Patient Access to Care Act Definitions Regulations
made under Section 8 of the
Patient Access to Care Act
S.N.S. 2023, c. 3
O.I.C. 2023-250 (effective September 12, 2023), N.S. Reg. 162/2023
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Citation
Definitions for regulations
Definitions for Act
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Patient Access to Care Act Definitions
Regulations.
Definitions for regulations
2 In these regulations,
“Act” means the Patient Access to Care Act;
“jurisprudence examination” means any examination, assessment or learning
module required by an authority that tests knowledge of applicable laws, standards
of practice, ethical standards and other regulatory requirements of the authority.
Definitions for Act
3 (1) In the Act,
“completed application” means an application that includes all information and
documentation necessary for an authority to determine whether an applicant meets
the requirements for registration and licensing, and includes information provided
by a third party;
“expanded scope of practice area” for a practitioner is further defined to mean
those services that are prescribed in the regulations as an expanded scope of
practice area and authorized by the authority for that practitioner;
“in good standing” means the applicant meets all of the following criteria:
(i) they are not the subject of an outstanding complaint in any
jurisdiction,
(ii) they are not the subject of an outstanding disciplinary or remedial
process in any jurisdiction,
(iii) their practice is not prohibited by a suspension or revocation,
(iv) their practice is not limited by any conditions, restrictions or other
agreements in any jurisdiction,
(v) they have been assessed by the authority to have the capacity,
competence and character to safely and ethically practise;
“licensed” means a person is authorized by a regulatory body in another province
or a prescribed jurisdiction to engage in a scope of practice equivalent to the scope
of practice of the regulated health profession for which they are applying for
registration and licensing;
“training” means the services a practitioner is educated, competent and authorized
by the authority to perform.
(2) In subsection 5(2) of the Act,
“requirement” does not include any of the following:
(i) a jurisprudence examination;
(ii) professional liability protection, malpractice insurance or other form
of indemnity;
(iii) language proficiency.
(3) In Section 6 of the Act,
“fee” means an application fee charged by an authority to process a first-time
application to the authority, and includes jurisprudence examination costs charged
by the authority but does not include any of the following:
(i) fees charged by a third party,
(ii) fees for an individual assessment of competence,
(iii) permit or certification fees for the practice of specified services,
(iv) annual fees for registration, licensing, renewal or reinstatement.
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation: