Previous Versions, An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts. Marginal note:Communication with the public, voluntary organizations and the private sector. 13Â The officers and employees necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Agency shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act. Medicare was born in one province in 1947. 8Â (1)Â The Chief Public Health Officer holds office during pleasure for a term not exceeding five years. The Canada Health Act(1984) lists the conditions that provincial/territorial health insurance plans must respect in order to receive federal cash contributions. The Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"). 5.3Â The President is to be paid the remuneration fixed by the Governor in Council. primarily responsible for the promotion of health, prevention and control of chronic diseases, prevention and control of infectious diseases, and preparation and response to public health emergencies. 'Public health orders need to be enforced': Sask. The Act addresses the duties of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, deputy and medical officers of health; outlines the responsibilities of regional health authorities; deals with the treatment of communicable diseases; addresses epidemics; and deals with public health emergencies. (1.1)Â The Chief Public Health Officer shall provide the Minister and the President with public health advice that is developed on a scientific basis. The Canada Health Act (CHA) (French: Loi canadienne sur la santé) (the Act) is a piece of Government of Canada legislation, adopted in 1984, which specifies the conditions and criteria with which the provincial and territorial health insurance programs must conform in order to receive federal transfer payments under the Canada Health Transfer. The five conditions listed in the act are public administration, accessibility, comprehensiveness, universality and portability. Canada Health Act. (3)Â The Chief Public Health Officer may prepare and publish a report on any issue relating to public health. (2)Â The Chief Public Health Officer may be reappointed for one or more additional terms. (3)Â Members of a committee are entitled to be paid, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, for reasonable travel, living and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and functions while absent from their ordinary place of work, in the case of full-time members, or from their ordinary place of residence, in the case of part-time members. Health promotion and disease prevention: The Public Health Act includes the authority to create programs that focus on promoting health and wellness for Nunavummiut. Provincial health officer may act as health officer. These criteria require universal coverage of all insured services (for all "insured persons"). (2)Â The Chief Public Health Officer shall be a health professional who has qualifications in the field of public health. 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