2000-565 (November 9, 2000, effective October 1, 2000), N.S. Reg. 190/2000
as amended up to O.I.C. 2002-396 (August 29, 2002), N.S. Reg. 112/2002

Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the District Health Authorities General Regulations.

Definitions
2 In these regulations,

(a) "Act" means the Health Authorities Act;

(b) "Capital District Health Authority" means the district health authority established pursuant to subsection 6(3) of the Act.

Health districts
3 There shall be 9 health districts for the Province with boundaries as described in Section 4.

Boundaries
4 The boundaries and names for the 9 health districts are as follows:

(a) South Shore District Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Lunenburg and Queens Counties;
Clause 4(a) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(b) South West Nova District Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby Counties;
Clause 4(b) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(c) Annapolis Valley District Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Annapolis and Kings Counties;
Clause 4(c) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(d) Colchester East Hants Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Colchester County and the Municipality of East Hants except for that portion of the Municipality described as follows:

beginning near Hillsvale, at the corner marking the most easterly point on the boundary between the Municipalities of East Hants and West Hants, then southeasterly across the Municipality of East Hants to a corner point, near Lewis Mills, on the boundary between the County of Halifax and the Municipality of East Hants, then southwesterly and westerly along the boundary between the County of Halifax and the Municipality of East Hants, then northeasterly along the boundary between the Municipalities of East Hants and West Hants, to the point of beginning;
Clause 4(d) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001; O.I.C. 2002-396, N.S. Reg. 112/2002.

(e) Cumberland Health Authority - that area described within the boundary of Cumberland County;
Clause 4(e) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(f) Pictou County Health Authority - that area described within the boundary of Pictou County;
Clause 4(f) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001; O.I.C. 2001-423, N.S. Reg. 112/2001; O.I.C. 2002-396, N.S. Reg. 112/2002.

(g) Guysborough Antigonish-Strait Health Authority- that area described within the boundaries of Antigonish, Guysborough and Richmond Counties and the Port Hawkesbury and Inverness C Statistics Canada 1996 Census Subdivisions;
Clause 4(g) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(h) Cape Breton District Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Victoria County, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the Whycocomagh 2, Inverness A and Inverness B Statistics Canada 1996 Census Subdivisions;
Clause 4(h) amended: O.I.C. 2001-306, N.S. Reg. 83/2001.

(i) Capital District Health Authority - that area described within the boundaries of Halifax Regional Municipality and the Municipality of West Hants and the area within the boundaries of the Municipality of East Hants described as follows:

beginning near Hillsvale, at the corner marking the most easterly point on the boundary between the Municipalities of East Hants and West Hants, then southeasterly across the Municipality of East Hants to a corner point, near Lewis Mills, on the boundary between the County of Halifax and the Municipality of East Hants, then southwesterly and westerly along the boundary between the County of Halifax and the Municipality of East Hants, then northeasterly along the boundary between the Municipalities of East Hants and West Hants, to the point of beginning.

Membership
5 Pursuant to clause 11(a) of the Act, the board of directors for

(a) a district health authority other than the board of directors of the Capital District Health Authority shall be composed of 12 voting members consisting of

(i) 4 members appointed by the Minister, and

(ii) 8 members appointed by the Minister from among persons nominated by community health boards pursuant to Section 52 of the Act;

(b) the Capital District Health Authority shall be composed of 15 voting members consisting of

(i) 5 members appointed by the Minister, and

(ii) 10 members appointed by the Minister from among persons nominated by community health boards pursuant to Section 52 of the Act.

6 (1) A member of a board of directors shall be appointed to office for a term of 3 years.

(2) Despite subsection (1), upon the first appointment of a board of directors, the terms of office of its members shall be as follows:

(a) for a district health authority other than the Capital District Health Authority,

(i) of the 4 members appointed by the Minister pursuant to clause 5(a)

(A) 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year,

(B) 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and

(C) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,

(ii) of the 8 members appointed by the Minister pursuant to clause 5(b)

(A) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year,

(B) 3 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and

(C) 3 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;

(b) for the Capital District Health Authority,

(i) of the 5 members appointed by the Minister pursuant to clause 5(a)

(A) 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year,

(B) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and

(C) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,

(ii) of the 10 members appointed by the Minister from among persons nominated pursuant to clause 5(b)

(A) 3 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year,

(B) 3 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and

(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.

Reimbursement of expenses
7 A member of a board of directors of a district health authority or a member of a community health board shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses that the member incurs in carrying out duties as a board member, related to dependant care, travel, meals, accommodations, long distance telephone calls, faxes, and photocopies.