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 Health Protection Act

What is the Health Protection Act?

  • The Health Protection Act is legislation designed to protect the health of the public. It comes into force on effect November 1, 2005 .

  • The Act
    The Act can be found on the Government of Nova Scotia website at www.gov.ns.ca/legisalture/legc . Go to consolidated public statues under the Office of Legislative Counsel then click H to see the Act.

    provides the legal framework enabling public health officials to protect the public and to prevent, detect, manage, and contain health threats without unduly interfering with civil rights and liberties

    deals with notifiable diseases or conditions, communicable diseases, health hazards, public health emergencies and food safety

    lays out the duties and responsibilities of public health officials and of the Ministers responsible
    		 

User Friendly Guide to the Health Protection Act ( HPA) and Regulations

This guide provides health professionals and others who have responsibilities under the Health Protection Act and Regulations with basic information in an easy-to-use format.

The guide provides an overview only. It is not intended to be a complete description or to replace reading the statute and regulations or seeking advice from a lawyer.

A Guide to the Health Protection Act and Regulations (*PDF)

Professional Roles and Responsibilities Fact Sheets

 

Physicians (*PDF)

 

Nurses (*PDF)

 

Medical Laboratory Technologist (*PDF)

 

Health Care Administrators (*PDF)

 

Day Care Operators (*PDF)

 

School principals (*PDF)

It's the Law: Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (*PDF)

Press Release

Act Provides More Protection Against Communicable Diseases (October 14, 2005)

 

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