Definitions
1 In this
Regulation,
(a) “Act” means the Regional Health
Authorities Act;
(b) “community health council” means a community
health council established in accordance with the Community Health Councils
Regulation.
Remuneration of members of community health councils
2 Members of a
community health council are not entitled to remuneration for acting as
members, but the regional health authority that established the council may
authorize the payment of expenses incurred by a member of the council in the
course of acting as a member that in the opinion of the regional health
authority are reasonable.
Community health council annual report
3(1) A community
health council shall provide to the regional health authority that established
it an annual report of its activities for the previous fiscal year.
(2) The regional health
authority may require the community health council to submit the annual report
(a) in the form,
(b) containing the information, and
(c) by the date
specified
by the regional health authority.
(3) A regional health authority that receives an annual report
under subsection (1) shall make the report available to the public.
Winding up or disestablishing a council
4(1) The regional
health authority that establishes a community health council shall, if it
wishes to disestablish the council, submit to the Minister a proposal for the
disestablishment of the council and the winding‑up of the council’s
affairs.
(2) When the proposal has
been approved by the Minister, the regional health authority shall pass a by‑law
to disestablish the community health council in accordance with the approved
proposal.
(3) The regional health
authority shall submit to the Minister a copy of each by‑law
disestablishing a community health council.
(4) No by‑law under
subsection (2) has effect until it is approved by the Minister.
(5) On receiving a by‑law
under subsection (3), the Minister may
(a) approve the by‑law as submitted, or
(b) refer the by‑law back to the regional
health authority to take further action as directed by the Minister and to re‑submit
the by‑law.
