Canada Health Act

Marginal note:Regulations

• 22 (1) Subject to this section, the Governor in Council may make regulations for the administration of this Act and for carrying its purposes and provisions into effect, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, regulations

  • (a) defining the services referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition extended health care services in section 2;

  • (b) prescribing the services excluded from hospital services;

  • (c) prescribing the types of information that the Minister may require under paragraph 13(a) and the times at which and the manner in which that information shall be provided; and

  • (d) prescribing the manner in which recognition to the Canada Health Transfer is required to be given under paragraph 13(b).

• Marginal note:Agreement of provinces

  (2) Subject to subsection (3), no regulation may be made under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) except with the agreement of each of the provinces.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of regulations made under paragraph (1)(a) if they are substantially the same as regulations made under the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, as it read immediately before April 1, 1984.

• Marginal note:Consultation with provinces

  (4) No regulation may be made under paragraph (1)(c) or (d) unless the Minister has first consulted with the ministers responsible for health care in the provinces.