Emergency Health Services Regulations - Emergency Management Act (Nova Scotia)

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Emergency Health Services Regulations

made under Section 25 of the

Emergency Management Act

S.N.S. 1990, c. 8

O.I.C. 70-635 (effective July 6, 1970), N.S. Reg. 18/1970

1 In these regulations

(a) “Emergency Health Service” means the Nova Scotia Emergency Health Service;

(b) “Minister” means the Minister of Public Health;

2 (1) When the Governor in Council has declared that a state of emergency exists in the Province or in any part of it, and while the declaration is in effect, there is hereby established a force to be known as the Nova Scotia Emergency Health Service.

(2) The Minister shall have the power to organize and direct the Emergency Health Service and without limiting the generality of the foregoing may

(a) order the enrollment of any person in one of the professions or trades listed in Schedule “A” to these regulations in the Emergency Health Service;

(b) prescribe the duties of any person enrolled in the Emergency Health Service and determine the area or place in or at which each person shall perform his duties;

(c) assume control of and operate any public or private institution giving, or capable of giving, care to injured or sick people;

(d) discharge patients from any such institutions for the purpose of admitting more severely ill or injured persons thereto;

(e) establish additional facilities for the treatment of injured or sick persons, and take possession of any building that the Minister deems necessary for this purpose;

(f) order that any supplies or equipment necessary for the care of ill or injured persons be reserved for the use of the Emergency Health Service;

(g) take possession of and use any supplies or equipment necessary for the care of such ill or injured persons;

(h) order immunization against any disease which, in the opinion of the Minister, is or is likely to become a hazard to the public health;

(j) order the purification of any public or private water supply which, in the opinion of the Minister, is or is likely to become contaminated with disease producing bacteria;

(k) order the destruction of any food which, in the opinion of the Minister, is contaminated with disease producing bacteria or radioactive substances to a degree likely to produce injury to health.

3 (1) The Minister may appoint a person in the service of the Department of Public Health to be Director of [the] Emergency Health Service and may authorize the execution by him of any or all of the Minister’s powers under these regulations.

(2) The Minister may appoint a qualified medical practitioner in the Province as Zone Director of [the] Emergency Health Service for a zone and may authorize the execution by him of any or all of the Minister’s powers under these regulations.

(3) The Provincial Directors of EMO (NS) may designate one or more areas of the Province as zones for the purpose of these regulations.

4 These regulations may be cited as the Emergency Health Service Regulations.

Schedule “A”

Group I

Physicians and surgeons

Dentists

Veterinarians

Registered nurses

Group II

Chiropodists

Chiropractors

Clinical laboratory technicians and technologists

Dental technicians, assistants and hygienists

Hospital orderlies

Hospital ward aides

Industrial first aid attendants

Licensed practical nurses

Optometrists

Osteopaths

Pharmacists

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists

Psychologists

Public health laboratory technicians and technologists

Radiographers

St. John Ambulance brigade members

Sanitary inspectors

Trained civil defence workers

Group III

Ambulance drivers

Health educators

Health physicists

Hospital administrators

Medical record librarians

Morticians

Public health administrators

Public health engineers

Group IV

Students in training and retired members of the above three groups.

Group V

Dieticians

Food service workers

Housekeeping directors

Housekeepers

Laundry managers

Laundry workers

Maintenance workers

Motor pool drivers and motor mechanics

Personnel directors

Purchasing directors

Refrigeration engineers

Security guards

Stationary engineers

Trained clerical personnel

Note: Personnel in Group V will be requisitioned from the Manpower Authority as required.

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Emergency Health Services Regulations	N.S. Reg. 18/1970
Emergency Management Act
Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Emergency Health Services Regulations made under the Emergency Management Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
18/1970	Jul 6, 1970	date made	unpublished¹

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected
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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

	Note	Effective date
1	Regulations in effect on the first of April 1977, and filed with the Registrar before March 31, 1978, are exempt from publication under subsection 24(2) of the Regulations Act.
2	References to the Minister of Public Health and Department of Public Health should be read as references to the Minister of Health and Department of Health in accordance with amendments to the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1967, c. 255, made by S.N.S. 1977, c. 2.	Jun 28, 1977
3	References to the Minister of Public Health and Department of Public Health should be read as references to the Minister of Health and Fitness and Department of Health and Fitness in accordance with amendments to the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1967, c. 255, made by S.N.S. 1988, c. 30.	Dec 3, 1987
4	References to the Minister of Public Health and Department of Public Health should be read as references to the Minister of Health and Department of Health in accordance with amendments to the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, made by S.N.S. 1992, c. 14.	Jun 30, 1992
5	The title of the Act is changed from the Emergency Measures Act to the Emergency Management Act by amendments made by S.N.S. 2005, c. 48 to the Emergency Measures Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 8, and the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376. References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as references to the Emergency Management Office established by these amendments.	Dec 20, 2005
6	References to the Minister of Public Health and Department of Public Health should be read as references to the Minister of Health and Wellness and Department of Health and Wellness in accordance with Order in Council 2011-15 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jan 11, 2011
7	References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with Order in Council 2011-147 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which abolishes the Emergency Management Office and transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 19, 2011
8	References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2014-71 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 1, 2014
9	References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with O.I.C. 2019-150 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jun 3, 2019
10	References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-58 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Feb 23, 2021
11	References to the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO (NS)) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.